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All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.

Climate Is on the Ballot, Even if It’s Not in Candidates’ Campaign Messages [1]

"In the final stretch of their midterm drive to gain control of Congress, Democratic candidates are talking mostly about the pain of high energy costs, not the risks of climate change." "Activists view November’s midterm elections as crucial for curbing Trump’s fossil fuel agenda and building a foundation for renewed action."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [9], 10/29/2026
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Landmark Youth Climate Trial Against Canadian Government Begins [10]

"The trial, which start[ed] Monday, comes as Canada rolls back climate policies. A new government report warns the country could experience 5 degrees Celsius of warming under current emissions trajectories."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [13]
Public [7]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 10/27/2026
  • Read more about Landmark Youth Climate Trial Against Canadian Government Begins [10]

Suriname’s Saamaka Tribe Map, Protect Their Part Of Amazon Rainforest [17]

"The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands. They hope to get government recognition and protection against illegal logging and mining."

Activism [2]
Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
People & Population [13]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [7]
South America [20]
Source: AP [21], 10/27/2026
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Landmark Youth Climate Trial Against Canadian Government Is About to Begin [22]

"The trial, which starts Monday, comes as Canada rolls back climate policies. A new government report warns the country could experience 5 degrees Celsius of warming under current emissions trajectories."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
Canada [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 10/26/2026
  • Read more about Landmark Youth Climate Trial Against Canadian Government Is About to Begin [22]

Locations of N. Carolina Poultry CAFOs Have Been a Secret — Until Now [23]

"A few days before Christmas in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received a complaint through its National Response Center: “There has been a horrible smell in the air for almost a week,” the caller said, according to state records. “It’s so bad it’s making people throw up.”"

Activism [2]
Agriculture [24]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Waste [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 10/26/2026
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West Virginia Attorney General Subpoenas Environmental Groups [29]

"West Virginia’s attorney general has sent investigative subpoenas to environmental advocacy organizations — something the groups are describing as a retaliatory attack on their First Amendment rights."

Activism [2]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: The Hill [31], 10/26/2026
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W. Va. Investigates Green Groups Over ‘Deceptive’ Climate Change Advocacy [32]

"West Virginia’s Republican attorney general has launched a broad investigation of the state’s leading environmental groups, demanding a decade of internal records involving “unfair or deceptive acts” in their fundraising and climate change advocacy."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Conflict/Corruption [33]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [13]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: AP [35], 10/23/2026
  • Read more about W. Va. Investigates Green Groups Over ‘Deceptive’ Climate Change Advocacy [32]
November 8, 2026

DEADLINE: Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship [36]

Equality Fund is looking for five global journalists who report on local solutions to global crises, with a focus on gender. Journalists should be reporting on their own communities and geographies in ODA-eligible countries. Deadline: Nov 8, 2026

Workshops and Fellowships [37]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
Other or All [39]
Region: 
International [14]

Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities [40]

As a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering inspiration from his own career, he notes that the world’s rapidly changing oceans hold an abundance of stories and urges others to dive in and explore them.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Health [11]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Government [43]
Journalism & Media [25]
Natural Resources [34]
Science [44]
Technology [45]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [46]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Antarctica & Arctic [48]
Asia [49]
Australia & Oceania [50]
Central America & the Caribbean [51]
Middle East [52]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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The Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal [53]

"He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists."

Activism [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
People & Population [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [14]
Source: New York Times [54], 10/15/2026
  • Read more about The Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal [53]

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