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All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.

‘We’re Building An Army’: Jane Fonda Caps Climate Protest In D.C. [1]

"Clad in her signature red hat and coat, clenched fist raised high, Jane Fonda saluted the sea of chanting people who had gathered for her final “Fire Drill Friday” this week. She cheered as 147 of them were arrested on the steps of the Capitol building."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 01/13/2020
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"Sunrise Movement Endorses Bernie Sanders" [9]

"Sunrise Movement, the influential Green New Deal campaigners, endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for president on Thursday, boosting the progressive’s credentials as the 2020 race’s leading candidate on climate change."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: HuffPost [10], 01/10/2020
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July 28, 2025

DEADLINE: The Bertha Challenge [11]

This non-residential paid fellowship is for investigative journalists, filmmakers and others to spend a year deep-diving into one pressing social justice challenge. The next Bertha Challenge begins in Jan 2026, on collusion between governments and corporations, and democratic accountability. Deadline: Jul 28, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [12]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [5]

Climate, Environment Sure To Reverberate in 2020 Elections [13]

This election year, environmental issues like climate change may well break the pattern of past campaigns, where they seemed to recede as voting approached. Our latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [14]” explains how green politics may shape both national and state/local races in the months to come, and provides resources for reporters to track that rapidly changing landscape.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [16]
Journalism & Media [5]
Policy [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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Coal Train Protesters Target Big New England Coal Power Plant [18]

"Climate activists halted a coal train bound for one of New England's last large coal-fired power plants by building a barricade on the tracks and sitting on it for about eight hours this week. The delay was temporary, but it was the fifth time activists had stopped a coal train in the region in less than a month."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Source: InsideClimate News [21], 01/07/2020
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“Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther” [22]

Sometimes in the face of bad news, it can help to laugh a little. That’s what award-winning environmental writer Craig Pittman may help readers do with his new dispatch from the Sunshine State. Our latest BookShelf reviews Pittman’s upcoming witty, truth-telling volume,“Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther.”

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Environmental Health [24]
Journalism & Media [5]
Wildlife [25]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"Coalition of 91 Groups Asks For Resignation Or Removal of BLM Chief" [27]

"A coalition of 91 groups with ties to public lands sent a letter Monday asking that acting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) head William Pendley immediately resign or face removal from his post."

Activism [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [29], 12/31/2019
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"Protesters Keep Up The Fight Against U.S. Ecology Detroit Expansion" [30]

"Some Detroit lawmakers and residents are keeping up the fight against the proposed expansion of a hazardous waste facility."

Activism [2]
Chemicals [31]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [33]
Waste [34]
Public [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Source: Michigan Radio [36], 12/30/2019
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Turning Skiers Into Climate Voters with the Advocacy Potential of NRA [37]

"With rising global temperatures threatening to limit the skiing season and even warm some resorts out of existence, major ski companies are turning to their customers for help in the fight against climate change. Their goal: turn millions of snow-lovers into climate voters."

Activism [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Natural Resources [28]
People & Population [33]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [38], 12/30/2019
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Young Indigenous Organizers Bring Together Ceremony, Activism In Alberta [39]

"For Indigenous activists in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton), a change in government doesn't necessarily mean a change in tactics."

Activism [2]
People & Population [33]
Public [6]
Canada [40]
Source: The Narwhal [41], 12/24/2019
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