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October 6, 2026 to October 7, 2026

Marine Minerals and the Media: An EJN Webinar for Journalists on Deep-Sea Mining [1]

How can journalists cover this industry accurately and thoroughly as it gains momentum? Speakers will shed light on the murky world of deep sea mining, drawing from their experience in science communication, deep sea ecology, ocean policy, the human-ocean relationship and more.

Other Events [2]
Workshops and Fellowships [3]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Other or All [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [15]
Technology [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]

Musk Posted, And She Lost Her FEMA Job. Now, She Seeks To Clear Her Name. [21]

"A senior Federal Emergency Management Agency official fired early last year is seeking to clear her name after Elon Musk blamed her for allowing payments to New York City to house immigrants, which she said was approved by a U.S. DOGE Service aide."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [26]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [27], 08/20/2026
  • Read more about Musk Posted, And She Lost Her FEMA Job. Now, She Seeks To Clear Her Name. [21]

North Carolina Poultry Industry Grows As Manure Oversight Lags: Report [28]

"North Carolina’s poultry industry continues to add more birds to already highly concentrated barns, generating millions of tons of manure that is largely unregulated by the state, according to a new report."

Agriculture [29]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [14]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: The New Lede [32], 08/20/2026
  • Read more about North Carolina Poultry Industry Grows As Manure Oversight Lags: Report [28]

4 In 10 Americans Say Extreme Weather Damaged Their Towns In Past Year [33]

"Nearly 4 in 10 Americans say their communities were damaged by extreme weather events over the past year, according to a new survey released Tuesday."

Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [34]
Government [10]
Health [35]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [26]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [37], 08/20/2026
  • Read more about 4 In 10 Americans Say Extreme Weather Damaged Their Towns In Past Year [33]

Court Upholds EPA Rule Forcing Polluters To Pay For PFAS Pollution [38]

"An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule putting polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” was upheld in court on Tuesday despite an industry challenge."

Chemicals [39]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [34]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [41], 08/20/2026
  • Read more about Court Upholds EPA Rule Forcing Polluters To Pay For PFAS Pollution [38]

As Seas Rise, Scientists Race to Save Coastal Marshes From Drowning [42]

"A majority of coastal wetlands are on track to shift inland or disappear in the coming decades without intervention. That will have major consequences."

Agriculture [29]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Food [34]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [45]
People & Population [26]
Science [15]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
Canada [46]
Mexico [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 08/20/2026
  • Read more about As Seas Rise, Scientists Race to Save Coastal Marshes From Drowning [42]

Data Centers Could Use More Power Than All Alabama Homes. Who Will Pay? [49]

"Alabama Power has guaranteed that residents’ power bills won’t increase as a result. Can the state’s largest utility keep its promise?"

Climate Change [22]
Consumer [40]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 08/20/2026
  • Read more about Data Centers Could Use More Power Than All Alabama Homes. Who Will Pay? [49]

Enviros Sue Over Trump Push For Deep-Sea Mining Around American Samoa [51]

"A legal environmental group sued the U.S. government on Tuesday to halt the Trump administration’s plans announced last month to auction off sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining."

Activism [52]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Government [10]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [14]
Technology [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
Australia & Oceania [53]
Source: AP [54], 08/20/2026
  • Read more about Enviros Sue Over Trump Push For Deep-Sea Mining Around American Samoa [51]

Canada Bets Big on Hydro and Wind Power [55]

"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the country will build the largest clean energy investment in North America’s history—a package of hydropower, onshore wind and transmission projects aimed at meeting electricity needs while also exporting power to Massachusetts and New York."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [10]
Infrastructure [36]
Planning & Growth [56]
Pollution [14]
Technology [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
Canada [46]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 08/19/2026
  • Read more about Canada Bets Big on Hydro and Wind Power [55]

Enviros Sue to Halt First Sale of Seabed-Mining Rights by Trump [58]

"A coalition of environmentalists and community advocates sued the federal government Tuesday in an effort to halt the first-ever commercial sale of deep sea mining leases in American waters."

Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [39]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [45]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
Source: New York Times [59], 08/19/2026
  • Read more about Enviros Sue to Halt First Sale of Seabed-Mining Rights by Trump [58]

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