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Will Zombie Ag-Gag Laws Ever Really Die? [1]

Laws that make undercover journalistic investigations of animal agriculture operations illegal violate the First Amendment, right? Not so clear, laments WatchDog Opinion, which points out that while the Supreme Court appeared to have struck down such laws just last year, it may now revisit the issue. Why it should matter not just to environmental reporters but to all journalists.

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Activism [3]
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Journalism & Media [6]
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Policy [8]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
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May 25, 2025

DEADLINE: Yale Environment 360 Film Contest [14]

This annual contest honors the year’s best environmental films from around the world, highlighting work that has not previously been widely seen. Cash prizes. Deadline to enter is May 25, 2025.

Awards and Grants [15]
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Earth Day: A Senator More Than 50 Years Ago Got People Fighting For Planet [17]

"Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It’s an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to some 8 billion humans and assorted trillions of other organisms."

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Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
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National (U.S.) [9]
International [16]
Source: AP [23], 04/22/2024

"Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms" [24]

"Officials have shared little information, saying the outbreak was limited. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina have changed the assessment."

Agriculture [4]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [21]
Food [26]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [27], 04/22/2024
May 2, 2024

SEJ Webinar: The Intersections of Press Freedom and the Environment [28]

Join Freedom of the Press Foundation and SEJ for a virtual discussion on obstacles U.S. journalists face when reporting urgent climate change and environmental issues for their communities — whether violence or arrest when covering environmental protests or denials of access and legal obstructions when investigating centers of political and corporate power. Q&A to follow. 12pm ET/9am PT. 

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"'Reprehensible': Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates Civil Rights Convention" [30]

"Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [34]
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Source: HEATED [35], 04/18/2024
May 5, 2025 to May 7, 2025

World Press Freedom Day Conference [36]

Belgium and UNESCO will host the 32nd World Press Freedom Day Conference in Brussels. This year's theme is "Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media." A one-day in-person event will take place on May 7 on information as a public good in the age of AI.

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May 1, 2024

Environmental Journalists on the Frontlines of Democracy [39]

Prior to this year's World Press Freedom Day, the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program, in partnership with SEJ, will celebrate the important role of environmental journalism and highlight the need to protect journalists around the world from surveillance, censorship, oppression and violence. 10am ET.

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Philly Steaks Out New Ground [42]

It just wouldn’t be the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference recap without the waggish tales of SEJ’s resident wit, David Helvarg, who once again this year skewers the lot of us, sparing not a jot of our five days in Philadelphia. Read on and prepare to snicker.

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Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [20]
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Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [26]
Government [45]
Health [46]
Infrastructure [47]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [48]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [49]
Policy [8]
Pollution [34]
Technology [50]
Transportation [51]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [53]
Wildlife [54]
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How To Spot 5 Of The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Biggest Disinformation Tactics [55]

"Increasingly sophisticated and better-funded disinformation is making climate coverage trickier both for journalists to produce and for the public to fully understand and trust."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [56]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [57], 04/16/2024

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