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October 13, 2025

DEADLINE: Travel Photographer of the Year [1]

The 2025 TPOTY competition is open to all photographers worldwide. Categories include Adventures & Experiences; Culture, Heritage & Beliefs; Landscape, Weather & Climate; Wildlife, Sealife, Birdlife; and more. There's also a Young Travel Photographer of the Year category. Cash prizes and more. Deadline is Oct 13.

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International [5]

Google Changed Emission Calculations, Making Air Travel Look Cleaner [6]

"Last month the tech giant shifted its algorithm to exclude a crucial component of the overall greenhouse gas impact of air travel."

Climate Change [7]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Earther [10], 08/26/2022

WH Moves To Make All Federally Funded Research Public For Free By 2026 [11]

"The White House put forth a policy guidance Thursday requiring all federally funded research to be made available to the public for free upon publication by 2026."

Journalism & Media [4]
Science [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [12], 08/26/2022

Fracking Billionaires, Ben Shapiro, and PragerU Built Climate Denial Empire [13]

"It was the height of summer and Pastor Farris Wilks was warning that if we didn’t all stop sinning, God was going to scorch the Earth and melt the polar ice caps."

Activism [14]
Climate Change [7]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [4]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [16]
Science [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Vice News [17], 08/26/2022

"Egyptian NGOs Complain Of Being Shut Out Of COP27 Climate Summit" [18]

"A group of Egyptian civil society organisations have been prevented from attending the Cop27 climate summit by a covert registration process that filtered out groups critical of the Egyptian government."

Activism [14]
Climate Change [7]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [3]
International [5]
Source: Guardian [20], 08/25/2022

Experts Debunk Viral Post Claiming 1,100 Scientists Deny Climate Emergency [21]

"To the average consumer of news, the petition’s message might seem reasonable—a healthy dose of skepticism in a debate that affects everyone. .... But despite its measured tone and its list of supporters with impressive-sounding titles like professor or doctor, the declaration isn’t what it appears to be, several career climatologists and disinformation experts told Inside Climate News. "

Climate Change [7]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [5]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 08/24/2022

Climate ‘Censorship’ Raised in Disinformation Fracas [23]

A recent climate change disinformation kerfuffle involving House Republicans and White House climate czar Gina McCarthy (pictured, left) is an excellent reminder of how journalists can get caught up in the decades-long campaign to deny climate change, argues the latest WatchDog Opinion column. A warning about the effort to weaponize the idea of transparency when it comes to climate change.

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WatchDog [24]
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Climate Change [7]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [4]
Policy [26]
Science [8]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [3]

Reporter Navigates Ethical Questions in Project on Endangered Species, Free Markets [27]

Rare parrots, captured in the wild and relocated to a European zoo, are at the heart of an award-winning feature that explores the role of private actors in conservation. Journalist Brendan Borrell (pictured, left) talks about the ethical concerns raised by the controversial figure at the heart of his Audubon Magazine piece, and offers advice on making the most of having an investigation scooped.

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Inside Story [28]
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Activism [14]
Biodiversity [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [4]
Wildlife [31]
Region: 
International [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [32]
Europe [33]
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Public [3]

Keeping Up With Victims Displaced by Climate Disasters [34]

Disasters driven by climate change can leave a lot of people needing help or being displaced long term. But a key safety net and a central federal aid agency often accomplish little to help climate refugees, reports the latest TipSheet. Get the backstory, plus the outlook, along with questions and resources for stories in your community in the wake of climate disasters.

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TipSheet [35]
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Climate Change [7]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [38]
Policy [26]
Water & Oceans [39]
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National (U.S.) [9]
California [40]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [41]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
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Public [3]

Top Business Lobby Promised Climate Action – But Worked To Block Efforts [45]

"Business Roundtable aims to weaken efforts that would enable investors to hold companies accountable for their climate promises".

Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [46]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [47]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [48], 08/22/2022

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