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Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [1]

As more Americans make their way to the nation’s parks (and every other variety of outdoor locales), big budget bumps may not be enough to tackle a variety of ongoing worries, from overcrowding and climate change impacts to maintenance backlogs and political backlash. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks over the state of our nation’s parks.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [5]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

Why the Latest TRI Update Should Be in Your Sights for Stories [14]

Each year brings another update of the Toxics Release Inventory database. And each year, it gets ignored or downplayed by too many news outlets. As the new Reporter’s Toolbox points out, not only does the latest iteration of TRI have some notable updates but it also offers plenty of room for localizable stories. Here’s how to mine the resource.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [18]
Pollution [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

'Sustainable' Funds Are No More Green Than Traditional Products: Study [20]

"Investment funds that market themselves as sustainable under European rules get similar levels of "green revenues" through the companies they invest in as traditional funds, according to a new study published on Thursday."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [21]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [13]
International [22]
Source: Reuters [23], 03/18/2022

"How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny" [24]

"Professor Jennifer Jacquet examined the top 35 meat and dairy companies—which together, account for a large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions—and found that half aren’t even measuring their impact."

Agriculture [25]
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Civil Eats [26], 03/18/2022

"Biden, Democrats Take Aim At Oil Companies For High Prices" [27]

"After weeks of inconsistent messaging on rising energy costs, congressional Democrats and the White House are uniting behind a strategy of blaming oil companies for high prices at the pump."

Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [29], 03/17/2022
April 6, 2022

DEADLINE: IJNR Workshop — Wildfire on the Range [30]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists to an expenses-paid workshop in Boise, Idaho, May 11-13 2022, to meet with wildfire experts, travel into the field and hear firsthand from those tasked with managing fire and mitigating its impacts. Priority will be given to journalists of color. Apply by Apr 6.

Workshops and Fellowships [31]
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Public [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [32]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
May 1, 2022

DEADLINE: Oregon State University Food and Agriculture Media Fellowship [34]

Oregon State University invites journalists worldwide to apply for this expenses-paid fellowship, Aug 7-10, 2022, exploring the state's wide range of food and agriculture research, ranging from hops to hemp to wine grapes. Apply by May 1.

Workshops and Fellowships [31]
Visibility: 
Public [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [25]
Food [35]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [36]

"Groups Sue For Records In Montana Mine Pollution Case" [37]

"Conservation groups are suing [Montana] Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines."

Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Source: AP [38], 03/16/2022

"Iowa's Second 'Ag-Gag' Law Violates 1st Amendment, Federal Court Rules" [39]

"Seven months after a divided federal appeals court partially upheld the first of Iowa's "ag-gag" laws, a judge has ruled the state's second such law is unconstitutional."

Agriculture [25]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Des Moines Register [40], 03/15/2022
April 8, 2022

DEADLINE: SEJ's Student Op-Ed Contest — Unmuting the Student Press on Climate and Environmental Justice Issues [41]

In honor of Student Press Freedom Day, SEJ invites high school and college students to enter our contest by writing an opinion editorial on the topic of self-censorship/freedom of the press in student media related to climate and environmental issues. Great prizes! Deadline: Apr 8, 2022.

Awards and Grants [42]
Visibility: 
Public [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Justice [17]
Journalism & Media [8]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/parks-and-complications-planning-stories-around-our-nation-s-green-spaces [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [12] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [13] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [14] https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/why-latest-tri-update-should-be-your-sights-stories [15] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/reporter%E2%80%99s-toolbox [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [20] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sustainable-funds-are-no-more-green-traditional-products-study [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [22] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [23] https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/sustainable-funds-are-no-more-green-than-traditional-products-study-finds-2022-03-17/ [24] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-largest-global-meat-and-dairy-companies-evade-climate-scrutiny [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [26] https://civileats.com/2022/03/15/how-the-largest-global-meat-and-dairy-companies-evade-climate-scrutiny/ [27] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-democrats-take-aim-oil-companies-high-prices [28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [29] https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-democrats-take-aim-at-oil-companies-for-high-prices/ [30] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-ijnr-workshop-wildfire-range [31] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/workshops/fellowships [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [33] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west [34] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-oregon-state-university-food-and-agriculture-media-fellowship [35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [36] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northwest [37] https://www.sej.org/headlines/groups-sue-records-montana-mine-pollution-case [38] https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-lawsuits-environment-montana-cb0af17ff33a2d6c398b52cd26a17c57 [39] https://www.sej.org/headlines/iowas-second-ag-gag-law-violates-1st-amendment-federal-court-rules [40] https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/03/14/iowa-animal-rights-videos-ag-gag-agriculture-law-violates-first-amendment/7041944001/ [41] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-sejs-student-op-ed-contest-unmuting-student-press-climate-and-environmental-justice-issues [42] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/awards [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=206 [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=203 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=204 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=205 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=208 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=209 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=210 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=211 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=566