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SEJ Mourns Loss of Hannah Colton [1]

In New Mexico, the journalism community — as well as friends and the listening public — are mourning the death of KUNM interim news director, Hannah Colton. An SEJ member, Colton covered not only environmental issues, but also mental health, homelessness, COVID-19, elections, politics and protests that rocked the state over the past few years.

Topics on the Beat: 
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
November 24, 2020

SEJ Webinar: Post-Election Reality Check — A Green Recovery for All? [5]

With the 2020 election results in, environmental journalists want to know what’s on the agenda for the next four years. Join us Nov 24, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET for an #SEJ2020 webinar for journalists seeking to report on the connections between climate, COVID-19 and the economy.

SEJ Regional Conferences [6]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [7]
Diversity [8]
Economy & Business [9]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [3]

"Danly To Cancel FERC Press Briefings" [10]

"Newly appointed Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman James Danly (R) has canceled the agency's monthly media briefings and will not take interviews with the press, according to an announcement yesterday that drew criticism from advocates for government transparency."

Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [16], 11/17/2020

"Environmental Justice Reporters Face Deadly Threats, Intimidation" [17]

"In many parts of the world, journalists who report acts of environmental destruction risk threats, violence and even murder. These crimes, which frequently target Indigenous reporters, often go unpunished."

Environmental Justice [13]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [4]
International [18]
Source: DW [19], 11/17/2020

For Waste Industry, PFAS Disposal Leads to Controversy, Regulation, Mounting Costs [20]

The toxic compounds known as PFAS are causing a crisis in the waste and recycling industry, which faces mounting regulation and litigation over handling its presence in the waste stream. One reporter on the PFAS front lines explains the industry’s dilemma, as well as the challenges of covering the story and how a financial prism led to important insights into industry’s response.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [22]
Economy & Business [9]
Environmental Health [12]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Military [24]
Pollution [25]
Waste [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
California [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
February 7, 2025

DEADLINE: Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellowships [33]

The annual RJI Fellowships are for individuals or organizations with an innovative journalism project idea that could also benefit the industry: a 12-month residential option at the Missouri School of Journalism (up to $100,000 stipend), plus nonresidential and institutional options ($25,000). Deadline: Feb 7, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [34]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
November 18, 2020

Navigating Liability and Legal Issues As a Freelance Writer [35]

Joining The Writers' Co-op for this webinar are Umair Kazi of The Author's Guild and media attorney Carolyn Schurr Levin. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST.

Other Events [36]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [23]

Libro Periodismo Ambiental en América Latina y el Caribe: Botiquín de Superación [37]

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Escrito por Talli Nauman, una fundadora de la Red Mexicana de Periodistas Ambientales, con el apoyo del International Center for Journalists, 2019. El libro está disponible a la venta en la Rempa.

SEJ Espanol [38]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Mexico [39]
Central America & the Caribbean [40]
Environmental Justice [13]
Journalism & Media [3]
People & Population [41]
December 2, 2020 to December 3, 2020

IJNR Virtual Workshop for Journalists: The Gulf of Mexico [42]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications for a two-day virtual workshop investigating the ecology, economy and more of the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Other Events [36]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Studies [44]
Fish & Fisheries [45]
Journalism & Media [3]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [46]

"How One Firm Drove Influence Campaigns Nationwide for Big Oil" [47]

"FTI, a global consulting firm, helped design, staff and run organizations and websites funded by energy companies that can appear to represent grass-roots support for fossil-fuel initiatives."

Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [48], 11/12/2020

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