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"Bill To Shield Some Louisiana Environment Violations Fails" [1]

"A proposal pushed by Louisiana’s oil and gas industry to let refineries and other industrial plants keep some environmental violations secret fell a handful of votes short of House passage Thursday, amid fierce opposition that it could hide the impacts of the state’s petrochemical industry."

Chemicals [2]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [7]
Source: AP [8], 05/17/2019
June 15, 2019

DEADLINE: UNC Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative [9]

The UNC School of Media and Journalism’s Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media invites applications for the third round of the UNC Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative. The year-long program helps advance digital transformation at local and major metropolitan news organizations across the country at a greatly reduced tiered rate, based on your organization’s total revenue. Apply by Jun 15.

Other Events [10]
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Technology [11]

"Science, Sensationalism, and the Lessons of ‘Insectageddon’" [12]

"When the media fails to verify the rigor and credibility of a scientific study — or ignores its shortcomings entirely — everyone loses."

Journalism & Media [4]
Science [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Undark [15], 05/16/2019

"Pipelines: Texas Looks To Pass ALEC-Backed Protest Bill" [16]

"Texas lawmakers appeared poised to pass a bill that will impose hefty prison sentences on protesters who damage pipelines and other "critical infrastructure."

Activism [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: EnergyWire [21], 05/16/2019
July 1, 2019

DEADLINE: ASU Earth and Space Journalism Fellowship [22]

Arizona State University's Fellowship in Transdisciplinary Science supports a journalist for one month with an $8,000 stipend so that person can be on the frontlines of research to see how scientists grapple with the problems of today’s world and forge new directions in science. Deadline: July 1, 2019.

Workshops and Fellowships [23]
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Environmental Studies [24]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [13]

"Lens: Documenting Climate Change By Air, Land And Sea" [25]

"The New York Times photographer Josh Haner has spent the past four years capturing the effects of climate change around the world and under water."

Climate Change [26]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [6]
International [27]
Source: NY Times [28], 05/15/2019

From Colorado Contrasts to SEJ Shifts [29]

The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference in Colorado this fall will bring attendees to a state rich in contrasts and storytelling fodder. At the same time, SEJ itself is readying for seismic shifts. SEJ President Bobby Magill shares firsthand knowledge of the Square State, plus a look into changes for the organization, in his latest quarterly report.

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SEJ Presidents Report [30]
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Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [32]
Journalism & Media [4]
Natural Resources [33]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Transportation [37]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
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Public [6]

Is Your Local Landfill Leaking Methane? [39]

It’s a good case for the global-local nexus: The potent greenhouse gas methane may be leaking from your local landfill. And this week’s TipSheet explains the latest news developments in this long-standing controversy, as well as policy disputes over capturing the gas. Plus, get story ideas and questions to ask for your local reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [40]
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Activism [17]
Air [41]
Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Waste [43]
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National (U.S.) [14]
California [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Northwest (OR WA) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
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CEI Uses New White House Rule to Try to Undermine U.S. Climate Policy [49]

"Seizing a new opportunity they believe has been opened up by the White House, hard-line foes of climate action on Monday once again asked the Trump Administration to reverse the landmark Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to human health and the environment."

Climate Change [26]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: InsideClimate News [50], 05/14/2019
June 26, 2019

DEADLINE: IJNR's Bristol Bay Institute [51]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists on an expenses-paid learning expedition to Alaska, Aug 31-Sep 7, 2019, to explore topics including mining in the Bristol Bay watershed; fisheries management; Indigenous sovereignty and resources management; climate change and its impacts on the region; land use issues; and more. Apply by Jun 26.

Workshops and Fellowships [23]
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Climate Change [26]
Consumer [42]
Diversity [52]
Fish & Fisheries [53]
Journalism & Media [4]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Water & Oceans [54]
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Alaska and Hawaii [55]

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