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"EPA Wants Staff Members to Skip Law Association’s Events" [1]

"Environmental Protection Agency employees are being told not to participate in events hosted by one of the nation’s premier environmental legal associations, according to a letter reviewed by Bloomberg Law."

Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [9], 09/29/2025

"National Weather Service At ‘Breaking Point’ As Storm Approaches" [10]

"Staffing cuts under the Trump administration mean forecasters are struggling to maintain normal operations." "Some National Weather Service staffers are working double shifts to keep forecasting offices open. Others are operating under a “buddy system,” in which adjacent offices help monitor severe weather in understaffed regions."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [6]
Science [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 09/29/2025

"Public Domain Sues Trump's Interior Department" [18]

"Our first FOIA lawsuit seeks the calendar entries of top DOGE operatives and other political appointees."

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Public Domain [20], 09/26/2025

"‘Con,’ ‘Scam,’ ‘Hoax’: Trump’s UN Speech On Climate" [21]

"President Donald Trump rebuked world leaders for being overly concerned about climate change during a speech to the United Nations in which he called global warming a “con job.”"

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [22]
Source: E&E News [23], 09/24/2025
October 20, 2025 to October 23, 2025

The Uproot Project: Journey of a Story 2025 — Climate, Politics and Trust in the Media [24]

The Uproot Project's lineup of events for its annual Journey of a Story series, hosted in Washington D.C., includes a documentary screening, a virtual event, an event with the National Geographic Society and a media gallery exhibit.

Other Events [25]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
October 31, 2025

DEADLINE: The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship [27]

This paid, part-time, remote fellowship program is for early-career science journalists anywhere in the world. For one year, fellows receive mentorship to plan, report and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the TON editorial team. $6,600 stipend. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [28]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [22]
October 15, 2025

DEADLINE: IJNR Great Lakes Federal Funding Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Workshop [29]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will bring journalists to Western Lake Erie, Nov 18-21, 2025, to explore the impacts Trump administration changes are having on local communities and what they mean for interests across the Basin, from agriculture, to energy, to fisheries and more. Deadline: Oct 15.

Workshops and Fellowships [28]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [13]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [30]

"Trump Ends Annual Report On U.S. Hunger Amid Rising Food Insecurity" [31]

"The Trump administration is ending a decades-long effort to track food security at a time when many Americans are struggling to get proper nutrition or enough to eat."

Agriculture [32]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [34]
Environmental Politics [2]
Food [35]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [36], 09/23/2025
October 6, 2025

Webinar: How Can Open Science Practices Increase Trust In Research? [37]

Join The Journalist's Resource for this panel which will bring together representatives from each stage of open science, from active researchers to open publishing platform developers and journalists for a frank discussion. 12:30 p.m. ET.

Other Events [25]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [14]
Region: 
International [22]

Trump Administration Icing Out NSIDC Data [38]

An important federal database that tracks Arctic ice and snowmelt — which help address concerns like sea level rise and fresh water resources — is facing funding cuts and reductions in services. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks at the kind of high-quality information the National Snow and Ice Data Center can provide environmental reporters, including for local stories. That is, while it lasts.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Natural Resources [40]
Science [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
California [41]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
International [22]
Antarctica & Arctic [43]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

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