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Award-Winner Looks Ahead to Prospects of a Perfect Storm [1]

Extreme weather hypotheticals can be hard to cover. But when news teams Texas Tribune and ProPublica partnered on an award-winning investigation into how a major hurricane in Houston could kill thousands and cripple the national economy, they produced an innovative digital reporting package that brought home the human impacts.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
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Public [8]

"'Pink Slime' Case Pits S.D. Meat Producer Against ABC News" [9]

"The company that made 'pink slime' is suing ABC News, saying the network's 2012 coverage was defamatory and hurt its operations. Opening statements began Monday."

Environmental Health [10]
Food [11]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NPR [14], 06/06/2017

No ‘Day at the Beach’ with Pollution-related Closures [15]

Every summer, beaches are closed across the United States because of pollution that can bring disease to beachgoers. That suggests local stories, such as problems with sewage systems and algal blooms known as 'red tides.' The latest TipSheet shares resources and info to help you cover the local beach closure beat.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Exxon's Climate Accounting a 'Sham' Under Tillerson, New York AG Says [20]

"Eric Schneiderman says he has evidence that Exxon used one set of numbers in describing risks to investors but used a secret set internally."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: InsideClimate News [22], 06/05/2017

"Inconvenient Data Buried As 'Confidential Business Information.'" [23]

"After the European Parliament obtains the release of Monsanto's data, a very different picture emerges about the safety of its product."

Chemicals [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [26]
Public [8]
International [27]
Source: EHN [28], 06/05/2017
July 31, 2017

DEADLINE: Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism [29]

Environmental journalists, if your investigations have delved into the business world, enter your work in this contest sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Cash prizes. Deadline: Jul 31/17.

Awards and Grants [30]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [6]

"Coal: Art, Activism Mix In Airborne Crusade Against Strip Mining" [31]

"RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. — Environmentalists have turned a hobbyist drone into a weapon in their long, bitter battle against strip mining."

Activism [32]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [18]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]
Source: Greenwire [35], 05/31/2017

"DOE: Agency Axes 'Clean Energy' From Tech Websites" [36]

"The Department of Energy has removed the words 'clean energy' from multiple technology webpages, suggesting a greater focus on fossil fuels."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Greenwire [37], 05/31/2017
June 30, 2017

DEADLINE: National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year [38]

Enter the competition for a chance to win cash in three categories (Nature, Cities, People) or the grand prize of a 10-day trip for two to the Galápagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions. Deadline: June 30.

Awards and Grants [30]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [6]
Region: 
International [27]
June 30, 2017

DEADLINE: TruthBuzz: The Viral Fact-Checking Contest [39]

This contest, organized by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), aims to invent new ways to help verified facts reach the widest possible audience. Journalists and others are invited to submit creative solutions that turn fact-checking into engaging, visual and interactive stories. Cash prizes. Deadline is June 30.

Awards and Grants [30]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [6]

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