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Filming in Parks and Forests: The Alaskan Angle [1]

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (pictured) has proposed a bill that would (among other things) set a flat $200 annual fee to permit unlimited shooting by small film crews. Now E&E Daily reports Murkowski's filmmaker nephew faced the fees-and-permits barrier when he wanted to shoot near her father's home, surrounded by the Tongass National Forest.

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Natural Resources [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
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EPA Crisis Communications Plan: Accurate, Timely, Approved Information [9]

EPA's Plan, approved back on January 15, 2009, mandates giving "understandable, timely, accurate, and consistent information to the public." The plan laudably emphasizes coordination with other agencies — but it also leads to strong message control.

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Railroads Won't Disclose Where — and When — 'Bomb Trains' Are Traveling [13]

"The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has doubled down on a demand that railroads notify state officials when large shipments of crude oil move through their towns, even as two of the largest rail companies fight in court to keep some of the information hidden from the public."

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [11]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: VICE News [15], 07/27/2015

Whiplash Warning When Climate Science is Publicized Before Peer Review [16]

"Who wins when a scary, but edge-pushing new climate study led by one of the world’s most prominent climate scientists makes headlines before it is either peer reviewed or published? Everybody, and nobody. Let me explain what I mean."

Climate Change [17]
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Science [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Dot Earth [19], 07/24/2015

"Feds Warn Railroads To Comply With Oil Train Notification Requirement" [20]

"The U.S. Department of Transportation warned railroads that they must continue to notify states of large crude oil shipments after several states reported not getting updated information for as long as a year."

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [3]
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Transportation [21]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: McClatchy [22], 07/23/2015

Release-to-One, Release-to-All FOIA Pilot Shakes Some Journos [23]

A new pilot program would make available to the public automatically and immediately any information released to an individual FOIA requester. But some journalists would rather not have their pending scoops revealed before they are ripe. Image source: U.S. government.

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White House Correspondents Ask for Openness Ground Rules [24]

Environmental journalists aren't the only ones complaining about access to officials being constrained by flacks.

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"No, Earth Is Not Heading Toward a ‘Mini Ice Age’" [26]

"This week, warnings of an impending 'mini ice age,' set to hit in the 2030s, have been circulating in the media. It’s a story that has caused shivers among the public, but there’s one problem: Climate scientists aren’t buying it."

Climate Change [17]
Journalism & Media [3]
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Public [8]
International [27]
Source: Wash Post [28], 07/15/2015
July 31, 2015

DEADLINE: Reporter Fellowships to the UN Climate Negotiations [29]

The Climate Change Media Partnership, led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, offers fellowship opportunities for journalists to attend the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change in Paris this December. Apply by July 31.

Workshops and Fellowships [30]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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Europe [31]
June 30, 2024

DEADLINE: Lorenzo Natali Media Prize [32]

The European Commission rewards outstanding reporting on sustainable development. 2024 entries should relate to topics of inequality, poverty eradication, sustainable development, environment, biodiversity, climate action and more. Cash prizes of €10,000 in each of three categories. Enter by Jun 30.

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