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May 11, 2025

DEADLINE: Multimedia Storytelling Workshop for Students at Vermejo Ranch, NM [9]

Planet Forward filmmakers and editorial staff will take five students to remote and wild landscapes in New Mexico, July 16-20, 2025. Learn how to film and photograph the natural beauty of vast grasslands, vital riparian ecosystems, roaming bison and more. Apply by May 11.

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#SEJSpotlight: Stephanie Anderson, Author; Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction, Florida Atlantic University [12]

Meet SEJ member Stephanie Anderson! Stephanie is the author of "From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture" and "One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture." She also serves as Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction at Florida Atlantic University.

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Read more about #SEJSpotlight: Stephanie Anderson, Author; Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction, Florida Atlantic University [12]

Man Accused Of Hacking US Climate Activists Loses UK Extradition Fight [13]

"A judge in the United Kingdom has recommended the extradition of a private investigator to the United States whom the Justice Department accuses of leading a hacking operation that targeted American climate activists."

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Source: NPR [21], 05/05/2025

Read more about Man Accused Of Hacking US Climate Activists Loses UK Extradition Fight [13]

Mexico Factory That Imports US Toxic Waste To Relocate After Guardian Report [22]

"A factory processing US hazardous waste in Mexico has promised to relocate what authorities call its “most polluting” operations following a Guardian investigation."

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Mexico [27]

Source: Guardian [28], 05/05/2025

Read more about Mexico Factory That Imports US Toxic Waste To Relocate After Guardian Report [22]

#SEJ2025 LIVE — On-the-Ground Coverage of Day Two Sessions From Reporters in Our Student Newsroom [29]

From clean energy and public lands to extreme heat and plastics, the #SEJ2025 LIVE student newsroom covered nearly a dozen topical sessions from the second day of the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference in Tempe, Arizona, in late April. Get key takeaways and top perspectives in Part 2 of our coverage from the April 26 program. Plus, see Part 1 [30], with coverage of the April 25 program, and our complete on-the-scene reporting from April 24 conference tours [31].

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Read more about #SEJ2025 LIVE — On-the-Ground Coverage of Day Two Sessions From Reporters in Our Student Newsroom [29]

May 22, 2025

Uncovering Agriculture's Climate Impact: A Food Systems Forensics Webinar, Hosted by FFJN [34]

Panelists Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdown & Helen Harwatt of Chatham House will share the latest research on the industrial food system and the climate crisis, followed by an on-the-record Q and A hosted by a member of the Food and Farming Journalism Network. 11:00 AM ET.

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"Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions" [38]

"Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain."

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Source: NYTimes [43], 05/01/2025

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May 1, 2025

DEADLINE: Waterston Desert Writing Prize [44]

This award, a program of the High Desert Museum in Oregon, celebrates proposals for outstanding literary nonfiction dedicated to the literal and figurative exploration of desert landscapes. $3,000 prize and reading/reception in September 2025. Enter by May 1.

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Labor Dept. Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face Criminal Charges [45]

"A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business."

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