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December 1, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Media Grants to Support Coverage of Countries’ Progress Toward the 30x30 Marine Conservation Target 2026 [1]

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is offering media grants to newsrooms and media organizations in coastal countries for in-depth and enterprise reporting projects, training initiatives and other activities designed to increase media coverage and the capacity of journalists to report on 30x30 marine conservation targets. Apply by Dec 1, 2025.

Awards and Grants [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
International [7]
Mexico [8]
Africa [9]
Asia [10]
November 13, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Virtual Workshop on Climate Change and India's Private Sector for Communicators [11]

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is hosting a five-day virtual workshop during the week of December 8, 2025, for communicators in India reporting on business, industry, energy and environment. Apply by Nov 13.

Workshops and Fellowships [12]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
International [7]
Asia [10]
November 26, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Virtual Media Workshop to Strengthen Reporting on Environmental Threats and Solutions in the Western Balkans [16]

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is hosting a two-day virtual media workshop in English, Jan 28-29, 2026, for journalists in the Western Balkans interested in reporting on environmental threats and solutions. Attendees may receive funding for stories. Apply by Nov 26.

Awards and Grants [2]
Workshops and Fellowships [12]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
International [7]
Europe [17]
November 10, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Business and Climate Media Initiative Seed Grants for Media Outlets in Thailand and Indonesia [18]

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is offering seed funding up to 8,000 EUR to media outlets in Thailand and Indonesia to support new media programming on business engagement with climate change. Apply by Nov 10, 2025.

Awards and Grants [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
International [7]
Asia [10]

Russia Arrests Ukraine Biologist For Backing Curbs On Antarctic Krill Fishing [19]

"A diplomatic row has erupted over the “illegal” detention of one of Ukraine’s scientists, who has been accused by the Kremlin of undermining Russia’s industrial trawling for krill in Antarctica."

Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Politics [20]
Environmental Studies [21]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [3]
International [7]
Antarctica & Arctic [25]
Source: Guardian [26], 10/27/2025

"Attorneys Allege Chemours Hid Emission Data From Public" [27]

"Chemours’ air permit application to expand production at its Fayetteville Works plant excludes emissions data that should be disclosed to the public, environmental lawyers say."

Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [32]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: Coastal Review [34], 10/27/2025

Will Your Town Pass the Electric School Bus Acid Test? [35]

A Biden-era plan to put billions into school buses, clean EV-style, could be in the rearview mirror under the Trump administration, reports the latest TipSheet. That’s despite the fume-free, greenhouse gas-scarce qualities that benefit the air and the climate, parents and kids. To get in the driver’s seat on this story, here are a half a dozen local story ideas, plus reporting resources.

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TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [37]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [38]
Health [39]
Infrastructure [40]
Journalism & Media [5]
Policy [41]
Pollution [32]
Technology [42]
Transportation [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [44]
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Public [3]

Why Media Consolidation Threatens Press Freedom, Democracy [45]

Speeding media mergers — the latest examples being Paramount’s hookup with CBS and its recent pursuit of CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery — could have serious societal repercussions, argues WatchDog Opinion. Among them: the risks of growing government control and political censorship. But a glimmer of hope comes from another, quieter, revolution that might just be the saving grace for independent accountability journalism.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [14]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [5]
Policy [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [44]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Oil Firm TotalEnergies Made Misleading Green Statements, Court Rules" [47]

"A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [32]
Public [3]
International [7]
Europe [17]
Source: Guardian [48], 10/24/2025

"A Pro-Dominion Grassroots Group Has Financial Ties — to Dominion" [49]

"Supporters of the Virginia Energy Reliability Alliance were out in force at an air permit hearing last month for the utility’s controversial natural gas “peaker” plant in Chesterfield County. Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest utility, says it’s been “transparent” with regard to its support for the group."

Activism [50]
Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [32]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [51]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 10/24/2025

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