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"Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday" [1]

"More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis has found, as federal agencies rush to heed President Trump’s orders targeting diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”"

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Source: NYTimes [10], 02/03/2025

EPA Tells Staff To Pause Most External Communications And Meetings [11]

"The agency joins several across government at which the Trump administration has issued at least a partial gag order. An agency spokesperson has denied that a pause is in place."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [13]
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Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [14]
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Source: Government Executive [16], 02/03/2025

Communities at Risk Are Climate Stories Too [17]

As environmental journalists scramble to cover dizzying changes in climate and energy policy under the new administration, columnist Yessenia Funes offers an admonition: Do not forget about those whose human rights are being targeted by Trump, and look to connect the changing planet with changes felt by threatened communities. The new Voices of Environmental Justice on exiting the echo chamber.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [18]
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Activism [19]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [13]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [14]
Policy [22]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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#SEJSpotlight: Jennifer Grayson, Freelance Journalist and Author [24]

Meet SEJ member Jennifer Grayson! Jennifer is a Los Angeles-based journalist focusing on the environment, food systems and public health. She is the author of the award-winning "Unlatched: The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy" and a new book, "A Call to Farms: Reconnecting to Nature, Food, and Community in a Modern World."

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February 12, 2025

SEJ Webinar: Celebrating 35 Years of SEJ — What Comes Next? [25]

The next #SEJWebinar will kick off our celebration of SEJ’s anniversary with a panel of longtime SEJ members who helped build the foundation of our organization to reflect on our mission and what makes SEJ the tight-knit community of journalists it is today, followed by some of environmental journalism’s emerging leaders about where our field should go from here. 1 p.m. ET.

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March 23, 2025

DEADLINE: Opening Doors Initiative for BIPOC Journalism Students [27]

The two-year "Opening Doors Initiative," a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in public media newsrooms, will provide skills training, mentorship and paid internships for ten BIPOC journalism students, with a focus on science, health and economics reporting. Apply by Mar 23, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [28]
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National (U.S.) [9]

Meta Agrees To Pay Trump $25 Million To Settle Suit Over Facebook Suspension [29]

"Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations and other claims following the company suspending him from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol."

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Source: NPR [30], 01/31/2025
February 7, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Media Grants To Support Coverage of 30x30 Marine Conservation Targets [31]

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is offering two media grants of US$10,000 each to newsrooms and media organizations in coastal countries to support in-depth and enterprise reporting projects on 30x30 marine conservation targets. Apply by Feb 7, 2025.

Awards and Grants [32]
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Water & Oceans [33]
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International [23]
February 3, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Story Grants to Support Reporting on Climate and Environmental Solutions in Asia Pacific [34]

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering 15-20 story grants of up to US$2000 each to support the production of in-depth solutions-focused media reports on environmental and climate challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. Apply by Feb 3, 2025.

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Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [35]
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International [23]
Asia [36]

Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2023) [37]

Check out the environmental books authored, co-authored or edited by SEJ members, and published in 2023.

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