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July 12, 2024

DEADLINE: LaunchPad Fellowship for NextGen Journalists [1]

This nine-month Renaissance Journalism fellowship is designed for early-career journalists from all media platforms who have the skills, expertise and desire to tackle an ambitious in-depth reporting/storytelling project on a critical social justice issue facing the U.S. $5,000 stipend and mentorship. Apply by Jul 12, 2024.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
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Environmental Justice [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]

USDA Shifts Gardening Zones: Map Shows Changes In Vivid Detail [8]

"Recently, the USDA updated its plant hardiness map for the first time in 11 years."

Agriculture [9]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [12], 05/16/2024
  • Read more about USDA Shifts Gardening Zones: Map Shows Changes In Vivid Detail [8]

"DeSantis Signs Bill Scrubbing ‘Climate Change’ From Florida Law" [13]

"Florida will eliminate climate change as a priority in making energy policy decisions, despite the threats it faces from powerful hurricanes, extreme heat and worsening toxic algae blooms."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [17]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 05/16/2024
  • Read more about "DeSantis Signs Bill Scrubbing ‘Climate Change’ From Florida Law" [13]

"Don’t Fall For “Climate-Friendly” Beef" [20]

"U.S. meat behemoth Tyson Foods claims “Brazen Beef” is better for the environment than regular beef because it emits 10 percent less greenhouse gas. It is also the first beef to be certified “climate-friendly” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

Agriculture [9]
Climate Change [10]
Food [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: HEATED [22], 05/16/2024
  • Read more about "Don’t Fall For “Climate-Friendly” Beef" [20]

Occidental Petroleum Net-Zero Strategy A ‘License To Pollute,’ Critics Say [23]

"More so than any other fossil fuel company, Occidental Petroleum — known as Oxy — has built its climate strategy around innovations that capture carbon before it can be emitted or pull it directly out of the air." "The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [5]
Pollution [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [26]
Source: Grist [27], 05/14/2024
  • Read more about Occidental Petroleum Net-Zero Strategy A ‘License To Pollute,’ Critics Say [23]

"Edelman and Shell Renew Their Global PR Deal" [28]

"The global PR giant Edelman has won the bidding war for Shell’s worldwide public relations account — the latest extension of the two companies’ decades-long relationship."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [26]
Source: DeSmog [29], 05/14/2024
  • Read more about "Edelman and Shell Renew Their Global PR Deal" [28]
May 20, 2025

DEADLINE: NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Scholarships [30]

Applications for the $3,000 Kay Longcope (LGBTQ+ student of color) and $5,000 Leroy F. Aarons (LGBTQ+ student) scholarships are due May 20, 2025. You must be planning a career in journalism and be committed to furthering NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists’ mission of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ+ community.

Awards and Grants [31]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [32]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]

Plants Can Communicate And Respond To Touch. So Are They Intelligent? [33]

Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says a new wave of research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness.

Biodiversity [34]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [35]
Science [17]
Public [3]
International [26]
Source: NPR [36], 05/10/2024
  • Read more about Plants Can Communicate And Respond To Touch. So Are They Intelligent? [33]

High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Seek Change [37]

"Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter."

Activism [38]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: AP [40], 05/10/2024
  • Read more about High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Seek Change [37]

Rapid Response Grant Yields Oil Patch Stories, Book Chapter [41]

Mid-pandemic, freelancer Erika Bolstad struck out from Oregon for the boom-bust Bakken oil fields of North Dakota, with cash from a grant, two story assignments and years of book research. She shares her experience on the road, dealing with COVID risks, tricky timing and a stubborn bureaucracy, as well as a generous well-plugger and supportive editors. Read the new FEJ StoryLog.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [24]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [35]
Policy [43]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [44]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
  • Read more about Rapid Response Grant Yields Oil Patch Stories, Book Chapter [41]

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