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"Thunberg, Indigenous Protesters Block Norway Energy Ministry Over Wind Farms" [1]

"Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and dozens of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by indigenous Sami reindeer herders."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Wildlife [9]
Public [10]
International [11]
Antarctica & Arctic [12]
Source: Reuters [13], 02/27/2023
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He Ran The NAACP. Now He’s Leading Sierra Club’s Fight On Climate [14]

"Leading one of America’s largest and most influential environmental advocacy groups has never been an easy task."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
People & Population [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: LA Times [17], 02/24/2023
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EPA Outlines Another $550 Million Toward Environmental Justice [18]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced another $550 million that it is putting toward addressing environmental inequity after previously outlining $100 million in funding for the issue."

Environmental Justice [5]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [19], 02/24/2023
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February 15, 2026

DEADLINE: Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellowships [20]

The Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative, June 1-4, 2026 in Winston-Salem, N.C., will welcome 4-6 early to mid-career journalists (staff or freelance) as the third class of Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellows. Stipend and expenses included. Deadline: Feb 15.

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"Two Evangelical Leaders on ‘Radical Faith’" [25]

"With a focus on issues normally considered progressive, the Revs. Jim Wallis and Kyle Meyaard-Schaap hope to expand the evangelical political imagination."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [27]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [28], 02/20/2023
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"A Dance Of Hope By Children Who Scavenge Coal" [29]

"Before sunset, in the 110-square-mile mining region of Jharia in eastern India, an ensemble of girls dances near an opencast coal mine. Come sunrise, they'll be back at the mines for another reason: survival."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [5]
People & Population [8]
Public [10]
Asia [30]
Source: NPR [31], 02/20/2023
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"Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump" [32]

"The Biden administration on Friday restored the legal foundation of an Obama-era regulation governing mercury, a pollutant from power plants that can damage brain development in babies and cause heart disease in adults."

Air [33]
Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Pollution [36]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [37], 02/20/2023
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Covering Indigenous Communities — Tips for Non-Native Journalists [38]

Non-Indigenous journalists may think they’re doing “marginalized” Indigenous communities a favor by covering them, but their coverage is too often extractive and riddled with racist tropes. Contributor Valerie Vande Panne offers insights and advice for avoiding these pitfalls. Seeking permission, listening, sharing and respecting are all critical tools for the job.

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EPA To Restore Pesticide Protections For Farmworkers Rolled Back Under Trump [44]

"The Biden administration is proposing to restore regulations aiming to protect farmworkers from pesticides that had been rolled back under the Trump administration."

Agriculture [45]
Chemicals [34]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
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Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [46], 02/17/2023
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Mono Lake Tribe Asserts Water Rights, Urges Halt of Water Diversions to LA [47]

"Against the backdrop of a severe drought linked with global warming, conservation advocates and Native Americans in California are calling for a temporary emergency stop to all surface water diversions from Mono Lake, contending that continuing to drain the watershed, along with the long-term drought, threaten critical ecosystems, as well as the Kootzaduka’a tribe’s cultural connection with the lake."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [48]
Public [10]
California [49]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 02/16/2023
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