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Tsunami Waves Reach Hawaii, West Coast Hours After 8.8 Russian Quake [1]

"Tsunami waves reached Hawaii and the West Coast after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 and triggered alerts across the Pacific, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast."

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Source: USA TODAY [6], 07/30/2025
August 4, 2025

Journalist Safety Workshop: Protect Yourself, Protect Your Colleagues, Protect The Free Press [7]

This online workshop, hosted by The NewsGuild Committee to Defend the Free Press, will equip media workers with the tools, knowledge, and resources to navigate dangerous situations—whether on assignment, online, or in the workplace. 8 p.m. ET.

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"How Brazil's 'Devastation Bill' Puts Amazon At Risk Of Deforestation" [10]

"As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon city of Belém in November, President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva is under pressure to veto a measure that could have a huge impact on the world's largest tropical rainforest."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [2]
International [5]
South America [16]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [17], 07/29/2025
August 1, 2025

CGEP Webinar: President Trump’s Executive Actions on AI [18]

Join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA for an online panel discussion on the Trump administration's recent executive actions on artificial intelligence and their implications for energy use in the United States and around the world. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET.

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Energy & Fuel [19]
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September 30, 2025

DEADLINE: Write Before Midnight [22]

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ short fiction contest will be judged by renowned American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. No entry fee. Cash prizes. Deadline is Sep 30, 2025.

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Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
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Dance Poles and Leopard-Print Walls: Love Motels Ready Rooms for COP30 [27]

"The Brazilian city of Belém, host to the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference, is short on hotel rooms. Love motels are offering a solution." 

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [28]
People & Population [29]
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South America [16]
Source: NYTimes [30], 07/28/2025

"Gold Wars In Peru Town Leave Amazon Nature Defenders Vulnerable" [31]

"Illegal gold mining in one of Peru's most ecologically significant areas has unleashed environmental destruction and gang violence."

Chemicals [32]
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Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [29]
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Technology [21]
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International [5]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [35], 07/28/2025

"The Drying Planet" [36]

"As the climate warms, new data shows huge swaths of land across the globe are quickly drying, threatening humanity’s supply of fresh water."

Agriculture [37]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Studies [39]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [29]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [2]
International [5]
Source: ProPublica [41], 07/28/2025
September 26, 2025

DEADLINE: Cullman Center Fellowships for Scholars and Writers [42]

The NY Public Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is a nine-month, paid, international fellowship program for academics, independent scholars, creative writers and visual artists to access the collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Deadline: Sep 26, 2025.

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August 7, 2025

Webinar: Cows, Carbon and the Climate Beat With Mike Grunwald & Jenny Splitter [44]

In this Food and Farming Journalism Network/Sentient Media webinar, SEJ members Grunwald and Splitter will explore why cows and land dominate the climate math, how to report on potential solutions like regenerative agriculture and cultivated meat, and when to mention the tradeoffs. Noon ET.

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