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February 7, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Media Grants To Support Coverage of 30x30 Marine Conservation Targets [1]

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 [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
International [6]
February 3, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Story Grants to Support Reporting on Climate and Environmental Solutions in Asia Pacific [7]

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.

Awards and Grants [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [8]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Region: 
International [6]
Asia [11]

‘Doomsday Clock’ Moves Closer To Midnight Amid Threats Like Climate Change [12]

"Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been."

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [13]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [6]
Source: AP [15], 01/29/2025

US Is Trying To Unravel A Hacking Plot That Targeted Climate Activists [16]

"A yearslong U.S. Justice Department investigation of a global hacking campaign that targeted prominent American climate activists took a turn in a London court this week amid an allegation that the hacking was ordered by a lobbying firm working for ExxonMobil. Both the lobbying firm and ExxonMobil have denied any awareness of or involvement with alleged hacking."

Activism [17]
Climate Change [8]
Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [6]
Source: NPR [20], 01/27/2025

"How Big Insurance’s Investment in Fossil Fuels Came Back to Bite It" [21]

"In a vicious cycle, the sector’s financing of oil and gas is having an impact on its bottom line."

Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Studies [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [6]
Source: Capital & Main [26], 01/27/2025

Telling the Stories of the Silent Sentinels [27]

To many, plants are a merely green backdrop, indistinguishable and inconsequential. But, freelancer Karen Mockler says that such “plant blindness” belies an urgent need for our notice. More than a third of the world’s trees and thousands of other plant species face extinction. Their plight — and their many blessings — offer perceptive journalists a wealth of reporting and storytelling opportunities. Mockler on why to write about plants.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [28]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [29]
Air [30]
Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [8]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Studies [24]
Food [34]
Forests [35]
Government [36]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [38]
Pollution [39]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [40]
Science [41]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [42]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
California [43]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
International [6]
Canada [46]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Agency After US Exit From Paris Accord" [47]

"Billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation would fund the UN climate change agency after President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement. Bloomberg’s pledge will cover the 22 percent of its $96.5 million budget previously provided by the US for 2024-2025."

Activism [17]
Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Politics [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [6]
Source: France24 [48], 01/24/2025

"Brazil Taps COP30 Head, Warns Of Trump's Impact On Climate Talks" [49]

"Brazil's newly nominated head of the planned 2025 COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement would cast a shadow over the talks."

Climate Change [8]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [6]
Source: Reuters [50], 01/22/2025

As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Enviros Stress ‘Climate Emergency’ [51]

"During his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that could bolster the fossil fuel industry amid mounting losses from the climate crisis."

Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [39]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 01/22/2025

"Trump Says He’s Withdrawing The US From The Paris Climate Agreement Again" [53]

"President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies."

Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [39]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [6]
Source: AP [54], 01/21/2025

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