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"Bees Are Collapsing In The U.S. A Key To Their Secrets Might Vanish." [1]

"The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget." 

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Source: Washington Post [12], 06/24/2025

"NY Governor Seeks To Build State’s First Nuclear Power Plant In Decades [13]

"New York’s governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades."

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Source: AP [19], 06/24/2025

As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions for Oil Industry [20]

"Draft legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee includes $18 billion in new tax benefits for oil and gas companies and guts those for renewable energy and electric vehicles."

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Source: Inside Climate News [24], 06/24/2025

"What The Texas Food Label Law Means For The Rest Of America" [25]

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country." "The measure applies to 44 dyes or additives commonly found in baked goods, candy and drinks, and could force the food industry to change what it sells."

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Source: Washington Post [30], 06/24/2025

"US Forest Service to Repeal Roadless Rule to Promote Logging" [31]

"The US Forest Service will begin the process to repeal the agency’s 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects millions of acres of national forest land from logging nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Monday."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 06/24/2025
July 9, 2025

DEADLINE: 2025 ISF Journalism Fellowship [34]

This Islamic Scholarship Fund fellowship supports emerging Muslim journalists with a professional development grant (up to $10,000), travel stipend (up to $5,000) to attend journalism conferences, 1:1 mentorship and skills training, and more. Apply by Jul 9, 2025.

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July 9, 2025

DEADLINE: 2025 ISF-RNS Islam Reporting Fellowship [38]

This one-year fellowship, offered by the Islamic Scholarship Fund in partnership with Religion News Service, includes a 12-week, full-time, paid, remote internship, coaching and editorial support, financial support to attend a national journalism conference and more. Apply by Jul 9, 2025.

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Rethinking Forest Management in the Pyrocene [39]

Recent urban-interface infernos, fueled by climate change, leave no doubt that we have entered the age of runaway fire. Writer and ecologist Lauren Oakes writes that large-scale combustion is permanently reshaping ecosystems and societies as we learn to live with wildfire, not just fight it. Instead of perpetuating problematic approaches to forest management, experts call for confronting the root causes of this crisis and adopting science-informed responses.

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Lead Pipe Data Map Offers Sharp New Tool [51]

Lead-contaminated drinking water has long been a widespread worry, but one big challenge has been locating the many lead service lines around the United States. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points you to a mappable database to help address that problem, with current, detailed data filtered through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Learn more about this resource and how to best use it.

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July 7, 2025 to August 3, 2025

Online Course: Digital Security for Journalists in Times of Crisis [54]

In this free Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Global Investigative Journalism Network course, you'll learn to assess risks, use encryption, enable multi-factor authentication, navigate censorship and handle online harassment.

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