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November 30, 2026

DEADLINE: Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships [1]

Environmental Photography Fellowships & Mentorships 2027 – one $20K and six $5K fellowships plus 10 mentorships for photographers documenting environmental and conservation stories. No prior publication required. Deadline Nov. 30.

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People & Population [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
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National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]

Decarbonizing Energy Systems With Clean Firm Power [18]

Solar and wind power are critical for combating climate change, but some energy experts warn they won’t be enough. Their vision for an emissions-free grid depends on technologies ranging from long-duration batteries to nuclear reactors. Journalist Nicolás Rivero on clean firm power’s potential, the challenges ahead and how Big Tech is driving the pursuit of always-on zero-carbon electricity.

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Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Government [22]
Infrastructure [23]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [24]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [25]
Technology [26]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
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Unpacking Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis [30]

Puerto Rico is suffering from months of water rationing. But for journalists to fully cover this many-layered water story requires a real understanding of how the U.S. territory's politics and history have brought it to this crossroads, argues columnist Yessenia Funes. That, plus a capacity to listen to affected communities, report on solutions and consider partnerships with local journalists.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [31]
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Environmental Justice [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [22]
Health [9]
Infrastructure [23]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [12]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [15]
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National (U.S.) [16]
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EDGI Spares Soon-Hidden Climate Data [33]

As the Trump EPA prepares to erase critical emissions data gathered for the U.S. greenhouse gas reporting program — abandoned along with international climate change obligations — a group of researchers has made it their business to safeguard the data. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox outlines the preserved dataset and what it can tell journalists about the state of U.S. emissions.

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Reporters Toolbox [34]
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Activism [35]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [22]
Policy [13]
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Wells Drying Up At South Dakota Homes And Ranches Due To Heat And Drought [37]

“We can’t do laundry or dishes or take showers other than with a little trickle,” said Connie Howie, 76. “Other times we have a little water because it seems to come and go.”

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [4]
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Environmental Health [6]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [15]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Source: South Dakota News Watch [39], 09/04/2026

Smart Toilets Are Already Using AI to Analyze Your Poop [40]

"While companies promise they can help users monitor gut health, experts suggest that smart toilets provide little in th�e way of benefits to the average person."

Consumer [41]
Environmental Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Technology [26]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: WIRED [44], 09/04/2026

Patagonia Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s Utah National Monument Reduction [45]

"The outdoor retailer Patagonia on Wednesday joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its executive orders to shrink the sizes of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah."

Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [4]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [47]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Source: The Hill [49], 09/04/2026

Inside The Failed Mission To Eliminate FEMA [50]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is no longer in the Trump administration's crosshairs, according to its former leader."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [22]
Laws & Regulations [42]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [15]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NPR [51], 09/04/2026

The Trump Admin Halted A Great Lakes Project. Then Whitmer Called Trump [52]

"An unexplained Trump administration hold on construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes was abruptly lifted this week, hours after a call to President Donald Trump by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer."

Biodiversity [46]
Fish & Fisheries [53]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [47]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Source: AP [54], 09/04/2026

US Forest Service Closing 23 Research Facilities Under Trump Cuts [55]

"The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research and development stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump that is intended to trim costs and concentrate the agency’s resources in Western states, officials said Thursday."

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National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [57], 09/04/2026

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