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Outstanding Student Reporting: SEJ 22nd Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment [1]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is pleased to announce the Outstanding Student Reporting winners of the 2023 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Read the stories and hear from one of the first-place winners.

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Journalism & Media [2]
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"Wind Opponents Spread Myth About Dead Whales" [4]

"They claim the offshore wind is responsible for a spike in whale deaths. Experts don’t buy it, but interest groups backed by fossil fuel money are spreading false information."

Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Journalism & Media [2]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [13], 09/20/2023
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DOE Announces $400M To Help States Adopt Climate-Friendly Building Codes [14]

"The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will open applications for the first tranche of funding — $400 million — to help states and territories take up energy-efficient building codes.

A senior administration official told reporters Monday that under the codes, new buildings and major renovations would be done with better construction and in a way that is more efficient and resilient.

The Energy Department said in a press release announcing the funding that homes built using modern energy codes are 40 percent more efficient than homes built 15 years ago."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Planning & Growth [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [18], 09/20/2023
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"Road Hazard: Evidence Mounts on Toxic Pollution from Tires" [19]

"Researchers are only beginning to uncover the toxic cocktail of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals hidden in car and truck tires. But experts say these tire emissions are a significant source of air and water pollution and may be affecting humans as well as wildlife."

Chemicals [20]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: YaleE360 [24], 09/20/2023
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September 26, 2023

Time and Project Management for Freelancers With The Writers' Co-op [25]

If you feel like you could benefit from more ideas on how to manage your time or projects, join The Writer's Co-op for a webinar to help you better understand ways to improve your workflow as a freelancer. 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET.

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Economy & Business [7]
Journalism & Media [2]
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National (U.S.) [12]
International [27]
October 4, 2023 to October 18, 2023

The Writers' Co-op: Fresh Paint Clinic [28]

Update or build your portfolio with The Writers' Co-op over three weeks, online and interactive.

Other Events [26]
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Public [3]
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Economy & Business [7]
Journalism & Media [2]
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National (U.S.) [12]
International [27]

Markey, AOC Ask Biden To Create Civilian Climate Corps By Executive Order [29]

"Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), two of Congress’s most vocal proponents for aggressive climate action, on Monday called for President Biden to establish a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC)."

Activism [30]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [32]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [33], 09/19/2023
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"Working From Home Now Has Another Powerful Benefit" [34]

"Fully remote workers could produce less than half the climate-warming emissions of people who spend their days in offices, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Climate Change [6]
Consumer [21]
Economy & Business [7]
People & Population [32]
Transportation [35]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [36], 09/19/2023
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Errors In A Federal Carbon Capture Analysis Warn Of Waste: Former Official [37]

"A coal plant seeking hundreds of millions in public funding submitted an analysis riddled with mistakes, according to a former Energy Department official. But the government published it anyway."

Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 09/19/2023
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"Preparing Homes For Wildfires Is Big Business That's Only Getting Started" [39]

"As the Blue Ridge Fire blazed across California's Orange County in 2020, O.P. Almaraz stared at the menacing glow on the horizon and evacuated his family to a hotel. The next morning, he walked out of his room into a jam-packed, buzzing, chaotic lobby."

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [40]
Infrastructure [10]
People & Population [32]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NPR [41], 09/19/2023
  • Read more about "Preparing Homes For Wildfires Is Big Business That's Only Getting Started" [39]

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