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March 12, 2025

DEADLINE: AAJA-Medill Innovation Award [1]

This award recognizes journalism that approaches Asian American and Pacific Islander issues in a fresh and innovative way with a $5,000 cash prize and conference travel stipend. Must be a member of the Asian American Journalists Association or join prior to nomination. Deadline is Mar 12, 2025.

Awards and Grants [2]
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Diversity [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
International [8]
Asia [9]

Clearing the Smoke — Collaboration Exposes Impacts of Wildfire Pollution-Reporting Rules [10]

Climate change is fueling the frequency and severity of wildfires, but a little-known Clean Air Act rule lets environmental agencies downplay the impacts of wildfire smoke. A collaborative investigation into this loophole connected dots that even the experts didn’t know about. Journalists Dillon Bergin and Molly Peterson explain their reporting process and offer advice for following your own local leads.

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Air [12]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
California [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]
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Public [3]
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Watershed Data … for the Rest of Us [29]

If you find yourself covering local waterways and are not a numbers geek but still want good-quality, easy-to-use data to inform your reporting, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox has a handy web app for you. “How’s My Waterway” uses numerous authoritative government datasets in a straightforward format that’s super easy to explore. Get started with intro videos, webcasts, widgets and a ZIP code-based map.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [30]
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Journalism & Media [5]
Water & Oceans [31]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [3]
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February 5, 2024

DEADLINE: Solutions Journalism Network's Climate Cohort [32]

This year, Solutions Journalism Network is offering 20 fellowships to U.S.-based journalists who want to produce climate solutions stories that shift the climate conversation from unsolvable and apocalyptic to actionable and engaging. The program will run March through November 2024. Apply by Feb 5.

Workshops and Fellowships [33]
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Climate Change [13]
Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]

"The Beleaguered Whitebark Pine Is in Trouble. Can It Be Saved?" [34]

"Once common in the West, whitebark pine is being wiped out by a deadly fungus, ravaging beetles, and climate change. Scientists hope advances in gene sequencing and a recent federal listing as threatened will speed the hunt for trees that can be replanted and seed the future."

Biodiversity [35]
Forests [36]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: YaleE360 [38], 01/12/2024
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"US EPA Plans To Hold Meetings With AT&T, Verizon On Lead Telecom Cables" [39]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it is seeking meetings this month with AT&T and Verizon as it continues to closely review the potential impact of lead-containing telecommunications cables."

Chemicals [40]
Environmental Health [15]
Infrastructure [41]
Pollution [19]
Technology [42]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [43], 01/12/2024
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Biden Offers Firms Millions To Break Russia's HALEU Uranium Monopoly [44]

"The Biden administration showed up to last month’s global climate summit in Dubai with a radical new plan to replace coal and compete again with Russia and China over a technology American scientists pioneered."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Natural Resources [37]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [46]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [8]
Source: HuffPost [47], 01/12/2024
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Biden Awards $623M To States, Local Govts, Tribes For EV Charging Network [48]

"The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Infrastructure [41]
Transportation [49]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [50], 01/12/2024
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Cummins To Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks In $2 Billion Emissions Cheating Case [51]

"Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests."

Air [12]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
Transportation [49]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [52], 01/12/2024
  • Read more about Cummins To Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks In $2 Billion Emissions Cheating Case [51]

"EPA Proposes Tougher Air Standards for Waste Burning Facilities" [53]

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday targeting tens of thousands of tons of emissions annually for sites that burn solid waste."

Air [12]
Chemicals [40]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [54]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
Waste [55]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [56], 01/12/2024
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