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Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [1]

How do you survive as a freelance wildlife photojournalist in today’s constrained news media economy? In the latest EJ InSight, photographer Morgan Heim shares the approach she has successfully pursued, and shares its implications for storytelling, independence and integrity. See a slideshow of her images [2]. Plus, Heim explores the ethics of non-traditional photography [3].

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EJ InSight [4]
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Activism [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Wildlife [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [15]
International [16]
Asia [17]
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Public [18]

Can There Be A Hollywood Ending For The 'Brad Pitt Of Mountain Lions'? [19]

"Penned in by freeways, LA’s big cats face extinction – but a new wildlife crossing might be the answer".

Wildlife [12]
Public [18]
California [14]
Source: Guardian [20], 02/25/2020

"Western Water: Lawsuits Loom As Trump Opens Calif. Taps" [21]

"Legal challenges and fierce politicking lie ahead for the farmer-friendly California water moves celebrated with a flourish yesterday by President Trump and his Interior Department team."

Agriculture [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Source: Greenwire [25], 02/21/2020

"Trump Delivers On Pledge For Wealthy California Farmers" [26]

"Hoisting the spoils of victories in California’s hard-fought water wars, President Donald Trump is directing more of the state’s precious water to wealthy farmers and other agriculture interests when he visits their Republican Central Valley stronghold Wednesday."

Agriculture [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [18]
California [14]
Source: AP [27], 02/19/2020

"EPA: Ex-PG&E Lawyer To Take Helm Of Region 9" [28]

"John Busterud, once a top attorney for California utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric Co., will now lead EPA's Pacific Southwest branch."

Environmental Politics [23]
Government [29]
Public [18]
California [14]
Source: Greenwire [30], 02/12/2020
October 5, 2026

DEADLINE: Bill Lane Center for the American West Media Fellowship [31]

Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West is offering a single media fellowship with a $7,500 stipend for three months’ work. The grant will fund a journalist illuminating crucial issues about the region. Apply by Oct 5, 2026.

Workshops and Fellowships [32]
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Public [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [34]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [36]
Planning & Growth [37]
Region: 
California [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]

Toxic Legacy Of Old Oil Wells: California’s Multibillion-Dollar Problem [40]

"Across much of California, fossil fuel companies are leaving thousands of oil and gas wells unplugged and idle, potentially threatening the health of people living nearby and handing taxpayers a multibillion-dollar bill for the environmental cleanup."

Energy & Fuel [41]
Pollution [42]
Public [18]
California [14]
Source: LA Times [43], 02/07/2020

"California Climate Cases Against Big Oil Go Before Judges" [44]

"Industry and local government lawyers squared off in another high-stakes climate case Wednesday, arguing over whether California cities and counties can wage their legal fight against the oil and gas industry in state court."

Climate Change [45]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [18]
California [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [46], 02/06/2020

"California Vineyard Spills Nearly 100K Gallons Of Red Wine" [47]

"The Russian River flowed with a cherry red tint Wednesday after tens of thousands of gallons of fresh cabernet sauvignon wine poured into the largest tributary in Sonoma County."

Agriculture [22]
Pollution [42]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [18]
California [14]
Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat [48], 01/27/2020

California Will Be Hit Hard As Trump Weakens Clean Water Protections [49]

"Defying environmentalists and public health advocates, the Trump administration on Thursday announced the replacement of Obama-era water protections with a significantly weaker set of regulations that lifts limits on how much pollution can be dumped into small streams and wetlands."

Agriculture [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [42]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [18]
California [14]
Source: LA Times [50], 01/27/2020

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