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The Year Nature Became Mainstream Medicine [1]

An unusual student journalist, moonlighting in between his Ph.D. training as a clinical psychologist, turned an interest in the ways nature can heal into an award-winning story for a prominent magazine, and in the process helped prompt skyrocketing interest among mainstream physicians in “prescribing nature.” Aaron Reuben shares his experience in the new EJ Academy.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ Academy [2]
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Health [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [5]
Science [6]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
May 27, 2025

DEADLINE: Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants [9]

The National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will award grants of up to $15,000 to US journalists for stories in any medium that center on environmental justice and environmental racism in the United States. Deadline: May 27, 2025.

Awards and Grants [10]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
June 6, 2021

Knight Science Journalism at MIT Project Fellowships [14]

This remote KSJ program offers a range of support to working U.S. journalists for independently conceived projects. Fellowships will be awarded for varying durations over the course of the academic year, beginning in Sep 2021 and ending in May 2022. Deadline is Jun 6.

Workshops and Fellowships [15]
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Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
June 14, 2021 to June 18, 2021

Metcalf Institute’s 24th Annual Public Lecture Series [16]

Metcalf’s virtual 2021 Public Lecture Series, Toward Equitable Climate Solutions, highlights community-focused research, journalism and collaborations that are pointing the way toward a just and equitable future. Register for one or all. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET daily.

Other Events [17]
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Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [12]
Water & Oceans [19]

"Once Nearly Extinct, The Florida Panther Is Making A Comeback" [20]

"Brian Kelly, a panther biologist for the state of Florida, opens a creaking gate near Fisheating Creek, a narrow ribbon of preserved land just west of Lake Okeechobee."

Biodiversity [21]
Wildlife [22]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: NPR [24], 05/24/2021

After Chemical Fire, Texas Close To New Safety Rules For Industry [25]

"Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, spent years negotiating with industry groups to get new regulations placed on the chemical industry after the ITC fire in 2019. The bill has passed both chambers, but small changes need to be ironed out before it is sent to Gov. Greg Abbott."

Chemicals [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]
Source: Texas Tribune [29], 05/24/2021

Minnesota Tribe Fights Line 3 For Putting Water, Wild Rice at Risk [30]

"In northern Minnesota, Anishinaabe people are fighting an oil pipeline that threatens their sustenance and spiritual connection to the land."

Agriculture [31]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [12]
Food [32]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [33]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [34]
Public [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [35]
Source: Civil Eats [36], 05/24/2021

"Carbon Storage Offers Hope For Climate, Cash For Farmers" [37]

The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over the flat, fertile landscape, spraying it with herbicides."

Agriculture [31]
Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [11]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [38], 05/24/2021

"White House: Executive Order Ignites Action On Climate Finance" [39]

"President Biden thrust his administration into a race to confront the economic risks of global warming by signing an executive order yesterday that brought the once niche issue of climate finance into the highest levels of government."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [40]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [42], 05/24/2021

"The Fight For The Soul – And The Future – Of Exxonmobil" [43]

"A group of insurgent investors backed by the three largest pension funds in America is trying to force ExxonMobil to take climate change much more seriously — not just for the sake of the company’s viability but also for the sake of the planet."

Activism [44]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [45]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [46], 05/24/2021

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