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"Fees to Film on Public Lands Tossed for Nonprofit as Suit Proceeds" [1]

"A federal judge temporarily blocked commercial filming fees on public lands for an outdoor recreation nonprofit but allowed the fees to remain in place for others while a lawsuit plays out."

Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [7], 06/24/2024

"Bayer Lobbies Congress To Help Fight Lawsuits Tying Roundup To Cancer" [8]

"The biotech giant Bayer has lobbied Congress over the past year to advance legislation that could shield the company from billions of dollars in lawsuits, part of a national campaign to defeat claims that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer in people who use it frequently."

Agriculture [9]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [12], 06/24/2024

"Selling a Mirage: The Delusion of 'Advanced' Plastic Recycling" [13]

"The world is drowning in plastic. Experts say we need to stop making so much. But the plastics industry is peddling a “solution” that works like magic. Don't be fooled."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Pollution [16]
Technology [17]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: ProPublica [18], 06/24/2024

Billions Of People Just Felt The Deadly Intensity Of Climate-Fueled Heat Waves [19]

"Scorching heat across five continents set 1,400 records this week and showed how human-caused global warming has made catastrophic temperatures commonplace."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [22]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 06/24/2024

What Makes Communities More Survivable in Extreme Heat Events? [25]

When heat waves hit your area, as they did for much of the United States in June, local responses can (and should) go well beyond individual behaviors to address broader area actions — from cool pavements to urban trees. For environmental journalists, that means community-level heat response is an important climate story angle. TipSheet explains, then offers a dozen story ideas, along with reporting resources.

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TipSheet [26]
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Climate Change [20]
Consumer [14]
Disasters [21]
Health [27]
Infrastructure [28]
Journalism & Media [3]
People & Population [22]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Plunder of the Planet [29]

“Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places,” a new work by investigative journalist Christopher Pollon, offers a sweeping global view of how the mining industry profits, despite causing vast environmental losses and failing to acknowledge Indigenous ownership or rights to the land it mines. BookShelf’s Melody Kemp lauds Pollon’s searing observations and investigations. Read her review.

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Activism [31]
Biodiversity [32]
Consumer [14]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [34]
Environmental Politics [2]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Forests [36]
Natural Resources [37]
Policy [38]
Pollution [16]
Technology [17]
Water & Oceans [39]
Wildlife [40]
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International [23]
Africa [41]
Asia [42]
Australia & Oceania [43]
South America [44]
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Public [5]
September 1, 2024

DEADLINE: Climate Change and Labour Film Grant [45]

The Pulitzer Center, the Financial Times and One World Media seek an experienced filmmaker who wants to explore, through a short documentary, how climate change is affecting lives and work in the global south. Receive funding, commission, global promotion, mentoring and more. Deadline is Sep 1, 2024.

Awards and Grants [46]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [20]
Journalism & Media [3]
People & Population [22]
Region: 
International [23]
Mexico [47]
Africa [41]
Central America & the Caribbean [48]
South America [44]
July 3, 2024

DEADLINE: IJNR Workshop on Water Infrastructure [49]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists to apply by Jul 3 for this workshop, August 11-14, 2024, exploring how we move, treat and price our most vital resource in Chicagoland, northwestern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. IJNR covers all program expenses.

Workshops and Fellowships [50]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Infrastructure [28]
Journalism & Media [3]
Water & Oceans [39]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]

#SEJSpotlight: Glory Mushinge, Freelance Journalist [52]

Meet SEJ member Glory Mushinge! Glory is an award-winning, international journalist from Zambia, who writes about a host of environmental, technological, developmental, governance and human rights issues.

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Journalism & Media [3]
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"12 Climate Books To Bring With You On Summer Vacation" [53]

"From sports to thrillers to photography, these books make for quick and entertaining reads."

Climate Change [20]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [23]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [54], 06/21/2024

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