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"Biden Administration to Fine Oil and Gas Companies for Excess Methane" [1]

"The Biden administration announced new moves on Friday to curb the release from oil and gas facilities of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for more than a quarter of the warming the planet is currently experiencing."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [7], 01/16/2024

Will Journalism Be a Crime in a Second Trump Administration? [8]

For environmental journalists who recall the first Trump administration’s hostility toward media, the prospects of a second Trump presidency are troubling. But not nearly as worrying, WatchDog Opinion writes, as what a Trump reelection would mean for press freedom as a whole, nor for the democracy that hinges on that freedom. Read why the risks of journalists being targeted are real.

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Environmental Politics [10]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Policy [13]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [5]
January 31, 2025

DEADLINE: PEN America's Emerging Voices Fellowship [14]

This virtual five-month mentorship program is for early-career writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world, including Black writers and those who identify as Indigenous, persons of color, LGBTQ+, immigrants, writers with disabilities and more. Deadline: Jan 31, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [15]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [16]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
February 13, 2025

DEADLINE: Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship Programme [17]

These three- or six-month fully funded fellowships at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, are for journalists and editors with a minimum of five years' experience to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth. Apply by Feb 13, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [15]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [12]
Region: 
International [18]
Europe [19]
March 12, 2025

DEADLINE: AAJA-Medill Innovation Award [20]

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 [21]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [16]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [22]
International [18]
Asia [23]

Clearing the Smoke — Collaboration Exposes Impacts of Wildfire Pollution-Reporting Rules [24]

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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Features [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [26]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Government [11]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [22]
California [31]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [32]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
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Public [5]

Watershed Data … for the Rest of Us [40]

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 [41]
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Journalism & Media [12]
Water & Oceans [42]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [5]
February 5, 2024

DEADLINE: Solutions Journalism Network's Climate Cohort [43]

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 [15]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]

"The Beleaguered Whitebark Pine Is in Trouble. Can It Be Saved?" [44]

"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 [45]
Forests [46]
Natural Resources [47]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: YaleE360 [48], 01/12/2024

"Newsom Unveils Plan To Cut California Climate Funding" [49]

"Facing big deficits, the governor has proposed taking a bigger chunk out of climate programs in his new budget — about 7% — and spreading the funds over seven years. Climate groups said cutting back on state spending now would cost the state more later."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [50]
Public [5]
California [31]
Source: CalMatters [51], 01/12/2024

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