Journalism has hit many a speed bump in recent years. But one veteran observer finds that over the long haul, environmental reporters have produced much exceptional work. In the latest EJ Academy, Editor Bob Wyss looks at how trends like the growth of collaboration, startup innovation, and the explosion of visual and data journalism have boosted the professional in the last decade. Here are seven major findings from his research.
Hog waste washing into the environment in the wake of flooding is not just a worry in the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence. Potential pollution from animal feed operations is a widespread risk around the United States — and climate change-induced extreme weather means that risk is rising. The latest TipSheet has resources and ideas for covering the story in your area.
The purpose of this event, which takes place Nov 1-4, 2018 in Colorado Springs, is to harness the power of capital to address our most pressing social, environmental, and cultural challenges while generating financial return. Attendees are diverse stakeholders who share a common interest in sustainable, responsible and impact investing.
The hybrid Logan fellowship (virtual and in New York) is for writers, documentary filmmakers, photojournalists, podcasters and multimedia creators working on a longform project on issues such as environment and climate change; food security; health; inequality; media and journalism; social justice; and sustainability and resilience. Deadline: Dec 15, 2021.
The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters' 4th annual event will bring together state conservation leaders to celebrate New Jersey's strong bipartisan tradition of protecting our water, air and open spaces, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Imperia in Somerset.
"A mission to rebuild the depleted wolf population at Isle Royale National Park is getting underway in Michigan and Minnesota, as specialists prepare to trap six to eight of the predators on the mainland and fly them to the Lake Superior archipelago, officials said Friday."
"For then-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, it was an occasion worthy of a biblical decree."
"PASCO, WA -- Hazardous liquids are leaking and contaminating groundwater, and there is evidence that another fire may be smoldering underground in part of a landfill just east of Pasco city limits."
"America’s national parks are warming up and drying out faster than other U.S. landscapes, threatening iconic ecosystems from the Everglades in Florida to Joshua Tree in California to Denali in Alaska."
"A new report warns of a high price tag on the impacts of global warming, from storm damage to health costs. But solutions can provide better value, the authors say."
