This brand new Nieman Foundation for Journalism fellowship at Harvard University will take place during the 2019-2020 academic year. Includes a $70,000 stipend, as well as an opportunity to take classes at other local universities and to interact with the robust scientific community based in and around Greater Boston. Deadlines: Dec. 1, 2018 (international applicants); Jan. 31, 2019 (U.S. applicants).
"Scores of coastal research labs around the U.S. are helping communities plan for sea level rise. But now many are starting to flood themselves, creating a dilemma: stay by the coast and endure expensive flooding, or move inland, to higher ground, but away from their subject of study."
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has hired an outspoken critic of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for a senior position as the Trump administration undertakes a historic effort to ease industry compliance with the law."
"Carcases of nearly 90 elephants have been found near a famous wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, conservationists say."
"Spix’s macaw, a brilliant blue species of Brazilian parrot that starred in the children’s animation Rio, has become extinct this century, according to a new assessment of endangered birds."
"William Happer, a physics professor and vocal critic of mainstream climate science, has joined the White House as a top adviser."
"$26 trillion by 2030. That, according to the most authoritative research to date, is the amount of money humanity could save through a global shift to sustainable development."
"Members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its Montana affiliate are suing the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Interior and Justice, seeking proof of what the groups allege is a plot to surveil and potentially hamper people trying to protest the Keystone XL pipeline."
"As lawmakers convene on Capitol Hill to finalize the latest federal Farm Bill, environmental advocates warn that a House proposal could put public health at risk by rolling back restrictions on pesticides in 155 communities nationwide."
"Eight state attorneys general filed a legal challenge Wednesday to the Trump administration's bid to dramatically weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a century-old law established to protect birds."
