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Fund for Environmental Journalism Grantees

SEJ’s Fund for Environmental Journalism (FEJ) invests in top quality public service reporting on environment-related issues, and the journalists who produce it. See past grantees' bios, project descriptions and links to completed work.

Will Obama Risk Armed Conflict To Save Native American Site From Looting?

"RIM OF CEDAR MESA, Utah — For centuries, humans have used the red sandstone canyons here as a way to mark their existence. ... Now, President Obama is weighing whether and how he can leave his own permanent imprint on history by designating about 2 million acres of land, known as the Bears Ears, as a national monument."

Source: Wash Post, 06/06/2016

"America Is Hitting the Road Again"

"Gas is cheaper than it has been in over a decade, and a nation weary of cutting back is getting behind the wheel and spending to make road trip memories."

Source: NY Times, 06/06/2016

"UNEP-INTERPOL Report: Environmental Crime on the Rise"

"'More than one quarter of the world’s elephant population has been killed in a decade,' according to the International Police, INTERPOL, and the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, in a new report that emphasizes the financial machinations behind environmental crimes such as poaching."

Source: ENS, 06/06/2016

Judge Rules Federal Agency Overstepped Its Bounds On Cormorant Control

"A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has halted programs to reduce the number of cormorants in the Great Lakes region. The federal government and tribes in Michigan kill the birds to protect yellow perch, walleye and other fish. But the judge said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service overstepped its bounds when it authorized killing cormorants in more than 20 states."

Source: Michigan Radio, 06/06/2016

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