"Uranium Mining -- The Virginia Battleground"
"The Virginia General Assembly is expected to vote next year on whether to lift a 30-year moratorium on uranium mining in the state."
Source: Natural Resources News Service, 12/05/2011
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DEADLINE: Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
This journalism prize — the largest in North America — honors exemplary reporting on the environment by journalists in the United States and Canada. $75,000 cash award. Deadline for all works (except books) is January 30, 2012.
DEADLINE: Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma
The Dart Awards recognize exemplary journalism on the impact of violence, crime, disaster and other traumatic events on individuals, families or communities, focusing on the experience of victims and survivors, and contributing to public understanding of trauma-related issues. Cash prizes. Deadline is Jan 28, 2025.
DEADLINE: Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism
Administered by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, the Worth Bingham Prize honors investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served. $20,000 prize. Deadline is Jan 22, 2025.
DEADLINE: Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism
The James Aronson Awards annually honor original, written reporting that brings to light widespread injustices, their human consequences, underlying causes, and possible reforms. The Awards also include a companion Cartooning with a Conscience award. Deadline is Mar 18, 2019.
DEADLINE: SND Best of News Design Creative Competition
Sponsored by the Society for News Design and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, this annual competition recognizes excellence in news design, graphics and photography. Extended deadline is Feb 28, 2025.
DEADLINE: Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Reporting
Sponsored by the National Press Foundation, this award offers a $2,500 prize and citation for best analysis, commentary or reporting on energy, natural resources and the environment to a US-based journalist. Deadline is Mar 3, 2025.
DEADLINE: Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is accepting nominations until Jan 21, 2026, for work encouraging fairness in news coverage by American journalists and news organizations. Winner receives $10,000; second and third receive $1,000.
"More Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Plant"
"TOKYO — At least 45 tons of highly radioactive water have leaked from a purification facility at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, and some of it may have reached the Pacific Ocean, the plant’s operator said Sunday."
Source: NY Times, 12/05/2011
Day After Story on Weak Enforcement, Iowa Cracks Down on Polluter
"Iowa’s attorney general is suing a corn processing plant, alleging it has released more air pollution than allowed for at least the past 18 months. Filing of the lawsuit came a day after the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News highlighted the state environmental agency’s passivity in curbing emissions at the plant in the Mississippi River town of Muscatine."
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Source: iWatch News, 12/05/2011
