Journalism & Media

"Judge: EPA ‘Improperly’ Withheld Alaska Mining Documents"

"A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give the court documents related to its consideration of a controversial mining project in Alaska, ruling he has “no confidence” in the agency’s ability to decide which documents should become public following an open records request."

Source: The Hill, 03/23/2016
May 6, 2024

DEADLINE: Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition

The competition's goal is to showcase the best in mountain-themed photo essays – to recognize the best stories told through a series of still images. $3,000CAD grand prize. Deadline to enter is May 6, 2024.

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May 25, 2016

DEADLINE: NECIR’s Investigative Journalism Certificate Program

Working journalists and recent grads: Spend June 6-10, 2016 at The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, based at Boston University’s College of Communication and at the studios of WGBH News, learning valuable investigative reporting skills and earning a certificate. $1,000 tuition plus meals. Apply by May 25.

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"Flint Water E-Mails Written To Stay Secret"

As the Flint water crisis was being discovered, Michigan environmental officials tried to manipulate exemptions in the state's freedom of information law to keep secret emails that should have been subject to disclosure.

Source: Detroit Free Press, 03/15/2016

Fed Agencies: Tricky Decision: Who Gets A Heads-Up Before A Rollout?

"Last Thursday, the Center for Biological Diversity made an announcement: The Fish and Wildlife Service was proposing to delist the Yellowstone grizzly. But FWS didn't release the proposal for another half-hour. CBD had scooped the agency on its own news, criticizing the delisting proposal before FWS had a chance to defend it."

Source: Greenwire, 03/14/2016

Gary Braasch: A Strong, Colorful Voice for Environmental Journalism

"We lost a strong, colorful voice for environmental journalism this week. Photographer Gary Braasch, who spent his life chronicling the beauty and injustices of our changing planet, died while snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef Sunday. He was 70 years old.

I met Gary through the Society of Environmental Journalists and had the honor of working with him on several projects while I was editor of The Daily Climate. He was a man of 1,000 ideas, constantly on the move.

Source: Daily Climate, 03/08/2016

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