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March 16, 2020

DEADLINE: COMPASS Fellowships for Journalists @NACCB2020

COMPASS travel fellowships for journalists from the U.S. and Canada to attend the North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Denver, Colo., July 26-31, 2020, include travel costs, lodging and expenses stipend. The goal is to inform reporting about conservation science in a broad range of outlets and to provide opportunities for journalists to connect with conservation research. Apply by Mar 16.

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July 26, 2020 to July 31, 2020

North American Congress for Conservation Biology

This biennial conference, hosted by the Society for Conservation Biology North America, takes place this year in Denver, Colo. The theme is Crossing Boundaries: Innovative Approaches to Conservation. Travel fellowships for journalists are available from COMPASS; Mar 16 deadline.

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Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide.

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OSHA Drops Fatality Data, Science Suppression Tracker and More

OSHA stops publishing on its website a list of U.S. workers who died on the job, a new "Silencing Science Tracker" tool and a journalists' guide to working with whistleblowers are released, plus a powerful politician pressures a scientist on environmental health policy. All in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

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Top Trump Environment Pick, a Fossil Fuels Evangelist, May Be in Trouble

"Kathleen Hartnett White, the former Texas regulator who has extolled the social benefits of carbon dioxide and asserted that coal helped end slavery, faces a difficult road to Senate confirmation as top White House environmental adviser, according to lobbyists and Capitol Hill sources."

Source: InsideClimate News, 01/30/2018

Pruitt Closely Monitored Scrubbing of EPA Climate Websites, Emails Show

"Shortly after arriving at the Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Scott Pruitt took a personal interest in and closely monitored the removal of extensive information from his agency's website that explained to the public the federal effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Power Plan, according to newly released EPA documents."

Source: InsideClimate News, 01/30/2018

"A Science Denier at the Natural History Museum? Scientists Rebel"

"Rebekah Mercer, a supporter of President Trump and an influential donor to conservative causes — including groups that deny climate science — is under renewed pressure to step down from the board of New York City’s most prominent science museum, the American Museum of Natural History."

Source: NY Times, 01/29/2018

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