FEJ-Funded Stories by Topic

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Here are stories funded via FEJ from 2010 through to the present, sorted by topic.

Amazon/Andes and Arctic/North Pacific

(Winter 2017)

"Special Report: The Amazon Is the New Frontier for Deadly Wildlife Tourism," National Geographic, October 3, 2017, by Natasha Daly.
"Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It," The Nation, August 30, 2018, by Peter Thomson, Mark Hertsgaard and Sam Eaton.
"Amazon Forest Guardians Fight To Prevent Catastrophic Tipping Point," PBS NewsHour, September 13, 2018, by Peter Thomson, Mark Hertsgaard and Sam Eaton.
Part One of "The Amazon's carbon tipping point:" "The Amazon used to be a hedge against climate change. Those days may be over." PRI's The World, October 2, 2018, by Peter Thomson, Mark Hertsgaard and Sam Eaton.
"Peru's oldest and largest Amazonian oil field poised for clean up," Nature, October 2, 2018, by Barbara Fraser.
Part Two of "The Amazon's carbon tipping point:" "For illegal loggers in the Brazilian Amazon, 'there is no fear of being punished'," PRI's The World, October 3, 2018, by Peter Thomson, Mark Hertsgaard and Sam Eaton.
"How Brazil nuts are helping protect the Amazon rainforest," PBS NewsHour, October 4, 2018, by Peter Thomson, Mark Hertsgaard and Sam Eaton.
Part Three of "The Amazon's carbon tipping point:" "'Our wealth is the forest': Indigenous tribes are the last best hope for the Amazon," PRI's The World, October 4, 2018, by Peter Thomson, Mark Hertsgaard and Sam Eaton.
Part Four of "The Amazon's carbon tipping point:" "A 'Third Way' to save the Amazon: make the standing forest itself more valuable," PRI's The World, October 5, 2018, by Peter Thomson, Mark Hertsgaard and Sam Eaton.
"Can Wild Foods Save the Amazon?" bioGraphic, October 23, 2018, by Virginia Gewin.
"Indigenous people battle squatters and timber poachers in Peru's Amazon," National Geographic, April 12, 2019, by Lyndsie Bourgon.
"Fates Intertwined: Vaquitas, Totoabas, and Fishing on the Sea of Cortez," Undark, May 20, 2019, by Lourdes Medrano.
"A Notorious Sloth Cartel Kingpin Vanished. We Tried To Find Him." National Geographic, January 11, 2022, by Natasha Daly.

Biodiversity and climate-change impacts in North America

(Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Winter 2016)

"Cod Could Recover in Warming Waters," Scientific American / ClimateWire, Oct 28, 2015, by Malavika Vyawahare.
"Pleistocene Park: Born to rewild," Science Magazine (video), December 3, 2015, by Eli Kintisch.
"Pleistocene Park: Born to rewild," Science Magazine (full story), December 4, 2015, by Eli Kintisch.
"Christian. Conservative. Treehugger." Politico Magazine, December 6, 2015, by Chris Berdik.
"As the Arctic Erodes, Archaeologists Are Racing to Protect Ancient Treasures," Smithsonian.com / Hakai Magazine, January 26, 2016, by Eli Kintisch.
"Can Christianity Make the U.S. Care About Climate Change?" Newsweek, March 9, 2016, by Tik Root.
"California Rescues Sea Lions While Canadian Salmon Farmers Slaughter Them," International Business Times, Apr 13, 2016, by Mary Papenfuss.
"California Sea Lion Strandings Down Because Warming Coast Has Already Killed Pups," International Business Times, Apr 13, 2016, by Mary Papenfuss.
"UM Forges Relationship Between Montana and Zambia," Missoulian, June 4, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Tourism Industry Finds a Way To Thrive in Zambia," Missoulian, June 9, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Leashed Walks With Lions? African Program Turns to Commercial Enterprise To Support Conservation," Missoulian, June 11, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Free Pet Vaccinations Offered For Dogs In Zambia, Where They're Becoming More Common," Missoulian, June 13, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"On Two Continents, Working To Save Animals and Protect Land," Missoulian, August 6, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Sharing a Home With Wildlife: A Village Called Maloni Is Safe From Elephants," Missoulian, August 6, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Climate Change Affects World Tourist Destinations," Missoulian, August 8, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"On Patrol for Elephants," Missoulian, August 8, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"One Man's Vision for Managing Wildlife Conflict," Missoulian, August 8, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Zambia Goes to Extremes To Protect 'Near-Threatened' Rhinos," Missoulian, August 9, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Tourism Boosts Local Economies, But Also Presents Threat to Sites, Animals," Missoulian, August 10, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"UM Strengthens Ties to Conservationists in Zambia," Missoulian, August 11, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Under the M: Conservationists Converge for International Seminar," Missoulian, August 11, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"The Future of Conservation Crosses Boundaries," Missoulian, August 12, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Strangers and Their Generosity Help Journalists Make Their Way in Zambia," Missoulian, August 13, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"The Next 100 Years: Is There Hope for Conservation?" Missoulian, August 13, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
"Montana to Zambia: Connections Through Conservation," Missoulian, August 22, 2016, by Keila Szpaller.
NW Boreal Forest Lynx Project, Instagram, 2016, by Drew Rush.
"Our School," Orion Magazine, November/December 2016, by Lauren Markham.
"People of the Sea Ice See Cracks Forming," Hakai Magazine, January 24, 2017, by Eli Kintisch.
"Weird, Ugly, Rare," Bay Nature, by Eric Simons.
"A Refuge at Risk," Up Here Magazine, September 2017, by Elaine Anselmi.
"Kodiak Has Almost 100 Percent Renewable Power. It Took Some Sci-Fi Tech To Get There," Alaska's Energy Desk/KTOO, September 15, 2017, by Rachel Waldholz.
"What Can Kodiak Teach the World About Renewable Energy? A Lot," Alaska's Energy Desk/KTOO, September 15, 2017, by Rachel Waldholz.
"After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking to Alaska's Microgrids for a Better Way," NPR, October 16, 2017, by Rachel Waldholz.
"How the Second-Busiest U.S. Fishing Port Is Powered by Wind and Water," PBS News Hour, November 1, 2017, by Rachel Waldholz.
"'Coral Bleaching Is Getting Worse ... But the Biggest Problem Is Pollution'," The Guardian, December 27, 2017, by Oscar Lopez Gibson.
"'I Have a Lot of Enemies': The Honduran Marine Park Rangers Facing Death Threats," The Guardian, December 27, 2017, by Oscar Lopez Gibson.
"A Solar Project in Rural Alaska Takes Aim at Sky-High Electric Bills," Alaska's Energy Desk/NPR, October 24, 2018, by Nathaniel Herz (Rachel Waldholz project).

Biodiversity and community-based conservation

(Spring 2019)

"The Only Catfish Native to the Western U.S. Is Running Out of Water," High Country News, July 1, 2020, by Maya L. Kapoor.
"Exploring the Origins of the Chocolate We Drink (and Eat)," Imbibe Magazine, March 1, 2021, by Simran Sethi.
"How Biodiversity Conservation Can Help Manage Future Pandemics — for Plants and for Humans," The Counter, May 21, 2021, by Simran Sethi.
"Mexico Is Phasing Out Imports of Glyphosate and GMO Corn. Supporters Say That Could Reverse Years of Damage From U.S. Trade Policy." The Counter, July 19, 2021, by Simran Sethi.
"Black-Necked Cranes, Development Clash in Arunachal as a Passive State Looks On," Science/The Wire, January 29, 2022, by Sangeeta Pisharoty and Kabir Agarwal.
"Can a Hidden World Be Saved From an Invasive Scourge?" (opinion, with photos by Leslie Brice), The New York Times, February 21, 2022, by Gabriel Popkin.
"Across the Border From Arunachal, Bhutan Shows the Way To Save Black-Necked Cranes," Science/The Wire, March 9, 2022, by Sangeeta Pisharoty and Kabir Agarwal.
"Interview: 'Spiritual Communities Are Playing an Important Role in Conservation'," Science/The Wire, March 23, 2022, by Sangeeta Pisharoty and Kabir Agarwal.
The Ash Forest Project — research, virtual exhibition (at Joe's Movement Emporium, October 30, 2022 - January 8, 2023) and the Menominee Nation reservation in Wisconsin by Gabriel Popkin.
"Africa’s Conservation Conundrum," bioGraphic, May 15, 2023, by Rachel Nuwer.
"Crowding Out Cougars," Inside Climate News, September 13, 2023, by Liza Gross, with photos by Michael Kodas.
"Where the Rivers Run Pink," Hakai Magazine, October 8, 2024, by Jude Isabella, with photos and video by Katrina Pyne.

Climate change or conservation in North America

(2020 Round 1, 2020 Round 2, 2020 Round 3)

"The Battle for Greater Chaco," Earth Island Journal, Autumn 2020, by Randall Hyman.
"New Fossil Fuel Projects Meet Indigenous Resistance in New Mexico," Truthout, September 16, 2020, by Randall Hyman.
"In Slumping Energy States, Plugging Abandoned Wells Could Provide an Economic Boost," Stateline blog, The Pew Charitable Trusts, September 23, 2020, by Erika Bolstad.
"Mapping the Disparities That Bred an Unequal Pandemic," Bloomberg CityLab, September 30, 2020, by Jeremy Deaton.
"How Racist Housing Policies Created a Public Health Crisis in Chicago," Nexus Media News, October 8, 2020, by Jeremy Deaton.
"Sea Urchin 'Ranches' Provide Uni While Protecting Kelp Forests," Marketplace Morning Report, October 19, 2020, by Kate Kaye.
"No Surrender: Coalition To Sue Feds Over Snake River Dams ... Again," October 29, 2020, by Chuck Thompson.
"L’aire protégée du Parc national des Trois-Baies, une source de biodiversité négligée," Le Nouvelliste, October 30, 2020, by Jean Pharès Jérôme and Patrick Saint-Pre.
"Quelle protection pour l'aire protégée marine des 3 Baies?" Le Nouvelliste, November 3, 2020, by Jean Pharès Jérôme and Patrick Saint-Pre.
"Video: This 13-year-old environmentalist will amaze you," November 12, 2020, by Deborah Bloom.
"Can California’s Cap and Trade Actually Address Environmental Justice?" Yes Magazine, November 20, 2020, by Julia Rosen.
"Groups Question Effectiveness of CA Cap-and-Trade Program," YES! and partner Public News Service and its affiliate California News Service, November 23, 2020, by Julia Rosen.
"Carbon Conundrum: A Native Alaskan company’s promise to save its forests benefits local ecosystems, but given the zero-sum game that’s carbon offsets, it delays meaningful action on climate change," Earth Island Journal, Winter 2021, by Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate.
"The Radical Case for Growing Huge Swaths of Bamboo in North America," Inside Climate News, January 11, 2021, by Audrey Gray.
"Native Alaskan Company Involved in Controversial Carbon Offsets Project To Quit Logging," Earth Island Journal, January 21, 2021, by Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate.
"(Un)Covering Oil," KGNU (seven parts, April 23, 2020 through January 22, 2021), by Antonia Juhasz.
"Breach On! Idaho Rep. Simpson Calls for Removal of Snake River Dams," February 8, 2021, by Chuck Thompson.
"Biden Executive Orders Pledge Carbon Reductions. Some Cities Have a Head Start," Next City, February 19, 2021, by Jared Brey.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: A Key Role for the Region's First People," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: Can We Stem the Loss of Complex Kelp Ecosystems?" Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: Checking In on the Sea Stars," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: How Reagan’s Oil Push Led to the Oregon Way of Coastal Habitat Protection," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: To Help Black Oystercatchers, Groups Push for Education — And a Few New Rules," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Beaver Believers: Native Americans Promote Resurgence of 'Nature's Engineers'," The Guardian, February 23, 2021, by Lucy Sherriff.
"How Vermont’s Energy Efficiency Utility Is Helping Businesses Sweat the Small Stuff," Next City, February 23, 2021, by Chad Small.
"'The Stars Are Aligned': Rep. Mike Simpson Breaks Down Plan To Breach Snake River Dams," February 25, 2021, by Charles Coxe.
"Q&A With Architect of Proposal To Breach Lower Snake River Dams: 'I'm Conservative, and I Also Value Conservation'," February 25, 2021, by Charles Coxe.
"The River Has Teeth," The Marjorie, March 1, 2021, by Stephenie Livingston.
"Electric Cars and Dams: An Uncomfortable Connection," March 11, 2021, by Charles Coxe.
"Opinion: Qanon Finds Its Way to the Snake River," April 8, 2021, by Chuck Thompson.
"Bringing Beavers Back to the Beaver State," Underscore, April 20, 2021, by Lucy Sherriff.
"A Family Portrait of the Ocklawaha," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Jennifer Carr.
"Fear and Hope in the Fields," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Lupe Gonzalo (Spanish).
"Living Grand Daddy's Miami Prophecy," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Valencia Gunder.
"The Rebirth of N'Kwanda Jah," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by N'Kwanda Jah.
"Undercurrent: Dispatches From a Sinking State," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Georgia Ackerman.
"Shifting Sands: The Reshaping of Rhode Island’s Iconic Coastline," ecoRI News, by Frank Carini, Joanna Detz, Tim Faulkner and Grace Kelly. (This 33-story series ran May 3, 2021-September 27, 2021.)
"Beavers Are Firefighters Who Work for Free," Sierra Magazine, May 4, 2021, by Lucy Sherriff.
"National Parks Traveler Episode 118: Threatened Grand Canyon" (podcast), May 16, 2021, by Kurt Repanshek.
"Proposed Tusayan Development Threatens Grand Canyon National Park," National Parks Traveler, June 2021, by Patrick Cone.
"Below Aging U.S. Dams, a Potential Toxic Calamity," Undark, June 1, 2021, by James Dinneen and Alexander Kennedy.
"Hydro-Fade: Pac NW Power Production Is in Dramatic Flux," June 17, 2021, by Steven Hawley.
"As Salmon Cook in Rivers, Pressure on Biden Mounts," July 29, 2021, by Eli Francovich.
"Salt Spring Island's Duelling Crises," Capital Daily, August 3, 2021, by Jimmy Thomson.
"'Green Infrastructure' for Clean Water Shows Its Worth in Washington, D.C.," Next City, Sep 2, 2021, by Oscar Perry Abello.
"These Urchin Slayers Are Trying To Save California's Underwater 'Rainforest'," Grist, September 9, 2021, by Sierra Garcia.
"Can Urban Food Incubators Accelerate Adoption of Plant-Based Diets?" Next City, Sep 24, 2021, by Jared Brey.
"How Chicago's Poop Becomes Amazing Fertilizer," Next City, October 1, 2021, by Chad Small.
"By Degrees: Covering Climate Change," by Annie Ropeik.
"Carbon Valley" (podcast episodes 1-9 inclusive), by Cooper McKim.
Episode 1: Kendra Pierre-Louis, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 2: Alfredo Corchado, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 3: J. Drew Lanham, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 4: Michelle Fournet, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 5: Peggy Shepard, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 6: Ami Vitale, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 7: Bill McKibben, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 8: Robert Bullard, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 9: Hank Green, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 10: Inuit Food Security, Inuit Sovereignty, with John Noksana, Carolina Behe, and Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
"The Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal New England Whales," Part 1 and Part 2, November 26, 2021, by Cheryl Nelson.
"Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America," Twelve Books, December 2022, by Leila Philip.

Drinking water and stormwater in the U.S.

(Winter 2018)

Special Report: "After Paradise Burned," Circle of Blue, March 6, 2019, by Brett Walton.
"In Bid for Cleaner Water, California Seeks Arranged Utility Marriages," Circle of Blue, April 10, 2019, by Brett Walton.
"To the Ends of the Earth," Reveal, from The Center for Investigative Reporting, June 1, 2019, by Emily Schwing.
"Paranoia and a 'Preposterously' Oversized Water Tank," High Country News, June 28, 2019, by Emma Penrod.
"A Climate-Resilient Los Angeles Must First Address Its Polluted Past," The Revelator, July 25, 2019, by Tara Lohan.
"Beyond Belief: The IRS and a Flood," Medium, July 31, 2019, by Penny Loeb.
"The Mormon Church Supplied Tainted Water to Its Members for Years," High Country News, September 2, 2019, by Emma Penrod.
"Dead Fish, Condoms, Brown Foam: Sewage Has Chokehold on Black Rock Harbor," CtWatchdog.com, October 2, 2019, by Christine Woodside. (Also on Connecticut Public Radio, October 3, 2019, and Hartford Courant, October 4, 2019)
"Cost of Modernizing Century-Old Infrastructure Means Foul Spills at Black Rock Harbor Will Go On for Decades," CtWatchdog.com, October 3, 2019, by Christine Woodside.
"Black Rock Harbor Sewage Spills To Last Decades After Infrastructure Upgrades," CtPost.com, October 3, 2019, by Christine Woodside.
"Citizen Scientists Steer Efforts To Jumpstart Black Rock Harbor's Recovery," CtWatchdog.com, October 4, 2019, by Christine Woodside.
"Colorado River Reckoning: Not Enough Water" (six-article series; subscription required), Arizona Daily Star, December 4, 11 and 18, 2022, by Tony Davis.

Environmental health

(Summer 2018, 2020 Round 1, 2020 Round 3)

"Children, activists rally in support of climate change lawsuit," Reuters, October 29, 2018, by Lee van der Voo.
"Search for remains in California's deadliest wildfire officially ends," Reuters, November 29, 2018, by Lee van der Voo.
"Some 88 killed, 196 missing three weeks after Camp Fire began: sheriff," Reuters, November 29, 2018, by Lee van der Voo.
"California wildfire survivors face new challenge: rebuilding," Reuters, December 2, 2018, by Lee van der Voo.
"Schools work to restore routine to children of lost Paradise," Reuters, December 3, 2018, by Lee van der Voo.
"Black Lung: Reclaiming Coal Country," Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, January 8, 2019, by Elizabeth McGowan.
"Insecticide linked to increased breast cancer risk — 40 years after exposure," Environmental Health News, February 25, 2019, by Lindsey Konkel.
"U.S. youth plan Washington rally to protest climate inaction," Reuters, March 15, 2019, by Lee van der Voo.
"U.S. youth rally in Washington protests climate inaction," Reuters, March 15, 2019, by Lee van der Voo.
"Beyond Lip Service: Why Can’t Congress Fund an Rx for Appalachian Coal Country?" Renewal News, April 19, 2019, by Elizabeth McGowan.
"Ingenuity + Money = Flourishing Enterprises on Central Appalachia Coalfields," Renewal News, April 24, 2019, by Elizabeth McGowan.
"Black Lung Disease Strikes 1 in 5 Longtime Coal Miners in Central Appalachia," Renewal News, April 24, 2019, by Elizabeth McGowan.
"What three generations of California families can tell us about the links between our health and our environment," Ensia, May 16, 2019, by Lindsey Konkel.
"Youth climate activists set for nationwide rallies ahead of landmark case," The Guardian, May 31, 2019, by Lee van der Voo.
"Teen activists face US government in crucial hearing over climate trial," The Guardian, June 4, 2019, by Lee van der Voo.
"A Deadly Bacteria Has Killed People in Puerto Rico and Health Officials Didn’t Detect it," Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, June 5, 2019, by Mc Nelly Torres. Spanish version.
"The Town That Refuses To Die," KALW Public Radio, July 10, 2019, by Sarah Craig.
"All in the Family: What Multigenerational Cohorts Are Revealing about Potential Environmental Impacts on Neurodevelopment," Environmental Health Perspectives, July 18, 2019, by Lindsey Konkel.
"Decades-long project is linking our health to the environment," Science News for Students, March 12, 2020, by Lindsey Konkel.
"Aluminum's Legacy Continues To Hang Over the Gorge," Columbia Insight, February 4, 2021. En Español. By Valerie Brown.
"Dumps, Dross and Dust: Tracking Aluminum Waste in the Gorge," Columbia Insight, March 25, 2021, by Valerie Brown.
"Thaw-Triggered Landslides Are a Growing Hazard in the Warming North," Arctic Today, March 30, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"The Coming Diseases: As the Climate Warms, Alaska Faces New Threats From Zoonotic Illnesses," Arctic Today, April 5, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"Ticks — and Tick-Borne Rsks — Are Creeping North to the Arctic As the Climate Warms," Arctic Today, April 14, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"Researchers Are Finding More Signs of Dangerous Toxins From Algae in Alaska Wildlife," Arctic Today, April 21, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"Climate Change Threatens To Spread Antibiotic Resistance in the Arctic," Arctic Today, April 29, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"COVID-19 Revealed Detroit's Public and Environmental Health Inequities. Here's How." Planet Detroit, May 6, 2021, by Brian Allnut.
"MPSC Considers Requiring Utilities To Account for Public Health Costs of Future Electricity Generation, " Planet Detroit, May 7, 2021, by Nina Ignaczak.
"Researchers Predict a Combined Heatwave and Blackout in Detroit Could Be Worse Than Katrina. Here's Why." Planet Detroit, June 3, 2021, by Brian Allnutt.
"'Not Just an Inconvenience': Study Shows Flooding Is a Public Health Crisis in Detroit," Planet Detroit, June 10, 2021, by Brian Allnutt.
"Waste Land: Where the Aluminum Bodies Are Buried in the Columbia Gorge," Columbia Insight, June 10, 2021, by Valerie Brown.
"Water and Sanitation Deficiencies Worsened the COVID Pandemic in Rural Alaska, a Study Finds," Arctic Today, July 22, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
Episode 1: Kendra Pierre-Louis, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 2: Alfredo Corchado, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 3: J. Drew Lanham, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 4: Michelle Fournet, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 5: Peggy Shepard, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 6: Ami Vitale, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 7: Bill McKibben, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 8: Robert Bullard, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 9: Hank Green, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
Episode 10: Inuit Food Security, Inuit Sovereignty, with John Noksana, Carolina Behe, and Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Threshold Conversations, by executive producer Amy Martin.
"How COVID Is Helping Spur Big Investment in Alaska Water and Sanitation Services," Arctic Today, August 24, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"Thaw-Induced Landslide Triggers Partial Closure of Alaska's Denali National Park," Reuters, August 25, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"What Chicago's Major Taylor Trail Could Be," Belt Magazine, September 17, 2021 (part one of three), by Audrey Henderson.
"Greening West Woodlawn," Belt Magazine, November 22, 2021 (part two of three), by Audrey Henderson.
"The Englewood Line — Not Just the Anti-606," Belt Magazine, February 18, 2022 (part three of three), by Audrey Henderson.
"Revealed: US Water Likely Contains More 'Forever Chemicals' Than EPA Tests Show," The Guardian, July 6, 2022, by Tom Perkins.

Environmental health and justice in the U.S.

(Spring 2021)

"Vision Zero Cleveland Looking for Action (and Input) To Reduce Traffic Deaths," The Land, October 4, 2021, by Marc Lefkowitz.
"Talking Trash: The Dirt on the City's New Opt-In Recycling Program," The Land, October 13, 2021, by Lee Chilcote.
"Vision of Neighborhood Unity Takes Shape at Ubuntu Gathering Place in Buckeye," The Land, October 15, 2021, by Zachary Lewis.
"Clark-Fulton Leaders Pitch Ambitious Vision for Neighborhood Development," The Land, October 15, 2021, by Lee Chilcote.
"The Next Community To Host Oahu's Landfill Can Learn From the Westside," Honolulu Civil Beat, October 25, 2021, by Ku'u Kauanoe and Christina Jedra.
"Public Transit Supporters Rally Through Downtown," The Land, October 26, 2021, by Michael Indriolo.
"Morgana Bluffs Nature Preserve Connects Cleveland's Youth with the Environment," The Land, November 9, 2021, by Chris Abreu.
"From 'Sacred Place' to 'Dumping Ground,' West Oahu Confronts a Legacy of Landfills," Honolulu Civil Beat, December 5, 2021, by Ku'u Kauanoe.
"One in Every Five Cleveland Water Accounts Fall Behind As Shutoffs Resume," The Land, December 6, 2021, by Conor Morris.
"Q&A: Getting Into the Weeds With Nathan Rutz, Director of Soil, Rust Belt Riders," The Land, December 14, 2021, by Lee Chilcote.
"Organic Growth: Rust Belt Riders Expands to Heinen's, Becomes Worker-Owned Cooperative," The Land, December 14, 2021, by Lee Chilcote.
"Full Circle: Local Initiative Aims To Rev Up Circular Economy in Cleveland," The Land, December 14, 2021, by Lee Chilcote.
"City Says West Side Market Consultant Hasn't Completed Report, Did Shoddy Job," The Land, December 21, 2021, by Lee Chilcote.
"Climate Change Will Make It Harder To Protect the Environment Around Oahu's Next Landfill," Honolulu Civil Beat, December 23, 2021, by Claire Caulfield and Ku'u Kauanoe.
"Ghosts of Polluters Past," January 13, 2022, Grist, by Yvette Cabrera.
"Toxic Churn," January 13, 2022, Grist, by Yvette Cabrera.
"Why Has Childhood Lead Testing Plummeted in Cleveland, and What Can Be Done About It?" The Land, January 13, 2022, by El Jay'Em.
"Federal Aid Arrives for Low-Income Cuyahoga County Residents' Water and Sewer Bills," The Land, January 20, 2022, by Conor Morris.
"Relief for Northeast Ohio Sewer Bills Is Here for Renters, But Will They Access It?" The Land, January 20, 2022, by Conor Morris.
"Transition to Electric Transportation Must Elevate Equity Beyond EVs, Advocates Say," The Land, January 31, 2022, by Kathiann M. Kowalski.
"Q&A: Jessica Davis of Rebuilders Xchange, a Hub for Salvaged Building Materials," The Land, February 1, 2022, by Marc Lefkowitz.
"How Cleveland Is Salvaging Old Buildings To Create a New Circular Economy," The Land, February 1, 2022, by Marc Lefkowitz.
"How This Kauai Community Is Benefiting From Hosting the Island's Landfill," Honolulu Civil Beat, February 3, 2022, by Claire Caulfield and Ku'u Kauanoe.
"What Cleveland’s LEED Certification Means for the City's Future," The Land, February 10, 2022, by Hannah Davis.
"Equity Is on the (Transit) Line: Two Transit Riders Nominated to RTA Board," The Land, March 2, 2022, by Aja Hannah.
"Wood-Burning Stoves Raise New Health Concerns," Undark, March 2, 2022, by Diana Kruzman. Republished by Popular Science, High Country News, Salon and Cancer Health.
"How To Apply for Utility Assistance in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties," The Land, March 7, 2022, by Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative.
"Clevelanders Keep Items Out of the Landfill Through Fix-It Clinic, Repair Programs," The Land, March 7, 2022, by Marc Lefkowitz.
"Much Work Remains To Ensure Cleveland Rentals Are Safe From Lead Paint," The Land, March 15, 2022, by Nick Castele.
"How Can Cleveland's Nonprofits Improve Access to Healthy Food?" The Land, March 16, 2022, by Christopher Johnston.
"Why KSU's New Grind2Energy System Is Important for Cleveland Businesses," The Land, March 17, 2022, by Hannah Davis.
"The Road to Fixing Climate Change Runs Through Northeast Ohio," The Land, March 18, 2022, by Marc Lefkowitz.
"City Council Approves Big Changes at the West Side Market, Expanding Lease Options and Allowing Alcohol Sales," The Land, March 22, 2022, by Lee Chilcote.
"Abandoned Oil Wells in Cuyahoga County Could Be Capped Under New Federal Program," The Land, March 23, 2022, by Kelly Krabill.
"Future of Oahu Landfill Is Uncertain After Committee Rejects Alternatives," April 5, 2022, by Christina Jedra (Claire Caulfield and Ku'u Kauanoe project).
"Land Conservancy Wants To Clean Up Vacant Lots Littering the City," The Land, April 5, 2022, by Christopher Johnston.
"Cleveland City Council Wants Better System for Tracking Nuisance Complaints. Will the City Step Up?" The Land, April 15, 2022, by Lee Chilcote.
"Cleveland Nonprofit Upcycles Computers To Bridge the Digital Divide," The Land, April 21, 2022, by Marc Lefkowitz.
"Industry Overpumping of Baton Rouge Groundwater Could Pollute the Supply for Residents," Floodlight, June 8, 2022, by Sara Sneath.
"Sandblasted at the Shipyard," January 2023, by Rebecca Bowe.
"Does Your Community Have Lead in Its Soil? Here's What To Do." Grist, March 22, 2023, by Yvette Cabrera.
"Place of Refuge," Places Journal, March 2023, by Timothy Schuler.

Land-use issues of North America

(Summer 2015, Winter 2015)

"Three Bison Wounded in Hunt Outside Yellowstone National Park," Montana Public Radio, January 22, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"Cuba on the verge of illegal property boom as foreign cash tiptoes in," Thomson Reuters Foundation, January 27, 2016, by Chris Arsenault.
"Yellowstone National Park Sued Over Access to Culling Operations," Montana Public Radio, January 27, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"In Cuba, racial inequality deepens with tourism boom," Thomson Reuters Foundation, February 2, 2016, by Chris Arsenault.
"2016 A 'Crucial Year' for Yellowstone Bison," Montana Public Radio, February 4, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"As Cuba struggles to feed itself, lack of cash slows rise of urban farming," Thomson Reuters Foundation, February 4, 2016, by Chris Arsenault.
"Montana Governor Allows Wild Bison to Roam Outside of Yellowstone," NPR, February 4, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"Cuba’s organic honey exports create buzz as bees die off elsewhere," Thomson Reuters Foundation, February 14, 2016, by Chris Arsenault.
"In Pictures: Slow changes come to Cuba," Thomson Reuters Foundation, February 29, 2016, by Chris Arsenault.
"Decision Expected Soon on Alternative to Bison Slaughter," Montana Public Radio, March 30, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"Bison May Become National Mammal," Montana Public Radio, April 25, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"Native Groups Welcome Bill's Passage to Make Bison America's National Mammal," National Native News, April 28, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"Fight Brewing Over Proposed Transfer of National Bison Range," Montana Public Radio, June 13, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"Weigh In on the Proposed Transfer of the National Bison Range," Montana Public Radio, June 30, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"A Flying Fish That Transformed the Sierra — for Better and for Worse," KQED News, Sep 3, 2016, by Lisa Morehouse.
"Can Community-Based Logging Fight Climate Change?" Discover Magazine, December 2016, by Gabriel Popkin.
"Abandoned Texas Oil Wells Seen As "Ticking Time Bombs" of Contamination," December 21, 2016, by Jim Malewitz.
"In West Texas, Abandoned Well Sinks Land, Sucks Tax Dollars," January 22, 2017, by Jim Malewitz.
"Microcystis Rising: Why Phosphorus Reduction Isn’t Enough to Stop CyanoHABs," Environmental Health Perspectives, Feb 2017, by Sharon Levy.
"Mayans Have Farmed The Same Way For Millennia. Climate Change Means They Can't," The Salt/NPR, February 3, 2017, by Gabriel Popkin.
"Learning to Love the Great Black Swamp," Undark, Mar 31, 2017, by Sharon Levy.
"Anaconda's Smelter Casts a Long Shadow, But How Far Does It Reach?" Montana Standard, May 7, 2017, by Susan Dunlap.
"Research on Smelter Workers Shows the Work was Deadly for Some," Montana Standard, May 7, 2017, by Susan Dunlap.
"Amazon protectors: Brazil's indigenous people struggle to stave off loggers," Reuters, June 6, 2017, by Chris Arsenault.
"Amazon's billion dollar gold rush leaves trail of toxins," Thomson Reuters Foundation, June 29, 2017, by Chris Arsenault.
"Shady slaughterhouses, 'cow laundering' drive spike in Amazon deforestation," Daily News & Analysis (DNA) India, July 4, 2017, by Chris Arsenault.
"Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Want To Manage Montana’s National Bison Range," National Native News, July 5, 2016, by Amy Martin.
"Rural Amazon violence rises amid bureaucratic mess over land titles," Reuters, July 6, 2017, by Chris Arsenault.
"Brazil not addressing poor sanitation, water access that exacerbated Zika crisis," Thomson Reuters Foundation, July 13, 2017, by Chris Arsenault.
"Bracing for the Meltwater Pulse in Miami," Pacific Standard, June 5, 2018, by Elizabeth Rush Mueller.
"Rising: Dispatches From the New American Shore" (book), Milkweed Editions, 2019 (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction), by Elizabeth Rush Mueller.

Mississippi River basin

(2020 Round 1, 2020 Round 2)

"Bayou Sutra: Phantom Swamplands and the Legacy of Japanese American Internment," Orion Magazine, Sep 1, 2021, by Emily Sekine.
"Rescuing the Massive Swamp Our Country Depends On But Has Mostly Forgotten," HuffPost, Apr 30, 2022, by Rocky Kistner.

Oceans and coasts globally

(2020 Round 1, 2020 Round 2)

"Entangled," released in 2020, by David Abel.
"Sea Urchin 'Ranches' Provide Uni While Protecting Kelp Forests," Marketplace Morning Report, October 19, 2020, by Kate Kaye.
"L'Aire Protégée du Parc National des Trois-Baies, une Source de Diodiversité Négligée," Le Nouvelliste, October 30, 2020, by Pharès Jerome.
"Quelle Protection pour L'aire Protégée Marine des 3 Baies?" Le Nouvelliste, November 3, 2020, by Pharès Jerome and Pierre Michel Jean (video).
"Environment Agency slashes number of water pollution incident visits," The Guardian, December 3, 2020, by William Crisp.
"Some First Nations Are Fighting Fish Farms in BC to Protect Their Waters and Cultures," Civil Eats, December 7, 2020, by David Moskowitz.
"Raising Salmon," Earth Island Journal, Winter 2021, by David Moskowitz.
"A Small Town’s 15-Year Fight Against Natural Gas," Fenix, January 11, 2021, by Britany Robinson. (Note: You don't have to subscribe to read this story. Simply create an account to receive free credit for one article.)
"Revealed: no penalties issued under 'useless' English farm pollution laws," The Guardian, February 12, 2021, by William Crisp.
"Environment Agency incident attendance drops by 63%," ENDS Report (requires free trial/registration), by William Crisp.
"How EA enforcement has fallen during the pandemic," ENDS Report (requires free trial/registration), by William Crisp.
"7 Ans Après Leur Création, les Aires Marines Protégées du Sud Ne Sont Ni Surveillées Ni Protégées," Le Nouvelliste, Feb 12, 2021, by Patrick Saint-Pre.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: A Key Role for the Region's First People," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: Can We Stem the Loss of Complex Kelp Ecosystems?" Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: Checking In on the Sea Stars," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: How Reagan’s Oil Push Led to the Oregon Way of Coastal Habitat Protection," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Saving Oregon's Rocky Coast: To Help Black Oystercatchers, Groups Push for Education — And a Few New Rules," Jefferson Public Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 22, 2021, by Kate Kaye.
"Fish Farming Is Feeding the Globe. What's the Cost for Locals?" The New Yorker, March 1, 2021, by Ian Urbina (print version).
"How Fish-Meal Production Is Destroying Gambia's Waters," The New Yorker, March 1, 2021, by Ian Urbina (mini-documentary).
"The River Has Teeth," The Marjorie, March 1, 2021, by Stephenie Livingston.
"Etat des Lieux des Aires Protégées Marine en Haiti," Magik 9, March 4, 2021, by Patrick Saint-Pre (radio).
"Thaw-triggered landslides are a growing hazard in the warming North," Arctic Today, March 30, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"The coming diseases: As the climate warms, Alaska faces new threats from zoonotic illnesses," Arctic Today, April 5, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"Ticks — and tick-borne risks — are creeping north to the Arctic as the climate warms," Arctic Today, April 14, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"The Smell of Money," The Outlaw Ocean Project, with links to the story in multiple outlets and languages, as well as audio of the story, April 15, 2021, by Ian Urbina.
"Researchers Are Finding More Signs of Dangerous Toxins From Algae in Alaska Wildlife," Arctic Today, April 21, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"Climate Change Threatens To Spread Antibiotic Resistance in the Arctic," Arctic Today, April 29, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"A Family Portrait of the Ocklawaha," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Jennifer Carr.
"Fear and Hope in the Fields," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Lupe Gonzalo (Spanish).
"Living Grand Daddy's Miami Prophecy," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Valencia Gunder.
"The Rebirth of N'Kwanda Jah," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by N'Kwanda Jah.
"Undercurrent," The Marjorie, April 30, 2021, by Georgia Ackerman.
"Shifting Sands: The Reshaping of Rhode Island’s Iconic Coastline," ecoRI News, by Frank Carini, Joanna Detz, Tim Faulkner and Grace Kelly. (This 33-story series ran May 3, 2021-September 27, 2021.)
"Water and Sanitation Deficiencies Worsened the COVID Pandemic in Rural Alaska, a Study Finds," Arctic Today, July 22, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"EA Water Quality Testing Yet To Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels," ENDS Report (requires free trial/registration), July 28, 2021, by William Crisp.
"'Scant and Misleading': Why the EA Is Under Fire for Failing To Increase Water Quality Testing," ENDS Report (requires free trial/registration), July 29, 2021, by William Crisp.
"Salt Spring Island's Duelling Crises," Capital Daily, August 3, 2021, by Jimmy Thomson.
"How COVID Is Helping Spur Big Investment in Alaska Water and Sanitation Services," Arctic Today, August 24, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"Thaw-Induced Landslide Triggers Partial Closure of Alaska's Denali National Park," Reuters, August 25, 2021, by Yereth Rosen.
"These Urchin Slayers Are Trying To Save California's Underwater 'Rainforest'," Grist, September 9, 2021, by Sierra Garcia.
Neglected Waters: An Interactive Map, October 20, 2021, by Conrad Fox (Pharès Jerome and Patrick Saint-Pre project).

Open topic

(Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Winter 2017)

The FEJ grant allowed Florida Environments to establish a relationship with Groves Design to foster learning about web design and presentation and development of the site. Readers may now access the more than 600 stories that have been written on statewide environmental issues since 2008. By Bruce Ritchie and Florida Environments.
The Highlands Herald by Eric Mack. A fundraising video was also produced with FEJ funds for use grant applications and online marketplaces like Spot.us and Kickstarter.
"The Journey of the Asian Carp" PRX, Winter 2011, by Dan Collison.
Three installments about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) were featured on the science radio series, "Perpetual Notion Machine," on WORT-FM, Madison, WI: March 31, 2011; December 1, 2011; and December 15, 2011, by Jim Carrier.
Special radio series page featured on the California Report, KQED Public Radio, May 2011, by Lisa Morehouse.
"Salmon: A Scientific Memoir," The Tyee. Part one, August 23, 2011. Part two, August 24, 2011. By Jude Isabella.
"Remembering Buffalo Creek," February 21, 2012, by Brian Sewell.
"Reclaiming Appalachia: Can Legislation and Enforcement Restore Mountains?" February 21, 2012, by Molly Moore.
"Fracking the Farm," New York Organic News, Spring 2012, by Sue Smith Heavenrich.
"The Conversation: Our New Lots in Life," The Sacramento Bee's online news site, June 24, 2012, by Francesca Lyman.
"Counting the Harvest: How Numbers Can Save Urban Gardens," Grist.org, August 28, 2012, by Christopher Weber.
"Great Basin Scientists Unleash New Weapons to Fight Invasive Cheatgrass," hcn.org (High Country News), September 17, 2012, by Stephanie Ogburn.
"Growing Power Scores $5mil to Feed Our Nation's Hungriest Cities," Grist.org, September 18, 2012, by Christopher Weber.
"Must India Ravage to Rise?" Caravan, October 1, 2012, by Meera Subramanian.
"Overgrown: What Happens When Urban Farms Get Too Big?" Grist.org, October 18, 2012, by Christopher Weber.
"Japan's nuclear dilemma: What to do with all that nuclear waste," Christian Science Monitor, November 5, 2012, by Winifred Bird.
"Perfume Uses Local Ingredients to Bottle Windy City's Essence," Grist.org, November 5, 2012, by Christopher Weber.
"EPA Investigating Toxic Laundry Emissions in New England" Connecticut Health I-Team (C-HIT), November 19, 2012, by Barbara Moran.
"Sweeping Air," Revealer, November 21, 2012, by Meera Subramanian.
"The Burden of Lead: West Dallas deals with contamination decades later," Dallasnews.com, December 14, 2012, by Valerie Wigglesworth.
"The Burden of Lead: West Dallas feels ignored after years of despair," Dallasnews.com, December 16, 2012, by Valerie Wigglesworth.
"Rewriting Indian Legends," Revealer, December 31, 2012, by Meera Subramanian.
"Tuna's Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin," Public Radio International, January 1, 2013, by Shannon Service.
"Las Vegas Accused of Engineering Massive Water Grab: Is This the Future of the West?" AlterNet, January, 25, 2013, by Tara Lohan.
"Fukumshima radiation threatens to wreak woodland havoc," Japan Times, Feb 17, 2013, by Winifred Bird.
"Herring on Menus of Bay Area Restaurants" San Francisco Chronicle, February 17, 2013, by Maria Finn.
"A Tale of Two Forests: Addressing Post-Nuclear Radiation at Chernobyl and Fukushima," Environmental Health Perspectives, March 1, 2013, by Winifred A. Bird and Jane Braxton Little.
"Radiant Wildlands," Earth Island Journal, Spring 2013 (earthisland.org), by Winifred A. Bird and Jane Braxton Little.
"No Discussion on Some of Rio Tinto’s Most Notorious Operations at Shareholder Meeting," Earth Island Journal, April 19, 2013, by Kari Lydersen.
"Religious Groups Keep an Eye on Global Mining Giants," GlobalPost, April 27, 2013, by Kari Lydersen.
"Mining Giant Sued Over Silicosis Epidemic," In These Times Magazine, May 1, 2013, by Kari Lydersen.
"Activist Shareholders Represent Victims of International Mining Projects," GlobalPost, May 14, 2013, by Kari Lydersen.
"Achieving Slurpability: Hog Island Oyster's Battle against Ocean Acidity," Edible, Marin and Wine Country, May 31, 2013, by Maria Finn and Shannon Service reporting team.
"Bihar School Deaths Highlight India's Struggle With Pesticides," The New York Times Global Edition India, July 30, 2013, by Meera Subramanian.
"How A Ragtag Group Of Australian Activists Is Fighting The Excesses Of A Multi-Billion Dollar Natural Gas Industry," ClimateProgress, August 2, 2013, by Ari Phillips.
"Boomtown On The Great Barrier Reef: How Fossil Fuels Turned A Sleepy Australian Community Upside Down," ClimateProgress, August 7, 2013, by Ari Phillips.
"Meet The 25-Year-Old Prepared To Spend 10 Years In Jail To Stop Coal," ClimateProgress, August 21, 2013, by Ari Phillips.
"Climate Change’s Silver Bullet? Our Interview With One Of The World’s Top Geoengineering Scholars," ClimateProgress, September 6, 2013, by Ari Phillips.
"An Inside Look At Living In One Of The World’s Most Sustainable Cities," ClimateProgress, September 10, 2013, by Ari Phillips.
"To Satiate The World’s Demand For Cell Phones, We’re Turning New Zealand’s Pristine Coast Into A Strip Mine," published on ClimateProgress September 13, 2013, by Ari Phillips.
"Which Louisville Neighborhoods Are Affected by Traffic Exhaust? All of Them." WFPL News, October 30, 2013, by Erica Peterson.
"What Walks Through Louisville Reveal About Black Carbon Exposure," WFPL News, October 31, 2013, by Erica Peterson.
"In Black Carbon, Scientists Find a Major Source Behind Climate Change," WFPL News, November 1, 2013, by Erica Peterson.
"A Daring Dive Into the Wild Blue Off Costa Rica," San Francisco Chronicle, December 2, 2013, by Maria Finn and Shannon Service reporting team.
"Hormonal wells found in state's karst region; dairy farms possible source" Wisconsin Watch, December 15, 2013, by Kate Golden.
"Shark Finning Seems Tough To Eradicate, Even in Green Costa Rica" Public Radio International, December 17, 2013, by Shannon Service.
"India's Golden Chance," Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR), Winter 2014, by Meera Subramanian.
"China's Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say," Inside Climate News, February 13, 2014, by William Kelly.
"US Trade Deals From the 90s Set Up China as a Pollution Haven," Inside Climate News, March 6, 2014, by William Kelly.
Spring 2014 Grassroots Bulletin on Sustainable Development in Northwest Mexico, by Talli Nauman.
"Razing Arizona: Will Drought Destroy the Southwest?" Harper’s Magazine April 2014, by Christopher Ketcham.
"The Global Land Grab: Rich Countries Are Buying Up Small Countries," Slate, April 25, 2014, by Karen Coates.
"Deep Miner: One Mistake and You’re Dead," In These Times Magazine, May 28, 2014, by Kari Lydersen.
"Despite Promised Jobs, Desert Town Opposes Giant Copper Mine," In These Times Magazine, June 11, 2014, by Kari Lydersen.
"Alaska's Uncertain Food Future," High Country News, August 18, 2014, by Elizabeth Grossman.
"The Great Frack Forward," MotherJones, September 2014, by Jaeah J. Lee and James West.
"Cheap Mobiles Drive Myanmar's Farming Revolution," SciDevNet, September 15, 2014, by Karen Coates.
Oxpeckers finalized development of the #GreenAlert prototype, the first data-driven public service on EIAs to which citizens in Africa can subscribe. The source code is open and installation instructions available to the public. Oxpeckers also developed a stand-alone micro-site to advertise #GreenAlert to a global audience. For more on Oxpeckers past and planned work to inform the community on environmental hazards, see the organization's website. In October 2014, Oxpeckers won the coveted SAB (South African Breweries) Environmental Media Award for Online and Print. Judges commended the center for "a pioneering effort to facilitate collaborative environmental journalism on an international scale." By Fiona Macleod.
"High up in the Himalayas, Villagers Live Under the Shadow of an Unpredictable Lake," Earth Island, November 8, 2014, by Daniel Grossman.
"Letter From Nicaragua," Orion Magazine's web blog, November 14, 2014, by Douglas Haynes.
"Boom: North America's Explosive Oil-by-Rail Problem," Inside Climate News, December 8, 2014, and accompanying video, by Marcus Stern and Sebastian Jones.
"The Ruin of the West: How Republicans are plundering our public lands," Harper’s Magazine, February 2015, by Christopher Ketcham.
"The Story of a Resistance: How Villagers Stood Up Against the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project," Fountain Ink, February 2015, by Shamsheer Yousaf. A multimedia version of the story, named "Jaitapur: A Fight Without an End – How the Government Failed the People of Konkan," was developed for the same magazine's website.
"Untitled," Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute's POYI (Pictures of the Year International), February 2015, by Jordi Pizarro.
"Grand Folly," Earth Island Journal, Spring 2015, by Christopher Ketcham.
"Raise: What 4-H Teaches 7 Million Kids and How Its Lessons Could Change Food and Farming Forever," University of California Press, 2014, by Kiera Butler.
"The Government Won't Let Me Watch Them Kill Bison, So I'm Suing," VICE Magazine, May 2015, by Christopher Ketcham.
"Unnatural Disaster: How Climate Helped Cause India’s Big Flood," Yale Environment 360, June 23, 2015, by Daniel Grossman.
"This dome in the Pacific houses tons of radioactive waste - and it's leaking," The Guardian, July 3, 2015, by Coleen Jose, Kim Wall and Hendrik Hinzel.
"How India is Teaching 300 Million Kids to be Environmentalists," Smithsonian, September 21, 2015, by Beth Gardiner.
"Toxic Weed," The Creatavist, Fall 2015, by Morgan Heim.
"Contaminated Soil Lingers Where Apples Once Grew," OPB.org FM radio, October 12, 2015, by Courtney Flatt and Tony Schick.
"The Challenges of Cleaning Up Cooking," New York Times International Edition, December 8, 2015, by Beth Gardiner.
"Chicken Farms Another Casualty of ISIS Takeover in Iraq," The Plate (National Geographic), March 8, 2016, by Peter Schwartzstein.
"The Islamic State’s Scorched-Earth Strategy," Foreign Policy, April 6, 2016, by Peter Schwartzstein.
"Brazil’s School Food Revolution," The Development Set, April 20, 2016, by Colleen Kimmett.
"Saving Eden: Conservationists Are Looking to Ecotourism to Preserve Myanmar’s Wilderness, But Challenges Abound," Scientific American, May 2016, by Rachel Nuwer.
"Five Things We Can Learn from Brazil's School Meal Program," The Tyee, May 11, 2016, by Colleen Kimmett.
"Counting Fish," Gastropod, October 4, 2016, by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley.
"Bringing South Africa's Small-Scale Miners Out of the Shadows," Inter Press Service, January 1, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Every Day We Live Is the Future: Surviving in a City of Disasters," University of Texas Press, 2017, by Douglas Haynes.
"Amadiba community fights proposed mine," Saturday Star, January 2, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Residents down in the dumps after coal slump," Saturday Star, January 21, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"PICS: Minerals no longer rule SA roost," Saturday Star, January 28, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Alternative Mining Indaba Makes Its Voice Heard," Inter Press Service, March 31, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Ministers sign secret deal to mine strategic water zone," Oxpeckers, February 15, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Unfinished business: Coal miners across South Africa walk away from clean up," Climate Home News, March 22, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Days of coal mines are numbered as Eskom shifts focus," The Star, March 28, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"A 'trilogy of corruption' is tearing a community apart," The Star, April 5, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Coal mines leave a legacy of ruin," Oxpeckers, April 7, 2017 by Mark Olalde.
"The Pondoland Rebellion," Roads & Kingdoms, April 10, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Mysterious Island Experiment Could Help Us Colonize Other Planets," National Geographic, May 8, 2017, by Clare Fieseler.
"R60-billion held for mines that are never closed," Oxpeckers, May 17, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"The dust mountain that's just always there," The Star, May 17, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"South Africa's future without coal," Oxpeckers, May 25, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"AngloGold pause plans for mine in Colombia," The Star, June 7, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"A minefield of hope....and violence," Saturday Star, June 26, 2017, by Mark Olalde.
"Home-cooked meals and sisterhood — an antidote for Hurricane Maria blues," WHYY/The Pulse, May 31, 2018, by Irina Zhorov.
"In a Puerto Rico neighborhood still waiting for power, this community kitchen is like 'therapy'," PRI's The World, June 7, 2018, by Irina Zhorov.
"Puerto Rico crawls toward full re-electrification," WHYY/The Pulse, June 14, 2018, by Irina Zhorov.
"Enemy No. 1 for Puerto Rico’s utility: trees," WHYY/The Pulse, September 6, 2018, by Irina Zhorov.
"Eroding beaches weaken Puerto Rico’s storm defenses," WHYY/The Pulse, September 6, 2018, by Irina Zhorov.
"Puerto Rico’s eroding beaches spell trouble for coastal dwellers," PRI's The World, September 19, 2018, by Irina Zhorov.
"The Rosewood Trade: An Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture," Yale Environment 360, January 29, 2019, by Sandy Ong and Edward Carver.
"Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution," University of Chicago Press, April 2019, by Beth Gardiner.
"Can forensics help keep endangered rosewood off the black market?" Science News, November 3, 2019, by Sandy Ong and Edward Carver.
"Eternal Harvest: A Film About Responsibility" Redcoates Studios, 2021, by Jerry Redfern.

The politics and economics of renewable energy in the U.S.

(Summer 2016, Winter 2016)

"Rewiring the West," The Desert Sun, February 1, 2017, by Sammy Roth. (Here are individual links to stories one, two and three.)
"In Chicago and Iowa, Contrasting Tales of Building a Clean Energy Economy," August 7, 2017, by Yana Kunichoff. Also published on the Social Justice News Nexus.
"Welcome to Paradise: Batteries Now Included," Grist, August 7, 2017, by Scott Dodd.
"Hog Waste-to-Gas: Renewable Energy or More Hot Air?" November 16, 2017, by Elizabeth Ouzts (editor/grantee Brian Bienkowski).
"Using Biogas To Clear the Air Near Hog Farms," November 16, 2017, by Elizabeth Ouzts (editor/grantee Brian Bienkowski).
"Power struggle: A Maryland paper mill burns a polluting sludge called black liquor. The state calls it clean energy." The Baltimore Sun, December 7, 2017, by Scott Dance.

Religion, climate and environment connections

(Spring 2021)

"Charity Appeal in Guatemala, Where the Fight for Land and Water Rights Is a Battle for Survival," The Guardian, December 26, 2021, by Richard Brown.
"Is a River a Person? Advocates for the Legal Rights of Nature Say Yes," EarthBeat/National Catholic Reporter, January 24, 2022 (among the top 25 stories published by EarthBeat this year), by Barbara Fraser.
"In Ecuador's Amazon, Solar Panels Bring 'Fire Canoe' Dream to Life," Thomson Reuters Foundation, June 27, 2022, by Melissa Godin.
"Indigenous Women Battle Growing Amazon Violence With Trauma Center," Thomson Reuters Foundation, July 8, 2022, by Melissa Godin.
"'We Are Part of a Living Nature': Parallels in Pope's, Indigenous Views of Humanity's Relationship With Creation," EarthBeat/National Catholic Reporter, August 30, 2022, by Barbara Fraser.
"Giving Nature Personhood...and a Chance," EcoAméricas, August 2022, by Barbara Fraser.
"Tatsita Kumitsa" ("I want to speak," in Kukama), on which residents of the lower Marañón talk about their experiences with fishing and the region's fisheries, Radio Ucamara (indigenous radio in the Peruvian Amazon), by Barbara Fraser.
"Parana Kumitsari" ("The river is speaking," in Kukama), on which people recount stories that reflect their people's cosmovision including river spirits, Radio Ucamara (indigenous radio in the Peruvian Amazon), by Barbara Fraser.
"The Fight To Save Ecuador's Sacred River," TIME (online and print editions), October 25, 2022, by Mélissa Godin.
"How Muslims Are Motivated by Islam To Approach Climate Care and Climate Action," NewsBreak, November 12, 2022, Tasmiha Khan.

Undercovered communities or diverse perspectives on public lands

(Winter 2019)

"The Park Service Is Selling Out to Telecom Giants," High Country News, March 16, 2020, by Jimmy Tobias.
"Conflicted Over Copper: How the Mining Industry Developed Around Lake Superior," Great Lakes Now/Detroit Public Television, June 5, 2020, by Lorraine Boissoneault.
"Conflicted Over Copper: PolyMet Copper-Nickel Mine Has Been Trapped in Litigation," Great Lakes Now/Detroit Public Television, June 12, 2020, by Lorraine Boissoneault.
"Conflicted Over Copper: Technological Advances Clash With Environmental Concerns in Twin Metals Case," Great Lakes Now/Detroit Public Television, June 19, 2020, by Lorraine Boissoneault.
"Will Putting Honey Bees on Public Lands Threaten Native Bees?" Yale Environment 360, September 15, 2020, by Jennifer Oldham.
"Conflicted Over Copper - Great Lakes Now - 1018 - Segment 1," September 21, 2020, by Lorraine Boissoneault. Project landing page.
"Dammed If They Don't," Edible Magazine, Fall 2020 (digital version; originally published in print), by Leslie Baehr. The article and graphic are also archived on the publication's website.
"As Wilderness Areas Attract More People, Volunteer Rangers Hit The Trail," Boise State Public Radio, September 28, 2020, by Amanda Peacher.
"Uranium Widows in Navajo Country," Sierra Magazine, October 29, 2020, by Wudan Yan.
"Facing Future Wildfires, a Community Fights for Its Forest," High Country News, June 1, 2021, by Carl Sergerstrom.
"How Indigenous Memories Can Help Save Species From Extinction," Vox, Jun 24, 2021, by Karen Pinchin.
"Re-Indigenizing the Story of Bears Ears," Boulder Weekly, August 19, 2021, by Rico Moore.
"US National Parks Are Overcrowded. Some Think 'Selfie Stations' Will Help," The Guardian, August 31, 2021, by Katharine Gammon.
"As the US Rushes After the Minerals for the Energy Transition, a 150-Year-Old Law Allows Mining Companies Free Rein on Public Lands," Inside Climate News, March 13, 2022, by Ted Wood and Jim Robbins.
"The Republic of Cows," Hakai Magazine in collaboration with Earth Island Journal, August 15, 2023, by Jude Isabella.

U.S. clean energy transition

(2023-24)

"A Solar Ban, a Gas Power Plant and the Rural Retirees Firing Back at Dirty Energy," AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, April 7, 2024, by Joan Meiners.
"Big Oil Abandoned This California Town 10 Years Ago. Now, It Has a New Plan To Save It," Fast Company, May 16, 2024 (produced by Grist and was copublished with High Country News).
"Inside a California Oil Town’s Divisive Plan To Survive the Energy Transition," Grist, May 15, 2024, by Jake Bittle (produced by Grist and copublished with High Country News). Also published on FastCompany.com.
"In Sunny Arizona, a Relocated Gas Plant Ignites Questions Over Who Profits and Who Pays," AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, June 28, 2024, by Joan Meiners.
"What Happens When a So-Called Climate Solution Risks Your Community’s Safety?" Vox, August 9, 2024, by Yessenia Funes.
"Deja Vu Comes to Arkansas As Lithium Follows Oil," Grist, September 25, 2024, by Caitlin Myers.

U.S. public lands

(2022)

"A New Job for Old Forests," Earth Island Journal, Winter 2023, by Randall Hyman.
"Stewards of the Range" (PDF), Western Horseman magazine, April 2023, by Andria Hautamaki. A few images from this FEJ Public Lands report grant were published in The Nature Conservancy magazine (Winter 2023).
"Will the Chesapeake Bay Become a Dead Zone?" Scientific American, May 3, 2023, by Duy Linh Tu.
"These Foreign Workers Have Some of the Hardest Jobs in Idaho. Are They Mistreated, Too?" Idaho Statesman, August 20, 2023, by Ian Stevenson.
"Largest Dam Removal Program in US History Reaches Milestone," Engineering News-Record (ENR California), November 16, 2023, by Mary Miller.
"The Grizzly Files," The Intercept, December 20, 2023, by Jimmy Tobias and Ryan Devereaux.
"Lakota Tribes, Grassroots Organizers Unite Against 'Modern Gold Rush' in Black Hills," Buffalo's Fire, December 31, 2023, by Talli Nauman. The story was also lead of the line-up on the Buffalo's Fire January 3, 2024 newsletter.
"Misplaced Trust," Grist, February 7, 2024, by Tristan Ahtone.
"Last Call on the Klamath River," Paddling Magazine, Spring 2024, by Mary Miller.

Water security in the U.S.

(2020 Round 1, 2020 Round 2)

"Millions of Americans Are In Water Debt," Circle of Blue, August 5, 2020, by Brett Walton.
"Nine Things To Know About Household Water Debt," Circle of Blue, August 6, 2020, by Brett Walton.
"Utilities Ordered To Forgive Customer Water Debt," Circle of Blue, August 12, 2020, by by Brett Walton.
Detroit Water Debt Interactive Dashboard. Produced in partnership with Qlik, a leading data visualization company, the dashboard crossreferences water and sewage balances acquired during the research phase of the series. These are then compared these records against percentages of people below the poverty line by zip code and racial demographics, by Brett Walton.
"Thirsting for Solutions" (first in the series), September 15, 2020, by Lynne Peeples.
"Legionella and Other Dangerous Pathogens Still Lurk in U.S. Drinking Water," October 14, 2020, by Lynne Peeples.
"No Surrender: Coalition to sue feds over Snake River dams ... again," October 29, 2020, by Chuck Thompson.
"The Surprising Connection Between West Coast Fires and the Volatile Chemicals Tainting America's Drinking Water," November 11, 2020, by Lynne Peeples.
"Video: This 13-year-old environmentalist will amaze you," November 12, 2020, by Deborah Bloom.
"From Alaska to Florida, Harmful PFAS Compounds Pollute Water at Multiple Sites in Every State," December 16, 2020, by Lynne Peeples.
"Life-Saving Drinking Water Disinfectants Have a 'Dark Side'," January 15, 2021, by Lynne Peeples.
"Q&A with architect of proposal to breach Lower Snake River dams: 'I'm conservative, and I also value conservation'," February 25, 2021, by Charles Coxe.
"Lake Superior Winter: Researchers Belatedly Turn Their Eyes to the Impact of Warming Winters," Great Lakes Now, March 10, 2021, by Sharon Oosthoek.
"Electric cars and dams: An uncomfortable connection," March 11, 2021, by Charles Coxe.
"Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project, Part 1 – Paradise Lost," KESQ News Channel 3 (Thousand Palms, Calif.), May 5, 2021, by Angela Chen.
"COVID-19 Revealed Detroit's Public and Environmental Health Inequities. Here's How." Planet Detroit, May 6, 2021, by Brian Allnut.
"MPSC Considers Requiring Utilities To Account for Public Health Costs of Future Electricity Generation, " Planet Detroit, May 7, 2021, by Nina Ignaczak.
"Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project Part 2 – Toxic Exposure," KESQ News Channel 3 (Thousand Palms, Calif.), May 12, 2021, by Angela Chen.
"National Parks Traveler Episode 118: Threatened Grand Canyon" (podcast), May 16, 2021, by Kurt Repanshek.
"Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project Part 3 – A Lake Languished," KESQ News Channel 3 (Thousand Palms, Calif.), May 19, 2021, by Angela Chen.
"Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project Part 4 – Salton Sea Plea," KESQ News Channel 3 (Thousand Palms, Calif.), May 27, 2021, by Angela Chen.
"Troubled Waters: Extended Interview with the Imperial Irrigation District," KESQ News Channel 3 (Thousand Palms, Calif.), May 26, 2021, by Angela Chen.
"Troubled Waters: Extended Interview with Congressman Raul Ruiz," KESQ News Channel 3 (Thousand Palms, Calif.), May 26, 2021, by Angela Chen.
"Troubled Waters: Extended Interview with Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia," KESQ News Channel 3 (Thousand Palms, Calif.), May 26, 2021, by Angela Chen.
More on The Salton Sea Project by Angela Chen.
"U.S. Southwest, Already Parched, Sees 'Virtual Water' Drain Abroad," Undark, May 31, 2021, by Diana Kruzman.
"Proposed Tusayan Development Threatens Grand Canyon National Park," National Parks Traveler, June 2021, by Patrick Cone.
"Below Aging U.S. Dams, a Potential Toxic Calamity," Undark, June 1, 2021, by James Dinneen and Alexander Kennedy.
"Researchers Predict a Combined Heatwave and Blackout in Detroit Could Be Worse Than Katrina. Here's Why." Planet Detroit, June 3, 2021, by Brian Allnutt.
"'Not Just an Inconvenience': Study Shows Flooding Is a Public Health Crisis in Detroit," Planet Detroit, June 10, 2021, by Brian Allnutt.
"Does This City's Progress on Removing Lead Water Lines Show the Potential for U.S.-Wide Replacement?" July 15, 2021 (co-published with The Guardian), by Lynne Peeples.
"Lake Superior Summer: Blue-Green Algal Blooms Come to a Lake Once Believed Immune," Great Lakes Now, August 24, 2021, by Sharon Oosthoek.
"Birds, Blooms and Being Back," Great Lakes Now, (Facebook Watch Party), August 31, 2021, by Sharon Oosthoek.
"Superior Blooms," Great Lakes Now, September 16, 2021 (TV segment), by Sharon Oosthoek.
"A Federal Rollback of Wetland and Stream Protections Could Affect Philadelphia," Grid Magazine, October 1, 2021, by Claire Marie Porter.
"Troubled Waters," Ensia (series landing page), by Lynne Peeples.
PFAS Articles and Podcasts, Civilian Exposure, by Gavin Smith. More here.
"Radioactive Contamination Is Creeping Into Drinking Water Around the U.S.," December 21, 2021, by Lynn Peeples.
"Episode 1028 Lesson Plans: Algal Blooms on Lake Superior," Great Lakes Now educational materials, February 20, 2022, by Sharon Oosthoek.

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