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June 16, 2025

DEADLINE: The Water Desk Grants [1]

The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism is offering grants (up to $10,000) to media outlets and individual journalists covering water issues (and intertwined topics) related to the Colorado River Basin. Apply by Jun 16, 2025.

Awards and Grants [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Health [9]
People & Population [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
California [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]

SEJ in Press Freedom Case, Chem Secrecy Bill Fails and More [15]

SEJ joined with several dozen other journalism groups to support the right to film police activity in a public place, and bills to block information of importance to environmental reporters failed in Louisiana, California and Iowa, but a Colorado paper was blocked from covering a wild horse roundup. All that in this month’s WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [17]
Agriculture [4]
Air [18]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [24]
Science [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [27]
California [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

From Colorado Contrasts to SEJ Shifts [31]

The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference in Colorado this fall will bring attendees to a state rich in contrasts and storytelling fodder. At the same time, SEJ itself is readying for seismic shifts. SEJ President Bobby Magill shares firsthand knowledge of the Square State, plus a look into changes for the organization, in his latest quarterly report.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ Presidents Report [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [33]
Forests [34]
Journalism & Media [22]
Natural Resources [35]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [37]
Transportation [38]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Is Your Favorite River Endangered? Check the List. [39]

The latest release of the annual endangered rivers list provides boatloads of environmental reporting angles, including climate change-related threats like flooding and drought. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory and the new top-10 list, plus 10 suggested starting points for stories and a half-dozen key reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [17]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [41]
Environmental Health [8]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Journalism & Media [22]
Natural Resources [35]
Pollution [24]
Science [25]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [27]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Judge Revokes Water Permit For Mine Under Montana Wilderness" [47]

"State officials will challenge a court ruling that revoked the water permit for a silver and copper mine proposed beneath a Montana wilderness area, a Department of Natural Resources and Conservation spokesman said Monday."

Forests [34]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Source: AP [48], 04/16/2019

Atlantic Richfield Plans To Spend Another $100 Million On Butte Cleanup [49]

"BUTTE, Mont. — A former oil producer says it has spent more than $1.4 billion on the decades-long Butte Superfund cleanup and expects to spend at least $100 million more."

Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Pollution [24]
Public [3]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Source: AP [50], 04/15/2019

"Colorado Lawmakers Pass Dramatic Drilling Rule Changes" [51]

"Colorado lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a measure that would dramatically change the way the state regulates its booming oil and gas industry, shifting the focus to protecting public health instead of encouraging production."

Energy & Fuel [20]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [3]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Source: AP [52], 04/04/2019

Straddling the Climate and Policy Divide: A Colorado Journalists’ Roundtable [53]

On May 3, 2019 at the CSU Denver Center, SEJ hosted a robust journalists' panel and public discussion on Colorado's challenges and opportunities regarding droughts, wildfires, climate change, energy production, decarbonization and more. The event included an interview with Will Toor, executive director of the Colorado Energy Office (pictured).

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [22]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
August 12, 2019 to August 19, 2019

Yellowstone River Field Institute [54]

Sharpen your skills in telling effective and compelling stories via Montana-based Freeflow Institute's intensive issues-based journalistic exploration of the issues facing public lands, communities and ecosystems in the Yellowstone region. Co-hosted by freelance writers/photographers Alexis Bonogofsky and Elliott Woods. Some scholarships available; apply by Apr 15.

Workshops and Fellowships [55]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Studies [56]
Planning & Growth [37]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
May 3, 2019

Straddling the Climate and Policy Divide: A Colorado Journalists’ Roundtable [57]

Join SEJ at the CSU Denver Center, 3:30-6:30 p.m. MT, for this robust journalists' panel and public discussion on Colorado's challenges and opportunities regarding droughts, wildfires, climate change, energy production, decarbonization and more, including an interview with Will Toor, executive director of the Colorado Energy Office.

SEJ Regional Conferences [58]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [22]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]

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