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November 22, 2024

DEADLINE: IJNR/IJA/SEJ Virtual Workshop on Land Back

To properly prepare journalists to cover this complex topic, the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), will present a two-day virtual workshop, Dec 11-12, 2024. Apply by Nov 22.

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November 20, 2024

SEJ Webinar: Covering the Tough Stuff — How to Report on Industrial Decarbonization

The next #SEJWebinar will explore an essential yet underreported area of energy transition coverage: industrial decarbonization. Canary Media reporters Maria Gallucci, Jeff St. John and Julian Spector will guide us through the challenges heavy industries like steel, cement and concrete face moving toward sustainable production. 1pm ET.

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Threatened: Mexico City’s Floating Gardens Have Fed People For Centuries

"Cassandra Garduño squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her family’s chinampa — one of the islands first built up by the Aztecs with fertile mud from the bottom of a lake that, later drained, would one day become Mexico City."

Source: AP, 11/05/2024

Pesticide PAC Money Surges Into States As Firms Seek To Limit Damage Awards

"As pesticide companies struggle to cap legal payouts to plaintiffs who claim they were injured by Roundup and other products, money from two political committees affiliated with major pesticide manufacturers has surged into state-level politics."

Source: U.S. RTK, 11/05/2024

L.A. County Sues Pepsi And Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution

"Los Angeles County has filed suit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and Pepsi — claiming the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic."

Source: LA Times, 11/05/2024

Police In Brazil Indict Colombian Fish Trader In Journalist Killing

"Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slaying of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday."

Source: AP, 11/05/2024

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