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"Inspired by the Dutch model of living with water, New York’s coastal defenses are on the rise. The city — like others around the country — is combining infrastructure like floodwalls with nature-based features, as it moves ahead with the largest resiliency project in the U.S."
The New York University Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute offers full-tuition scholarships to members of the Black, Hispanic and Indigenous Journalists Associations admitted to one of the nine NYU Journalism graduate programs in the fall of 2025, including Science, Health & Environmental Reporting. Deadline: Jan 6, 2025.
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ProPublica is looking for an Ancil Payne Reporting Fellow to do enterprising, hard-hitting stories from their headquarters in New York. The paid fellowship starts in January 2024 and runs for two years. Remote applicants need not apply. Deadline: Nov 27, 2023
"This flood-prone city on the Hudson River has bundled water-absorbing infrastructure into benefits residents asked for, like parks and safer streets."