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New York Cites PepsiCo’s Plastic Pollution In First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit

"Plastic trash produced by the company PepsiCo has become a “persistent and dangerous form of plastic pollution” for residents of the Buffalo River watershed in upstate New York, according to a new lawsuit filed Wednesday."

Source: Grist, 11/17/2023

Harvest Of Horseshoe Crabs, For Medicine And Bait, Limited To Protect Bird

"Interstate fishing regulators are limiting the harvest of a primordial species of invertebrate to try to help rebuild its population and aid a threatened species of bird."

Source: AP, 11/14/2023
November 27, 2023

DEADLINE: ProPublica's Ancil Payne Reporting Fellowship

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

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December 1, 2023

DEADLINE: Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation

Proposals for this year-long fellowship at Harvard University may deal with any issue relating to journalism’s digital transformation. Open to both international and U.S. journalists, including freelancers. Deadlines: Dec 1, 2023 and Jan 31, 2024, respectively.

 

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After Superstorm Sandy, 2 Big Flood Control Projects Get Underway in NJ

"A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ’s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just outside New York City will finally get underway Wednesday."

Source: AP, 10/25/2023

Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022

"Oil and gas producers in Pennsylvania used some 160 million pounds of chemicals that they are not required by law to publicly identify in more than 5,000 gas wells between 2012 and 2022, according to research published on Tuesday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/25/2023

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