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"The Dalles Sues To Keep Google’s Water Use A Secret"

"Ahead of a key city council vote on a $28.5 million water pact with Google, the city of The Dalles filed suit in state court Friday in an effort to keep the tech giant’s water use a secret."

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Source: Oregonian, 11/04/2021

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"The Dark Secrets Behind Big Oil’s Climate Pledges"

"Oil companies and the banks that finance them are making empty promises – and getting credit for them too".

Climate Change

Energy & Fuel

Source: Floodlight, 11/04/2021

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10 Facebook Publishers Push Nearly 70% of Climate Denial Content

"Anyone who’s spent more than a few minutes online is likely acutely aware of the seemingly endless ocean of climate change denial content swirling across social media. But the vast misinformation maelstrom is largely being churned out by less than a dozen publishers."

Climate Change

Energy & Fuel

Source: Earther, 11/03/2021

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August 15, 2023

DEADLINE: ERC Collaborative Reporting Grants

The Environmental Reporting Collective accepts applications for Collaborative Reporting Grants open to media outlets, journalists and freelancers from two different countries or regions. Grants tend to range from $1,000 to $3,000 USD. Next deadline: Aug 15, 2023.

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November 20, 2021

DEADLINE: ERC Journalism Training Grants

The Environmental Reporting Collective is offering training grants for journalists and newsrooms anywhere in the world to organize self-tailored training programs for themselves. Three grants of $2,500 USD each are available. Deadline: Nov 20, 2021.

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The New York Times streamed the video from Reuter and the AP November 1, 2021.

"World Leaders Are Met with Protests at COP26 Summit"

"Protesters gathered around Glasgow, where the United Nations climate conference was held, calling for urgent actions from world leaders in the fight against the climate crisis."

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Source: NYTimes, 11/02/2021

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"EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals"

"Beginning in 2019, the EPA stopped releasing crucial toxics reports. Even agency staffers have a hard time accessing them."

Source: The Intercept, 11/02/2021

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Will Animal-To-Human Disease Transmission Bring the Next Big Pandemic?

The COVID-19 outbreak has left little unchanged — including how environment reporters do their jobs, given that many experts believe the disruption of the human-wild interface could be the source of the next deadly virus. The new Backgrounder makes the case in this analysis, looking at how societies — and journalists — handled this pandemic and must prepare for possible future outbreaks.

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EPA Data Moves Toward Openness — Again

Public data around environmental issues has been a thing at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for decades, ... except when it hasn’t. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks at how data transparency is back in fashion under the Biden EPA, and the many ways that environmental journalists can build on available datasets for their coverage.

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