Journalism & Media

Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note

Environmental justice-related stories are expected to get more attention in the news media in 2019. But that’s not because the challenge of protecting marginalized communities from lopsided environmental impacts is being met. This week’s TipSheet explains, in a look-ahead to environmental justice stories making the news, the many forms the problem takes, the many communities affected and the emerging notion of “climate justice.”

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Help Encourage Journalists To Aim High

Journalism can be a thankless job, especially in today's economic environment. Ever since its founding, the Society of Environmental Journalists has been an essential community for environmental journalists, and that includes bringing attention to a lot of great reporting, raising the profile of environmental journalism and encouraging thousands of journalists to keep aiming high. Hear more from Pulitzer-winner Dan Fagin and please give now.

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"Judge Lifts Gag Order On Details Of Anaconda Superfund Cleanup"

"A federal judge has lifted a gag order on the Anaconda Superfund cleanup. That means that after more than a decade of secrecy, Anaconda residents will soon be able to learn some details about the Superfund cleanup deal in the works for the Smelter City."

Source: Montana Public Radio, 12/07/2018

US Plans To 'Showcase Ways To Use Fossil Fuels' At Climate Conference

While all the nations of the world meet in Poland to lower greenhouse emissions, the Trump administration, which has dropped out of the Paris Agreement, will nonetheless show up and promote the use of fossil fuels.

Source: Washington Post, 12/06/2018

In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines

The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.

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January 31, 2024

DEADLINE: The Victor K. McElheny Award

This award, sponsored by the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, honors local and regional reporting on science, public health, technology or the environment. Winner receives $10,000 and a ceremony hosted by KSJ. No entry fee. Deadline: Jan 31, 2024.

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Help Give Young Environmental Journalists a Boost

Environmental journalists are needed more than ever. Outlets are struggling and staffs are shrinking, while our planet’s problems continue to deepen. Naveena Sadasivam (pictured), winner of SEJ's 2017 Award for Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small Market — and others like her — are empowered by your support to persevere in telling the greatest stories on Earth. Hear more from Neena and please give now.

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"How TV News Fumbles on Climate Change"

Not long after the president weighed in on the National Climate Assessment, a troop of highly paid climate deniers took to the big TV talk shows to discredit the scientists who put together the report. Lisa Hymas of Media Matters tracked the egregious contradictions, distortions, and outright lies that were permitted on CNN, Fox News, and NBC. She discusses why the television networks have such a hard time booking actual scientists to discuss global warming, and the pernicious myths and omissions that continue to dog our climate discourse.

Source: On The Media, 12/03/2018

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