International

"Top US Energy Official Lobbies for Fossil Fuels in Europe"

"U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is in Europe this week to lobby for oil and gas, and some European policy experts say his pro-fossil fuel arguments are based on disinformation, including a misleading climate report his department published this summer."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/10/2025
October 16, 2025 to December 11, 2025

IIJ Fall 2025 Business of Freelancing Course

The Institute for Independent Journalists' eight-week live, online course combines real-world strategy with personalized guidance, covering topics such as rate setting, finding new clients and long-term planning. One-hour classes take place Thursdays at 1 pm ET/10 am PT. Early bird registration ends Sep 19.

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"Humans Are Altering the Seas. Here’s What the Future Ocean Might Look Like."

"Working from a dock on St. Helena Island, S.C., on a sweltering day this summer, Ed Atkins pulled in a five-foot cast net from the water and dumped out a few glossy white shrimp from the salt marsh."

Source: NYTimes, 09/05/2025

States, Orsted Sue Trump BOEM For Halting New England Offshore Wind Farm

"Connecticut, Rhode Island and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday that they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project."

Source: AP, 09/05/2025

"Wildfire Retardants Help Stop Fires — But Also Impact Ecosystems"

"In the rush to put out wildfires, hundreds of millions of litres of fire retardant are dropped on forests across North America. New research shows the effects they can have on water and ecosystems — especially when accidents happen"

Source: The Narwhal, 09/04/2025

"The Druids Oak Is 800 Years Old - Can It Help Save Tomorrow's Forests?"

"Dr Ed Pyne snips a leaf from the Druids Oak, an 800-year-old tree that has watched over this woodland in Buckinghamshire for centuries, enduring droughts, storms, heatwaves and more. "We know that this tree is a survivor," he says, taking a leaf sample for DNA testing."

Source: BBC News, 09/03/2025
September 9, 2025

Pulitzer Center Webinar: How To OSINT the Ocean

The Pulitzer Center invites investigative journalists, environmental reporters and data enthusiasts to this webinar on how open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools are changing the way we monitor — and report on — the ocean. Noon ET.

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"Planting Vines And Other Ways Hot Cities Are Creating Cool Spaces"

"As Spain takes a breath after yet another brutal summer heatwave, with temperatures above 40C in many parts of the country, the residents of the sherry-making town of Jerez de la Frontera have come up with a novel way to keep the streets cool."

Source: Guardian, 08/29/2025

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