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From Swine Waste, Student Journalist Extracts Prize-Winning Story

Industrial hog farmers tout swine biogas as a clean, green energy source, but others point to its messy side. A young journalist who investigated the underreported stench of environmental racism associated with this technology learned valuable lessons along the way to producing a feature story that won her a Society of Environmental Journalists’ award for outstanding student reporting.

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Diving Deeper on the Wetlands Beat Yields Groundbreaking Coverage

Two journalists covering water policy used a wide range of reporting techniques, from FOIA appeals to on-the-ground reporting, to get at the heart of how problems with wetlands and waterways in the United States are tied to climate change concerns. Inside Story spoke with Hannah Northey and Kevin Bogardus of E&E News about their award-winning beat reporting.

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Pythons Snacking on GPS-Wearing Opossums That Give Up Their Locations

"After nearly five months of waiting, an alarm activated on Michael Cove’s radio, a sign his study was working. To hunt pythons, an invasive predator in the Florida Keys, Cove and fellow researchers have been strapping GPS collars to opossums and raccoons."

Source: Washington Post, 02/21/2023
March 20, 2023

DEADLINE: Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellowships

The Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative, June 26-30, 2023 in Winston-Salem, N.C.,  will welcome 4-6 early to mid-career journalists (staff or freelance) as the inaugural class of Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellows. Stipend and expenses included. Deadline: Mar 20.

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Groups Urge Feds To Track Illnesses Common After BP Spill"

"Several environmental groups are petitioning federal regulators to require employers to document a wider range of illnesses, including cold- and flu-like symptoms, suffered by cleanup workers and emergency responders during oil spills."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 02/14/2023

"U.S. EPA Approves Hazardous Chemicals Removal From St. Croix Refinery"

"U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday conditionally approved plans for the owners of an idled refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands to remove chemicals that the watchdog argued present serious health consequences if accidentally released."

Source: Reuters, 02/10/2023

Offshore Wind In The Gulf Take A Back Seat To Oil Drilling Under New Law

"President Joe Biden’s administration is tapping the brakes on offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico to make way for a new fast-tracked effort to open more federal waters to oil and gas drilling."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 02/08/2023

As SE States Warm, TVA Criticized On Prep For Dealing With Climate Hazards

"Extreme weather patterns have sparked several improvements to the climate resiliency of Tennessee Valley Authority electrical infrastructure over the past two decades. However, a report from a government watchdog found the huge utility still has work to do in mitigating climate hazards to the regional power grid."

Source: NC Policy Watch, 02/06/2023

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