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"Arctic: Interior Hid Scientists' Criticism of ANWR Drilling: Report"

"Newly leaked Interior Department documents raise questions about the environmental review of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain."

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Source: Greenwire, 03/13/2019

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May 1, 2020

DEADLINE: Institute for Environmental Journalism Summer 2020

The Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization InsideClimate News' summer journalism program is for high school students and recent grads to explore the nation's most pressing environmental concerns, Jul 5-17, 2020, through ambitious journalism immersed in the rugged coast of Maine at the College of the Atlantic. Scholarships available. Deadline: May 1.

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April 1, 2019

DEADLINE: Leica Oskar Barnack Award

This annual award goes to professional photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment in the most graphic form. Includes a category for future professional photographers who are 28 years old or younger. Cash and camera prizes. Deadline is Apr 1.

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"GAO Slams Trump Admin On Climate Preparedness, Chemicals"

"The federal government has fallen back in its efforts to protect against the financial risks posed by climate change, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released today."

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National (U.S.)

Source: Greenwire, 03/07/2019

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March 21, 2019

William K. Reilly Awards and Reception

The Center for Environmental Policy at American University in Washington, DC presents the 7th Annual William K. Reilly Awards to celebrate honorees Linda Fisher and Kevin Fay. Phil Sharp, national energy and climate change leader, will deliver the keynote address.

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March 15, 2019

DEADLINE: Arctic Opportunity for Science Journalists

The Alfred Wegener Institute invites proposals from media professionals to spend six weeks aboard a Russian icebreaker reporting on a climate research mission in the Arctic, mid-September to late October 2019. Apply by Mar 15.

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Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info

A scientist contracted to report on climate impacts for the National Park Service was caught up in a fracas over attempted censorship of her findings. Now she’s been fired. That, plus a FOIA case before the Supreme Court and an enviro group sues the Army Corps of Engineers over info on a permit for a new plastics plant in Louisiana. Read the latest on freedom-of-information issues in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet.

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"Environmentalists Join In Suing Trump Over Emergency Wall Declaration"

"Three environmental groups were among the organizations to sue the Trump administration almost immediately after the border wall declaration on Friday."

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Source: Washington Post, 02/20/2019

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Shutdown Raises Fears of Scientific Data Loss, Climate Research Delays

"National Hurricane Center staff would normally be working on forecast improvements: 'We can't do any research and development for the next hurricane season.'"

Climate Change

Disasters

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