"The White House is seeking to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the budget of an Energy Department division that has funded technological research in projects ranging from the LED light bulb to plug-in electric trucks, according to people familiar with the plans."
This award honors investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress or in the direst of conditions. Cash prize and a trip to the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Nov 20-24, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Deadline: Feb 28, 2025.
The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University will host a free one-day workshop on Saturday, April 1, for journalists about reporting on river issues such as pollution, wetlands, habitat restoration, water recreation, shoreline development and dam removal. Lunch is included. Enrollment is limited.
Learn more about our #SEJ2017 host city, Pittsburgh, which is located in western Pennsylvania at the junction of three rivers.
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"St. Mary’s watershed group, harvesters debate value of leaving bivalves untouched in ‘mother lode’ of reproduction".
"President Trump promised to roll back fuel economy rules put in place by the Obama administration. It could take years to play out. What's at stake in the near term: the future of the electric car."
"A federal judge has denied a request by the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River tribes to halt construction of the final piece of the Dakota Access Pipeline."
"If President Trump tries to overhaul the contentious Clean Water Rule, he may find himself in much the same legal quagmire as his predecessor."
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