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"Park Service Deletes Trans References On Stonewall Inn Monument Page"

"The National Park Service has removed transgender references from its website commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, erasing transgender activists such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera who were central to the movement for LGBTQ+ rights."

Source: Washington Post, 02/18/2025

"Murkowski Introduces Bill To Reverse Trump’s Mount McKinley Name Change"

"Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation on Thursday to rename North America’s highest mountain “Denali,” after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office changing its name to Mount McKinley."

Source: The Hill, 02/18/2025

Trump Creates Council For ‘Energy Dominance,’ To Boost Natural Gas Exports

"President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production."

Source: AP, 02/18/2025

From Oil Boom to Lithium Rush — Reporting the Realities

A coming lithium rush in Arkansas drew the notice of journalist Katie Myers, who used a grant from the Fund for Environmental Journalism to explore whether extraction activities near once-booming energy communities could avoid the economic and environmental impacts of another boom-and-bust cycle for a largely Black region with histories of land dispossession, plantation slavery and Jim Crow segregation. Lessons learned in the latest FEJ StoryLog.

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Climate Risk Data Helps Decisions, Stories About Looming Disaster

Environmental journalists aiming to report local or regional stories on real estate climate risk should explore an impressive bit of data journalism on the subject; Reporter’s Toolbox lauds it not just for the exemplary work, but also because the project, from The Washington Post, allows them to look up a variety of risks in their own locales.

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Celebrating Love for SEJ’s Community on Our 35th Anniversary

Feb. 14, 2025 — Here at SEJ, we celebrate both Valentine’s Day and our 35th anniversary on February 14, a tribute to our love for the planet and recognition of the enduring friendships and mutual support within our tight-knit community of environmental journalists. Today, as our field and membership have expanded across the world and into every form of news media, the need for environmental journalism has never been more urgent: SEJ’s role is even more vital, and the support our community offers is more relevant than ever. Read more from SEJ executive director Aparna Mukherjee (pictured, left). 

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February 26, 2025

Data Tools for Climate Reporting: A Journalist’s Guide to PalmWatch and mBio

The University of Chicago’s Academic Communicators Network and the Data Science Institute invite journalists to a reporter resource session showcasing two free, interactive data tools for climate reporting. One tracks deforestation and the other genetically modified crops. Noon ET.

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Florida Court Rules That Trump Can Pursue Lawsuit Against Pulitzer Board

"A Florida appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to pursue a defamation lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize board members in a dispute rooted in the organization awarding a prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election."

Source: News Service of Florida, 02/14/2025

Mexico Orders Factory Cleanup After Guardian Toxic Waste Investigation

"Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of a Mexican plant that is recycling toxic waste shipped from the US."

Source: Guardian, 02/14/2025

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