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August 31, 2025

DEADLINE: Magma Environmental Reporting Fellowship

Magma Magazine invites applications from early-career journalists based in southern Europe for the second edition of this fellowship, online Oct. 2025 to Apr. 2026. Receive mentoring, travel grant for reporting, expand your network and more. Deadline is Aug 31.

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August 25, 2025

DEADLINE: The Uproot Project's Journey of a Story Exhibit

The Uproot Project seeks powerful stories and passionate environmental journalists of color to feature in the fourth annual Journey of a Story gallery exhibit on Oct 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Journalists selected receive a $300 honorarium. Deadline: Aug 25.

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"Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying"

"The smoke from the wildfires that burned through Los Angeles in January smelled like plastic and was so thick that it hid the ocean. Firefighters who responded developed instant migraines, coughed up black goo and dropped to their knees, vomiting and dizzy."

Source: NYTimes, 08/20/2025

"This Class Of Toxic Pesticides Is Now Prevalent In Michigan Waters"

"A commercially valuable but unpronounceable toxicant with multiple chemical variations is being increasingly found at harmful levels in Michigan waters. Sound familiar? It’s not PFAS or PCBs this time. Now, it’s neonicotinoids, or “neonics” — a type of synthetic pesticide that’s widely used on corn and soybeans."

Source: MLive, 08/20/2025

"Another Gold Rush Could Bring Open Pit Mines To South Dakota’s Black Hills"

"A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota’s Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop of miners driven by gold prices at more than $3,000 an ounce are seeking to return to the treasured landscape, promising an economic boost while raising fears of how modern gold extraction could forever change the region."

Source: AP, 08/20/2025

As Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Clouds Of Dangerous Dust Blow Into Boomtowns

"Dozens of dust events probably happen each year across the 120-square-mile playa once covered by the Great Salt Lake. But there are no comprehensive state or federal records of them."

Source: Washington Post, 08/20/2025

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