#SEJSpotlight: Debra Krol, Indigenous Affairs Reporter, Arizona Republic
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After Exposé, Oregon House Moves To Curb Forest Institute’s Power, Budget
"The Oregon House on Tuesday passed a bill to redirect funding from a tax-funded institute created 30 years ago to inform residents about forestry, after an investigation found that the organization sought to discredit scientists and acted as a lobbying and public relations arm for the timber industry."
Source: Oregonian/OPB, 06/10/2021
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Terra.do is a global, online climate change school and community for professionals, seeking to transition 100 million people into climate work over the next 10 years. We are looking to hire an experienced climate content writer with strong science/technical writing experience to update and help revise our core “bootcamp” course, Climate Change: Learning for Action.
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Is Investor Activism Really Greening Corporate Policy?
Corporate boardrooms are increasingly arenas in the fight over the future of energy and the environment, making it vital for journalists to understand the players, their motivations and the potential impacts on business planning. The new Issue Backgrounder explores the implications of recent news around investment policy, explaining some of its origins and deciphering the shifting scrimmage ahead.
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Forest Service Offers Mapping Database on Potential Wildfire Hazards
With a particularly dangerous wildfire season ahead, environmental journalists can better cover the heightened risk with a specialized U.S. Forest Service database. It predicts fire risk using a range of frequently updated variables like amount and condition of fuel, drought and topography, then maps it in high resolution with overlays of human structures and populations. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the database, and details how to make smart use of it.
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SEJ Urges State Dept. To Help Free U.S. Journalists Detained in Myanmar
June 3, 2021 — The Society of Environmental Journalists has written the U.S. State Department urging it to do all in its power to free two U.S. journalists working in Myanmar who have been imprisoned since the military seized power there in February. Danny Fenster, managing editor of the independent news outlet Frontier Myanmar, was detained May 24 as he prepared to fly to the U.S. for a family visit. Nathan Maung, editor-in-chief of the local news outlet Kamayut Media, was seized in March. Read SEJ's letter.
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Bird Lovers Grapple With Honorary Names Linked To Racists (Like Audubon)
"The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers".
Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2021
"Trump Administration Secretly Seized Phone Records of Times Reporters"
"The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of four New York Times reporters spanning nearly four months in 2017 as part of a leak investigation, the Biden administration disclosed on Wednesday."
Source: NYTimes, 06/03/2021
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