EPA Gives Chicago Decades to Replace Lead Pipes, Leaving Many at Risk
"Advocates say vulnerable communities can’t afford to wait 20 years for service line replacement and that more outreach is required."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/24/2024
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Lead Paint Upended This Boy’s Life. Now EPA Will Eliminate The Threat
"The Environmental Protection Agency is about to issue strict limits on lead dust, which poses a threat to millions of children across the United States."
Source: Washington Post, 10/24/2024
DEADLINE: David Donald Fellowship for Data Journalism
Investigative Reporters and Editors provides assistance to attend a Data Journalism Bootcamp or the NICAR Conference, March 6-9, 2025: Computer-assisted reporting training for university educators to better equip their students to be effective watchdogs through the use of data. Deadline: Jan 6.
DEADLINE: Hong Kong International Film Festival
The 2025 HKIFF takes place April 10-21. Films must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2024. English subtitles are required for non-English language films. Cash prizes in multiple categories. Entry fees are USD$40 to USD$80. Deadlines: Nov 3 (earlybird); Dec 31 (late).
DEADLINE: NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship
The fellowship will award $20,000 to three writers to support revisions of a feature screenplay or pilot that engages with climate change in a compelling way. Receive creative support and mentorship from an established screenwriter with an interest in climate storytelling. Apply by Dec 5, 2024.
DEADLINE: European Press Prize
Journalists from all 46 countries of the Council of Europe, Belarus and Russia are invited to present their best work produced in the past year. They have the opportunity to become Prize Laureates and be awarded 10,000 euro prizes. Deadline is Dec 14, 2024.
DEADLINE: Metcalf Institute Climate and Environment Science Fellowship for Local Journalism
Metcalf Institute's first cohort for this new fellowship will focus on 10 newsrooms in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Includes training sessions, coaching and $1000 stipend. Newsrooms that are by and for underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Deadline: Nov 21, 2024.
Cumulative Impacts: How Tribes and EPA are Considering Cumulative Impacts to Advance EJ for All
In the next installment of the EPA's monthly EJ Webinar Series for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples, speakers will offer their perspectives on current efforts to consider cumulative impacts and how advancing our understanding of cumulative impacts can help protect human health and the environment. 2:30 pm ET.
"What To Do About One Of America's Last Wild Places"
"Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land and sea. In the summer, millions of birds descend to build their nests and gather fuel for their journey south."
Source: Washington Post, 10/23/2024
UN Report Backs Up Sámi Claims That Mining In Finland Violates Their Rights
"two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi peoples that cross Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia."
Source: Grist, 10/23/2024
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