Fellows at Work: Rollbacks, Fires, Refreezing the Arctic and more
Fellows & Grantees at Work
Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity (book) Joseph Lee, Simon & Schuster (2023 Klamath River Institute)
First came the record-setting fire. Then came the record-setting floods. Kylie Mohr, High Country News (2023 Wildfire Policy, Politics & Science Workshop)
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea Serena Renner, bioGraphic (supported by a 2024 IPCA reporting grant)
Trump to rescind 'Roadless Rule' protecting 58 million acres of forest land Kirk Siegler, NPR (2006 Energy Country Institute)
Trump breaks historic Columbia River deal between U.S. government, tribes, Northwest states Alex Baumhardt, Idaho Capital Sun (2024 Western Wildfire Institute)
Trump terminates satellite data considered crucial to storm forecasting Chelsea Harvey, E&E News/POLITICO (2024 Western Wildfire Institute)
California is about to roll back a landmark environmental law Camille von Kaenel, POLITICO (2023 Klamath River Institute)
Real Ice: the plan to refreeze the Arctic and What Arctic sea ice means to Cambridge Bay Chloe Williams, The Narwhal (both supported by a 2025 Indigenous Reporting Grant)
Línea de Defensa: las claves para llegar a salvar tu casa y tu familia de un incendio Nayari Ng, Univision (2025 Southern California Wildfire Institute)
Wisconsin pig farmer holds on at Wonderfarm as Washington breaks a promise Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch (2023 Lake Superior Institute)
Blood of baby eagles reveals legacy of Michigan contamination from DDT to PFAS Sheri McWhirter, MLive (2024 Great Lakes Energy Workshop)
Bolder efforts needed to save Northwest's endangered orcas, report finds John Ryan, KUOW (2019 Bristol Bay Institute)
Mining camps 'like a frat house’: The silencing of Native women in mining boomtowns Odette Auger, Ricochet (2024 Critical Minerals Institute)
‘Climate Delusion’ Or Vital Solution? Carbon Capture’s Uphill Battle Christopher Preston, NOĒMA (Supported by a 2024 field reporting grant)
Planet Detroit reporters explore environmental justice in Chicago Nina Ignaczek, Planet Detroit (2024 Great Lakes Energy Workshop)
Chicago Was Supposed to Warn Residents About Toxic Lead Pipes. It’s Barely Started Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and Keerti Gopal, Inside Climate News (2024 Water Infrastructure Workshop; 2025 Urban Environment Workshop)
Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Formidable Dogs. Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times (2021 Ocean & Climate Workshop Series)
EPA bars Trump admin critic from expert panel Miranda Willson, E&E News (2024 Water Infrastructure Workshop)
Inside the Aubrey Mountain Fire that scorched ‘out-of-whack’ forests Ashli Blow, Lookout Eugene-Springfield (2024 Western Wildfire Institute)
Opportunities & Announcements
The Sitka Foundation is accepting proposals for their messengers of biodiversty reporting grants.
Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) is now accepting submissions for the 2025 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment.
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk is hiring two expert journalists, an Editorial Director, and an Assistant Editorial Director.
The Southern Environmental Law Center is accepting nominations for the 2026 Reed Environmental Writing Award.
The Guardian is hiring for a number of positions.
Ohio Sea Grant is hosting a Lake Erie Workshop for Science and Outdoor Writers.
IJNR Board Member Mark Trahant was awarded the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence, administered by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.