2012 Grantham Prize Call for Entries
Journalists from all media are invited to submit entries for the $75,000 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. The Grantham Prize recognizes outstanding stories on the major environmental issues of the day. Eligibility and entry details are available at granthamprize.org.

2012 Science Immersion Workshop
The 14th Annual Science Immersion Workshop will introduce fellows to scientific research behind the news on climate change, water pollution, and overfishing. Applications must be postmarked by February 13, 2012. [ Program Info | News Release | Application ]

• Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times Picayune:
  $1.1 million in grants will go to charities aiding families after spill
• Susan Buchanan, Freelance:
  The Gulf's Ocean and Inland Fish Face Multiple Threats
  BP Spill Workers Seek Care as Health Study Progresses

• Nikki Buskey, Houma Courier and Thibodaux Daily Comet:
  State Rep Pushes to Resolve Unsettled Claims
  Oil Payouts for Fishermen get a Boost
• Sujata Gupta, New Scientist:
  Where Did the Gulf's the Spilt Oil and Gas Go?
• Ngoc Nguyen, New America Media:
  Tar Sands Oil Producers Eye California
• Mark Schleifstien, The Times-Picayune:
  Dolphins near Grand Isle being tested for BP oil exposure
  Accidental air pollution releases at Louisiana's oil refineries averaged 1 per day in 2010
  Louisiana refuses to sign BP-Coast Guard oil spill cleanup transition plan
• Lisa Song, Inside Climate News:
  Nebraskans Prepare for More Keystone XL Controversy, Despite New Pipeline Laws (Follows the controversial plans for the Keystone XL pipeline that would transport tar sands from Canada to Texas through one continuous pipeline. Song's past stories on the subject can be found at the end of the article.)

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