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Science Communication Fellowship • MBARI MBARI invites early-career professionals in science communication and multimedia storytelling to apply for our unique fellowship, which emphasizes projects that support MBARI’s mission to advance mari...

✍️Fellowship Opportunity ✍️ Apply now for the @montereybayaquarium.org Research Institute Science Communication Fellowship, open to early-career professionals in science communication and multimedia storytelling. DEADLINE: Tuesday Feb. 10 www.mbari.org/job-opening/...

Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics

"Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a 'major tipping point' for clean energy." Ajit Niranjan for @theguardian.com

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“A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Mai...

"New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public." Uprooter Mark Olalde and @nickbowlin.bsky.social for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/new-...

2026 Nick Oza Visual Fellowship – Altavoz Lab Apply for Altavoz Lab's Nick Oza Visual Fellowship – a program supporting community-rooted photojournalists serving underrepresented audiences.

✍️Fellowship Opportunity ✍️ The inaugural Nick Oza Visual Fellowship, created by @altavozlab.bsky.social, will support one emerging or mid-career documentary photographer who tells the stories of their own community in Arizona and New Mexico. altavozlab.com/2026-nick-oz...

Applications are open for the Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism. Get your applications in by the deadline of March 1, Uprooters! www.colorado.edu/cej/ted-scri...

Yvette Cabrera, On Covering the ‘Broccoli’ of Environmental Beats Environmental justice reporting can be emotionally heavy and hard to swallow, but “there are some really uplifting stories,” the KSJ Fellow explains.

Uproot member @ashleydsouza.bsky.social spoke with @ksjatmit.bsky.social Fellow and founding member of The Uproot Project, @ycabreraoc.bsky.social, about the highs and lows of covering the environmental beat. ksj.mit.edu/news/2026/01...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @mainemorningstar.com is hiring an Environment and Energy Reporter to cover the Legislature, state agencies, statewide elections, and other assignments, with an emphasis on energy policy and the environment. www.journalismjobs.com/1692284-envi...

AI Promises Cleaner Farming in Tanzania — and the World. Now Comes the Real Test. A new AI app is helping Tanzanian farmers cut pesticide use and boost profits. Will bureaucratic hurdles hinder its wider adoption?

"53-year-old Roland Daniel Sarikikya is captivated that his mobile phone, which he once used only for calls and texts, can diagnose crop diseases." Uprooter Kang-Chun Cheng for @thexylom.com

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🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @thetransmitter.bsky.social is hiring a science reporting intern to join their newsroom in New York City for the summer of 2026. simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons...

“The MONA fellowship provided me the rare opportunity to step out of the daily news cycle and into the field, engaging with and learning from amazing ocean scientists and researchers. These connections have grown into lasting professional relationships that I know will only continue to inform my stories and ensure my coverage of our oceans puts equity at the center.“ Rachel Ramirez Independent Journalist and MONA Fellow

“The MONA fellowship provided me the rare opportunity to step out of the daily news cycle and into the field, engaging with and learning from amazing ocean scientists and researchers.“ Uprooter @rachelreports.bsky.social

Learn more and apply: uprootproject.org/mona-fellows...

“The Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy has been an amazing opportunity to report on ocean equity in other countries. It taught me how to approach different cultures in their respective languages and within their unique historical realities in order to build meaningful stories.“ Luis Joel Méndez González Investigative Journalist and MONA Fellow

“MONA has been an amazing opportunity to report on ocean equity in other countries. It taught me how to approach different cultures in their respective languages and within their unique historical realities in order to build meaningful stories.“ @mjoel17.bsky.social
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The Trace’s 2026 Editing Fellowship Is Now Open The one-year apprenticeship is aimed at early- to mid-career journalists who want to become editors.

✍️Fellowship Opportunity ✍️ @thetrace.org, America’s only nonprofit newsroom devoted exclusively to covering the gun violence epidemic, is seeking applicants for its editing fellowship. www.thetrace.org/2026/01/hiri...

Investigative editor We investigate corporate behavior that threatens the health of communities around the world. See our reporting on tobacco, food, polluters and more.

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @theexamination.org is hiring an editor with experience managing impactful stories and projects to lead their food and polluting industries reporting teams. www.theexamination.org/careers/inve...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @quantamagazine.bsky.social is hiring a senior staff editor to support the magazine's coverage across all parts of the newsroom. simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons...

America’s new era of energy imperialism is about more than oil “Make the resources in your country available to us on our terms or you are subject to invasion.”

"Trump wants Venezuela’s oil, Greenland’s minerals, and above all — control." Uprooter @justcalma.bsky.social for @theverge.com

www.theverge.com/report/85797...

MONA Fellowship Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) A Partnership between Ocean Nexus and Metcalf Institute Program Overview: The Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) is a fellowship program for journalists created by O...

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The deadline for the Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy, a fellowship for journalists to work directly with ocean researchers, has been extended to Friday, 01/16/25 at 5 PM EST! Details & Apply Here: uprootproject.org/mona-fellows...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @scifri.bsky.social is hiring a Digital Communications Associate to support the production, management, and growth of their newsletters and digital content, as well as the day-to-day maintenance of their website. buff.ly/qhQSG5C

The Real Pain of Climate Change Is Easy to Feel, but Increasingly Difficult to Study - Inside Climate News Many chronic pain patients cite the weather as a driver of their suffering, and climate change is making the torment more likely and harder to deal with. But research on the relationship is uncertain,...

Even as climate change worsens suffering for people with chronic pain, "getting funding from Washington for research at the intersection of global warming and pain is virtually impossible." Uprooter @smallthoughts.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org

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SAS Science: A New Program for Emerging Science Writers Launching in 2026. Inspired by our flagship fellowship, designed for early-career writers

New program from @southasiaspeaks.bsky.social: "SAS Science is a year-long program designed to support emerging science writers with one-on-one mentoring, masterclasses and workshops." Applications open 03/01/26 southasiaspeaks.substack.com/p/sas-scienc...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @audubon.org is hiring a Photo Editor to research, assign, and edit photographic content for use by the National Audubon Society. audubon.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubo...

Independent ‘microgrid’ empowers DC site – and community – with renewable energy The St. Elizabeths East campus in the southeast of the District of Columbia was once home to a psychiatric institution known for segregating patients and performing inhumane conversion therapy. It

In DC, "a combination of renewable energy and newly trained local employees" powers a community. Uprooter Jonathan Forney for Chesapeake Bay Journal

www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/...

MONA Fellowship Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) A Partnership between Ocean Nexus and Metcalf Institute Program Overview: The Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) is a fellowship program for journalists created by O...

DEADLINE APPROACHING: Apply to the Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) before the upcoming deadline, this Friday, January 9th, at midnight! uprootproject.org/mona-fellows...

We're hiring an Editor The 19th is hiring an editor to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19th’s mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-q...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @19thnews.org is hiring two Editors, one of whom will cover climate, disability and aging, education, immigration, justice, and national issues.

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I see Mozambique’s baboons as windows into hominid evolution In Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Rassina Farassi studies how humans came to walk on two legs.

"In Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Rassina Farassi studies how humans came to walk on two legs." Uprooter Kang-Chun Cheng for @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 LOOKOUT is hiring a newsletter editor/reporter to be the primary voice of Eyes on the State, a weekly newsletter published during the AZ legislative session (Feb.–May).

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After a Hard Year for Environmental Justice, Chicago Communities Are Picking Up the Pieces - Inside Climate News When the EPA abruptly terminated “Community Change” grants, the impacts rippled across the country. Chicago groups that won and then lost one of those grants are still feeling the impacts.

"When the EPA abruptly terminated 'Community Change' grants, the impacts rippled across the country. Chicago groups that won and then lost one of those grants are still feeling the impacts." Uprooter @amberonradio.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org

insideclimatenews.org/news/2712202...

MONA Fellowship Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) A Partnership between Ocean Nexus and Metcalf Institute Program Overview: The Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) is a fellowship program for journalists created by O...

The deadline for the Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy, a fellowship for journalists to work directly with ocean researchers, is this Friday, January 9th! Ocean Nexus & @metcalfuri.bsky.social, in collaboration with the Uproot Project. Details & Apply Here: uprootproject.org/mona-fellows...

We're so happy to be back at the start of 2026, refreshed and ready to serve our amazing community. What are you looking forward to in the year ahead?

Farmworkers Brave Deadly Heat, Pollution, and ICE Raids Here's how communities take care of their own in California's Coachella Valley

Climate change contributes to the dangerous working conditions faced by California farmworkers. Uprooter @bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social for @sierraclub.org

www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...

❄️ It's the end of the year, which means Uproot's Staff will be taking a short break this winter to rest, recover, and reenergize to serve our wonderful community in 2026. Wishing you all a wonderful winter season. We'll see you back online in January! ❄️