Institute for Environmental Journalism

Calling all high school students and recent grads with a passion for the environment! Come learn high-ambition journalism with professional reporters this summer at the Institute for Environmental Journalism: buff.ly/2TjqIXJ #IEJ20

“Carbon offset projects have a long history of overpromising and under-delivering, so there’s a lot of well-deserved skepticism around them.” buff.ly/2I2dtDS

The good news: TV climate change coverage was up 68% in 2019. The bad news: “Just 10% of guests were people of color, 27% were women, and 22% were scientists.” buff.ly/2wfoAXv

“It’s not registered in our parents’ heads yet," Cuthbert said. "I want a job, a house, kids someday. But I can’t have that if the Earth is on fire, and my children won’t ever know what an elephant is.” buff.ly/32QWWwp

Curious about what our IEJ summer program is like? This video will give you a good look: buff.ly/2IdGbBG Apply here for Summer 2020! buff.ly/2TjqIXJ

In the U.K., Bristol police sent letters to the parents of youth climate activists ahead of the Fridays for Future protest. Their response? “We have no time for being patronized.” buff.ly/32ED1AF

Are you a teen who wants to learn more about how climate change affects your community? Join us and and report from the rugged coast of Maine at the College of the Atlantic this summer: buff.ly/2SkPkP9

New York State has $12.9 billion worth of fossil fuel investments. In Rochester, N.Y., youth climate activists are the ones calling on the state to sell its stock: buff.ly/32DqNrZ

Frustrated by the lack of diversity and inclusion in the climate movement, @KarinIsSharing writes for @vice about why she decided to leave it behind: buff.ly/389XPlu

Parents play a vital role in the youth climate movement too. Listen to this story by @CC_Yale about how one California mom supports the movement: buff.ly/326NfJC

Are you a teen who wants to learn more about how climate change affects your community? Join us and and report from the rugged coast of Maine at the College of the Atlantic this summer: buff.ly/2SkPkP9

For @NewRepublic, @lexmcmenamin delved into how the @NHYouthMovement activated young people in the state about climate change ahead of the first primary in 2020 election: buff.ly/389ZEyS

“In 2015, Vergun and 21 other youth climate activists filed a lawsuit against the government under the claim that the government violated their rights to life and liberty by allowing the continued use of fossil fuels and emissions of greenhouse gasses.” buff.ly/2vJvX9u

There’s no better way to learn to be a journalist than to cover one of the most pressing issues of our time. Join the Institute for Environmental Journalism this summer as we cover climate change in Maine: buff.ly/2SkPkP9

“You go and literally role play a die-in to illustrate the severity of the issue that we’re facing in climate change,” said Michael Makowski, a UW-Madison senior. “That is a life-and-death issue.” buff.ly/2vH8plE

“It is time to get out of our comfort zones.” Youth climate protestors took on the World Economic Forum in #Davos when they camped out in subzero temperatures. buff.ly/2O1tw8m

We’re totally inspired by @sabirahmahmud, a 16-year-old Bangladeshi Muslim leading the climate change activism in her city. She spoke to @WHYY about the responsibility she feels to Philadelphia: buff.ly/2Re94mA