The Uproot Project

Uproot's annual Journey of a Story is back! 🌱 This year, we’re heading to San Fran Oct. 19–22 for We’re Still Here: Persistence, Resistance, and Environmental Journalism, exploring what it means to keep telling environmental stories in the face of challenge. Register via the link in our bio!

Applications are open for the Ocean Nexus International Fellowship! 🌊 Open to journalists outside the U.S. with 5–15 years of experience covering environmental issues. June–August 2026 | $2,000 stipend Tell stories connecting ocean health, communities, and justice. Apply via link in bio.

We had a blast seeing everyone at SEJ 2026 in Chicago last week! Thanks to everyone who attended the Uproot events and made it such a memorable, energizing experience. We're taking a little screen break from social media as Uproot Staff plans for more fun, learning, and community-building!

The deadline to apply for @ijnr.bsky.social's 2026 cohort of Community Reporting Fellows is TOMORROW, 04/26/26! Accepted applicants will attend a three-day, in-person workshop exploring Great Lakes water quality and its intersections with public health and environmental justice. www.ijnr.org/crp

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @theguardian.com is hiring a Senior Reporter, Climate Justice, to cover climate justice in the US for a national and global audience. workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...

"The more than 70 bat species living in the Mozambican reserve’s labyrinth of caves play a key role in maintaining a fragile ecosystem that benefits wildlife and people." Uprooter Kang-Chun Cheng for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Uprooters make us feel hopeful and happy this Earth Day!

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @coveringclimatenow.org is hiring a communications manager to work with the CCNow editorial team to produce social media content and other communications materials. coveringclimatenow.org/we-are-hiring/

The Solutions Visuals program is @soljourno.bsky.social's first dedicated visuals program, created to train newsrooms in producing solutions-focused photos, videos and multimedia stories. Applications open through April 24, 2026. www.solutionsjournalism.org/program/solu...

Meet your 2026-27 Uproot Chapter Leaders. Chapter Leaders are regional ambassadors in the Uproot network who support and advocate on behalf of Uproot members. uprootproject.org/about/chapte...

This Saturday, I joined a panel about how to report on ocean equity during the @sejorg.bsky.social Annual Conference in Chicago. I spoke about my most recent investigations for the @cpipr.bsky.social. I am grateful to the @uprootproject.bsky.social for organizing this necessary forum! 🪴 #SEJ2026

What an exhausting but fulfilling week at @sejorg.bsky.social annual conference in Chicago. It was such a boost of energy reconnecting with colleagues I hadn’t seen in a while or had only met online. Grateful to everyone who made it possible, including @uprootproject.bsky.social. 🌺 #SEJ2026

If you're at SEJ in Chicago, come to the Uproot panel tomorrow morning! Reporting on Oceans Through an Equity Lens, April 18th at 10:30 AM in Room G, with @rachelreports.bsky.social, @mjoel17..bsky.social, and Eva Tesfaye

"In just over a decade, China has gone from being a minor player in global gas markets to being the world’s largest importer of natural gas, one of the highest-value commodities in the world." Uprooter @nithincoca.com for @wpr.bsky.social www.worldpoliticsreview.com/china-has-qu...

Due to extreme weather in Chicago today, we will be postponing the LVEJO Toxic Tour and hosting it virtually later this year. So sorry for the inconvenience!

We're kicking off SEJ 2026 with our annual Uproot Guide to SEJ! Check out all the events, panels, and workshops with and for Uprooters at this year's conference in Chicago:

The Uproot + LVEJO Toxic Tour is THIS AFTERNOON! We'll kick things off at Semillas Garden at 3PM CT. There's still time to register and join us, if you're in the Chicago area today: www.eventbrite.com/e/toxic-tour...

There's still time to register and join us this Friday, from 5:30-7:30 PM CT, for the 2026 Uproot National Convening in Chicago, IL. It's gonna be a fun time! www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-natio...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @levernews.com is hiring a full-time Associate Editor to support their investigative reporting. www.levernews.com/now-hiring-a...

Join The Uproot Project and LVEJO on 4/15/26 for a guided tour that highlights spaces that frame LVEJO's environmental justice work. Space is limited, so reserve your spot on the tour today! Learn more and register:

Newsroom leaders of color, join The Uproot Project for a private, off-the-record conversation focused on leadership, influence, and the evolving landscape of environmental journalism. April 17th, 4:30-5:30 PM CT www.eventbrite.com/e/leaders-of...

"Community kitchens and restaurants in Peru are using every bite, with delicious results." Uprooter Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz for @climateconnections.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/zero...

Can't wait to meet up with our @soljourno.bsky.social friends at #SEJ2026 in Chicago and check out their amazing panels and workshops! www.linkedin.com/posts/soluti...

We're ALSO delighted!

South Carolina Uprooters, join The Post and Courier's Rising Waters Lab on Wednesday, April 8th, for the Rising Waters Forum: Coastal Resilience. Doors open at 5:30 PM tickets.postandcourier.com/e/rising-wat...

CPI "reported last June that the five companies behind the development and operation of the Esencia project have left a trail of environmental damage in other countries while building luxury resort complexes..." Uprooter @m_joel17.bsky.social for @cpipr.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4yt5vbze

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @climatecentral.org is hiring a Writer and Associate Producer to help create reporting resources on a range of topics related to climate change impacts and solutions. www.climatecentral.org/open-positio...

Join The Uproot Project for an evening of connection, celebration, and community on Friday, April 17th, 5:30-7:30 CT, at the 2026 Uproot National Convening in Chicago, IL. Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-natio...

Florida's "sweeping new law enshrines farmers' use of gas-powered equipment and weakens protections for conservation lands, locking the state's climate-battered ag sector into fossil fuel dependence." Uprooter Ayurella Horn-Muller for @grist.org grist.org/food-and-agr...

📢📝FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY 📢📝 @ijnr.bsky.social is now accepting applications for its 2026 cohort of Community Reporting Fellows. Fellows will attend a workshop exploring Great Lakes water quality and its intersections with public health and environmental justice. Deadline: 04/26 www.ijnr.org/crp

Promise, this is not an April Fool's joke. Join The Uproot Project at the SEJ 2026 Conference in Chicago, April 15-19. Learn more and register: uprootproject.org/events/

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @restofworld.org is hiring an Editor-in-Chief to support its strategic pivot, covering how the world is reorganizing itself in response to US actions, and what that means for the future of technology everywhere. restofworld.org/about/hiring...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social is hiring a News Editor to cover regional stories across Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana on multiple platforms, with a special focus on audio storytelling for broadcast and podcasts. www.wwno.org/careers-and-...

Uproot Members can strengthen their careers through community-building, professional development, and access to resources while contributing to a more equitable and impactful media landscape. uprootproject.org/join-us/beco...

Get creative this weekend with Coloring Connections, a coloring book focused on integrating gender and intersectionality into health research amidst the climate crisis. You can find this linked in Uproot's Resource Library! uprootproject.org/initiatives/...

"Three export terminals that captured half of the U.S. crude oil export industry have formed around Ingleside on the Bay, turning the Texas Coastal Bend town into an unlikely fenceline community." Uprooter @alexip718.com for @thexylom.com www.thexylom.com/post/our-sli...

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @highcountrynews.org is hiring a Partnerships Editor to oversee and expand collaborations with other media outlets, including the newly formed Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative. Deadline: April 22 classifieds.hcn.org/denver/emplo...

"The Russian invasion has left forests booby-trapped with landmines, yet Ukrainians continue to venture there in search of wild foods." Uprooter Kang-Chun Cheng for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

Earth Journalism Network (@earthjournalism.bsky.social) is accepting applications for an in-person Fellowship program that will support selected journalists to attend and report from the Our Ocean Conference scheduled for June 16-18, 2026, in Mombasa, Kenya. Deadline: April 7th tinyurl.com/dttb4ced

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🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social is hiring an Environment and Energy Reporter to cover environmental issues, energy, and worker safety and health. mountainstatespotlight.org/now-hiring-e...

"As energy costs are predicted to rise across the country, energy assistance and weatherization programs will continue to be vital tools that help families afford higher bills and reduce overall energy use." Uprooter Amal Ahmed for @themarginus.bsky.social themargin.us/features/ins...

Congrats to the three fellows chosen for the 2026 Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA)! We're excited to welcome @gaeacabico.bsky.social, @jgasspoore.bsky.social, and @nabeelawashington.com to the URI campus in Kingston, May 4-6. 🌊 @uprootproject.bsky.social ow.ly/WLWc50Yy7YG

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @nysfocus.bsky.social is hiring a temporary, full-time climate and environment reporter for five months to fill in for a staff reporter on parental leave. journalists.careerwebsite.com/job/interim-...

NYU Stern is accepting applications for the NYU Stern Climate Economics Journalism Fellowship. Selected fellows will travel to NYU Stern's Greenwich campus to learn from globally recognized experts in the emerging field of climate economics. Deadline: April 20th www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...

Uproot's very own Iris M. Crawford-Maskell and @angelymercado.bsky.social are speaking about underserved farming communities and local food sovereignty stories for @sentientmedia.org's Food and Farming Journalism Network on March 26th at 6 PM ET. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

NASA’s Health and Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) and the @outrider.org Science Media Forum are offering journalists, digital creators, and scientists opportunities to learn about and discuss the latest tools and trends in science reporting. May 14, 2026 in Madison, WI tinyurl.com/5xek974b