From rising seas and record heat to toxic algae blooms in Florida’s waters and public distrust in climate science, there has never been a greater need for well-trained environment and science journalists committed to advancing public understanding. CJC has trained some of the nation’s best environmental journalists and storytellers. Our regular courses in environment and science journalism train students to report on complex topics with credibility and flair. We also offer field courses that get students into communities to report on environmental justice, and out into forests, rivers and coasts. Our environment and climate journalist alumni and visiting professional programs allow students to meet some of the field’s most captivating practitioners and build their professional networks.
Programs and Courses
Our Award-Winning Climate and Environment Journalism
The Price of Plenty
A special field course investigating the cycle of fertilizer from the phosphate mines of Florida to the farm fields of the Midwest, down the Mississippi River to Louisiana’s cancer alley and the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
Watershed
A special, Pulitzer Center-funded Environmental Journalism class series published on UF’s public media platform WUFT News investigating statewide water quality for the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Clean Water Act.
Forever in Florida
Environmental Journalism class series published on WUFT News investigating so-called “Forever Chemicals” in Florida’s freshwaters.
The Human Hazard
Environmental Journalism class project investigating the intersection of public health and climate change in Florida.
