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The University of Missouri School of Journalism announced today a $1.4 million, three-year grant from the Walton Family Foundation, a leading funder of environmental journalism in the United States, to create the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk a collaborative network of journalists focused on increasing coverage of agriculture, water and environmental issues surrounding one of the world s major river systems.
The needs are vast the Mississippi River Basin covers more than 40% of the continental U.S., stretching east-west from Montana to Pennsylvania and north-south from Minnesota to Louisiana. Millions of people use the river system as their source of drinking water, and more than 90% of agricultural exports in the U.S. are grown there. Pollution, flooding, land use and climate change are some of the major issues across the region.
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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In advance of Earth Day, the Walton Family Foundation today announced a new initiative aimed at strengthening the field of environmental journalism. #HeresWhy seeks to explore the challenges facing environmental journalism, expand the audience for environmental news, and determine what role philanthropy can play in bolstering the field. Quality journalism is critical to having an informed public who can hold decision-makers accountable on many different issues, including public health, the economy, and racial justice. The health of the environment is intimately connected to all of these issues, explains Moira Mcdonald, director of the Walton Family Foundation Environment Program. With so much environmental