Print Feature

Winner: Scott Streater, Gannett News Corp and Pensacola News Journal, “Hidden Hazard: A look at our environment’s effect on our health”

Finalists: Jeannette Batz, Riverfront Times, St. Louis, “The Right to Answers”; Scott Sonner, The Associated Press, for four stories, “Western Wars,” “Kitty Litter Mine,” “Logging -- Dead or Alive,” “Sage Grouse;” Sara Shipley, Louisville Courier-Journal, “Transpark: Boon or bust for Bowling Green area?;” Kenneth Weiss and John Johnson, Los Angeles Times, for coverage of land-use controversies on coastal lands.

Small-market Print

Winner: Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, “Native Logging: A clear-cut legacy.”

Finalists: John Manuel, North Carolina Insight, “The Aftermath of Hurricane Floyd: Lessons Learned and Not Learned;” Scott Streater, Pensacola News Journal, for comprehensive stories about his community’s environment; Hal Clifford, High Country News, for his cover story on coalbed methane development in Wyoming and other areas of the rural West; Jondi Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel, for her investigative reporting and three-part series on the gasoline additive MTBE.

Print Deadline

Winners: Heather Dewar, David Michael Ettlin, Del Quentin Wilber, Marcia Myers, and Michael James, The Baltimore Sun, coverage of the tunnel fire involving a chemical-carrying train.

Finalist: Claire Miller, The Age and The Sydney Morning Post, Sydney, Australia, for coverage of the Bonn climate negotiations.

Print Series

Winners: Jeff Nesmith and Ralph K.M. Haurwitz, Austin American-Statesman, ”Pipelines: The Invisible Danger.”

Finalists: Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee, “Environment, Inc.;” and Ben Raines, Mobile Register, reporting on mercury contamination of fish.

Broadcast Feature

Winners: Guy Hand and Chris Ballman, Living On Earth/World Media Foundation, “Tongass National Park.”

Finalist: Scott Miller, KING-TV, Seattle. Body-of-work entry, including “Singing to Whales,” “Computer Recycling,” “Toxic Timbers,” “Genetic Salmon.”

Broadcast Program or Series

Winners: Vince Patton and Terry Renteria, KGW-TV Northwest News, Channel 8, Portland, “Oregon’s Changing Coast.”

Finalists: Robin White, “Giving Back the Owens,” first aired on KUSP-FM, Santa Cruz; Gary Strieker, CNN, series on Japan’s environmental issues; Dan Callahan, Randy Meier, Lorri Burchett, Gail Brown, SEJ Environmental Journalism Awards Announced at Baltimore Conference and Jon Menell, KSTP-TV, St. Paul, MN., “Oilfield of Dreams” about the Arctic controversy; Art Rascon, Dave Strickland, Rob McJannet, John Mubarak, and Paul McKenna, KTRK-TV, Houston, “Battle Over Arctic Oil.”

Online

Winner: Francesca Lyman, MSNBC on the Internet, "Your Environment” columns on the environmental and health effects of the Trade Center attacks, dental fillings, and dairy products.

Finalists: Devra Davis, Emily Mathews, David Nemtzow, Stephen Schneider, and Kathryn Schulz of Grist magazine, package examining the book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjorn Lomborg; Bill Dietrich, Russell Sparkman, Denise Rocco, Marion Blue,and Gary Braaschof of One World Journeys.com, “Mercury Rising: Bearing Witness to Climate Change.”

Small Market-broadcast

Winner: Heather King of KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO, for reporting about lead pollution problems in “Herculaneum Lead,” which detailed the operations of a Doe Run Co. lead smelter south of St. Louis.

Deadline Reporting-broadcast

(No winner)
Finalist: Vince Patton, Terry Renteria, Scott Williams, Mike Galinamus KGW-TV, Portland, OR, for coverage of protests during the Klamath Basin drought.