Outrider strives to be “an online source of hard-hitting commentary and journalism that calls for the end of nuclear weapons and action against the existential threat of climate change.” They are seeking new voices to produce climate and nuclear non-proliferation journalism. Typically, their word counts run between 1,000-1,200 words, and they publish everything from investigative articles and expert analyses to interviews and book excerpts. According to their guidelines, their standard rate is $1,000/story. Their stories are usually 1,000-1,200 words. To learn more, refer to their writer guidelines.
Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine that covers environmental issues, social justice, engaged activism, spiritual values, arts, and more. They accept pitches for articles. According to an old tweet by their editor, they pay £100 for 500-word articles and £200 for 1,000-word articles. To learn more, refer to their pitch guidelines.
Asparagus Magazine is a publication that is “dedicated to telling the large and small stories of how we can live sustainably, from an environmental, social, and cultural perspective.” Their “audience is primarily on the West Coast, and located in both Canada and the US.” They are seeking traditionally reported feature journalism, creative non-fiction, and personal essays/opinion pieces on environmental and social justice topics. They are interested in pieces between 800–1,500-word range and some features with exceptions that run into 2,000-3,000-words. According to their guidelines, they pay an average of C$0.25/word. They get funding from the Canadian government that requires them to prioritize Canadian creators. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Trellis is a business-to-business media company that focuses on corporate sustainability practice and strategy, covering topics related to the environment, sustainability, climate, business management, and careers. Their target audience is senior leaders in large corporations. They seek contributors with wxpertise and practical on-the-ground knowledge about sustainability work across sectors and companies. According to an old tweet by their editorial director, they pay $200 to $500 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Dialogue Earth is an independent non-profit platform dedicated to bringing compelling environmental stories from local voices to audiences around the world. They welcome pitches for articles between 1,000 and 1,500 words from journalists and experts. According to a deleted tweet by their editor, their base rate is around $300. For details, refer to this page.
It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate justice, art and science. They are looking for pitches for articles about environmental issues. They publish essays, reviews, graphic novels, interviews and more. According to their guidelines, they typically pay £130 for print articles that are around 1,000 words in length. For details, refer to this page.
Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) is a non-profit news organization that produces explanatory and investigative journalism on food, agriculture, and environmental health. They ''are eager to support stories that are in-depth, investigative and explanatory, and expect they will have a broad impact when they appear.'' According to their website, they pay according to the complexity of the project. A payment report suggests they paid $1.00 for a 3000-words feature. To learn more, refer to this page.
Reckoning is “an annual journal of creative writing on environmental justice.” They are always seeking work from Indigenous writers and artists, racialized writers and artists, queer, trans and/or disabled writers and artists. According to their guidelines, they pay $50/page for poetry and art; 10c/word for prose. They are always open for submissions. To learn more, refer to this page.
Grist is a non-profit online publication that covers climate and sustainability. They welcome “a wide range of freelance pitches, from reported essays to in-depth investigations to changemaker profiles and Q&As.” Their “core topics include clean energy, sustainable food, environmental justice, livable communities, and reinventing the economy through cutting-edge science and cleantech.” Articles range between 800 to 2,000 words. According to their guidelines, pay starts at $0.80 per word. Details here.
The Revelator is “an online news and ideas initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity.” They cover climate change, endangered species, wildlife, conservation, pollution, and more. They take submissions for limited categories and according to their guidelines, pay $300 to $500 per article. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.