SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists
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SEJ is a membership association of professional journalists dedicated to environmental issues. Our mission is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of journalism that advances public understanding of environmental issues. linktr.ee/sejorg
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Layoffs, political pressure and a tidal wave of disinformation threaten environmental journalism today — but SEJ is here for the reporters on the front lines. Help us keep fueling the journalism our communities depend on. Gifts of $100+ will earn an SEJ tote bag!
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Registration for #SEJ2026 is open! Join us in Chicago, April 15-18, for immersive field trips, data and investigative workshops, panels with scientists, community leaders, policymakers and award-winning journalists, and more. Visit SEJ2026.org to register today at the Early Bird rate!
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Registration for #SEJ2026 is open! Join us in Chicago, April 15-18, for immersive field trips, data and investigative workshops, panels with scientists, community leaders, policymakers and award-winning journalists, and more. Visit SEJ2026.org to register today at the Early Bird rate!
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Bonkers’: DOI Letter Halts All Five In-Progress Offshore Wind Farms
@fieseler.bsky.social reports for @canarymedia.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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@fieseler.bsky.social reports for @canarymedia.com
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EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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‘Bonkers': DOI letter halts all five in-progress offshore wind farms
Construction will be paused for 90 days as Trump's "Department of War" and Interior Department coordinate to evaluate supposed "national security" risks.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Bonkers’: DOI Letter Halts All Five In-Progress Offshore Wind Farms
@fieseler.bsky.social reports for @canarymedia.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
@fieseler.bsky.social reports for @canarymedia.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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🚨 Last call! SHERF Fellowship applications close TODAY. Don’t miss your chance for mentoring, workshops and pro memberships. Apply now ➡️ healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
The SHERF fellowships are made to support early-career journalists who are pursuing careers in science, health or environmental reporting.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🚨 Last call! SHERF Fellowship applications close TODAY. Don’t miss your chance for mentoring, workshops and pro memberships. Apply now ➡️ healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
Democracy depends on informed communities. Journalism is essential — and under threat. SEJ supports those telling the world’s most important stories with the resources, networking and community they can’t get elsewhere. Help us keep protecting environmental journalism: givebutter.com/standwithsej
December 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Democracy depends on informed communities. Journalism is essential — and under threat. SEJ supports those telling the world’s most important stories with the resources, networking and community they can’t get elsewhere. Help us keep protecting environmental journalism: givebutter.com/standwithsej
When one data source disappears, another often emerges. Get insight on where to find information on home hazards, especially from climate change. Plus, see smart ways to use the data. #SEJournalReportersToolbox
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December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When one data source disappears, another often emerges. Get insight on where to find information on home hazards, especially from climate change. Plus, see smart ways to use the data. #SEJournalReportersToolbox
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
The deadline to apply for #SHERF has been extended to Dec. 31, at 6 p.m. ET. Apply now to take your health, science and environment reporting to the next level! healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
The SHERF fellowships are made to support early-career journalists who are pursuing careers in science, health or environmental reporting.
healthjournalism.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The deadline to apply for #SHERF has been extended to Dec. 31, at 6 p.m. ET. Apply now to take your health, science and environment reporting to the next level! healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
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Denying Trump Climate Report, Study Shows US Sea-Level Rise Is Accelerating
@bradydennis.bsky.social reports for @washingtonpost.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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@bradydennis.bsky.social reports for @washingtonpost.com
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EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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Rebutting a Trump report, study shows U.S. sea-level rise is accelerating
“It’s not politics. That’s what the data say,” said the study’s author, who examined 70 tide gauges around the country.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Denying Trump Climate Report, Study Shows US Sea-Level Rise Is Accelerating
@bradydennis.bsky.social reports for @washingtonpost.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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@bradydennis.bsky.social reports for @washingtonpost.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European #Climate Law, Officials Say
@LFFriedman reports for @nytimes
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...
@LFFriedman reports for @nytimes
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...
U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say
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December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European #Climate Law, Officials Say
@LFFriedman reports for @nytimes
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...
@LFFriedman reports for @nytimes
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...
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Deadline extension alert! You now have until Dec. 31 to apply for a National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship. If you're an early-career, U.S.-based journalist, this program is for you.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Deadline extension alert! You now have until Dec. 31 to apply for a National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship. If you're an early-career, U.S.-based journalist, this program is for you.
casw.org/news/applica...
@sejorg.bsky.social @healthjournalism.org @sciencewriters.org
casw.org/news/applica...
@sejorg.bsky.social @healthjournalism.org @sciencewriters.org
((⏰)) The deadline to apply for #SHERF is coming up this Friday, Dec. 19, at 6 p.m. ET. Apply now to take your science, health and environment reporting to the next level!
healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
Early-career journalists, this is your moment! SHERF gives you training, mentorship and support to grow your reporting. Deadline Dec. 19. Apply here 👉 healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
The SHERF fellowships are made to support early-career journalists who are pursuing careers in science, health or environmental reporting.
healthjournalism.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
((⏰)) The deadline to apply for #SHERF is coming up this Friday, Dec. 19, at 6 p.m. ET. Apply now to take your science, health and environment reporting to the next level!
healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
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Deadly November Asian Storms 'Supercharged' By #ClimateChange: Researchers
David Stanway reports for @reuters.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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David Stanway reports for @reuters.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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Deadly November Asian storms 'supercharged' by climate change, researchers say
The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late November were "supercharged" by higher sea temperatures and made worse by rapid deforestation, scientists said in ...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Deadly November Asian Storms 'Supercharged' By #ClimateChange: Researchers
David Stanway reports for @reuters.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
David Stanway reports for @reuters.com
#news #environment
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The final deadline to submit #SEJ2026 tour ideas and session proposals is coming up this Sunday, December 14.
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
Pitch a session (SEJ members only): sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: sej.org/join
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
Pitch a session (SEJ members only): sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: sej.org/join
We are now accepting both session pitches and tour ideas for #SEJ2026 in Chicago, April 15-18. Deadline: extended to Dec. 14!
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
Pitch a session (members only): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: sej.org/join
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
Pitch a session (members only): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: sej.org/join
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The final deadline to submit #SEJ2026 tour ideas and session proposals is coming up this Sunday, December 14.
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
Pitch a session (SEJ members only): sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: sej.org/join
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
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Climate change is reshaping sacred places — and the lives rooted in them. For writer Gulnaz Khan, witnessing that loss sparked a shift from wordsmith to visual storyteller. She shares what she learned in #SEJournalEJInSight: www.sej.org/publications...
December 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Climate change is reshaping sacred places — and the lives rooted in them. For writer Gulnaz Khan, witnessing that loss sparked a shift from wordsmith to visual storyteller. She shares what she learned in #SEJournalEJInSight: www.sej.org/publications...
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Boost your science, health or environment reporting in 2026 — the SHERF Fellowship can help you do it. Applications are open now! Tell a colleague and apply today: healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
The SHERF fellowships are made to support early-career journalists who are pursuing careers in science, health or environmental reporting.
healthjournalism.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Boost your science, health or environment reporting in 2026 — the SHERF Fellowship can help you do it. Applications are open now! Tell a colleague and apply today: healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026.
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
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Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind #Energy Is Illegal
@maxinejoselow.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social report for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...
@maxinejoselow.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social report for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...
Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal
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December 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind #Energy Is Illegal
@maxinejoselow.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social report for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...
@maxinejoselow.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social report for @nytimes.com
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Thanks to our panelists, @statnews.com' @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, @sentientmedia.org's @gracehussain.bsky.social, @propublica.org's @fastlerner.bsky.social, and @huntnewsnu.bsky.social; our co-hosts, @sejorg.bsky.social and @healthjournalism.org; and everyone who tuned in to our event today.
Silenced Sources: When fear of retaliation muzzles facts
YouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation
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December 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thanks to our panelists, @statnews.com' @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, @sentientmedia.org's @gracehussain.bsky.social, @propublica.org's @fastlerner.bsky.social, and @huntnewsnu.bsky.social; our co-hosts, @sejorg.bsky.social and @healthjournalism.org; and everyone who tuned in to our event today.
Layoffs, political pressure and a tidal wave of disinformation threaten environmental journalism today — but SEJ is here for the reporters on the front lines. Help us keep fueling the journalism our communities depend on. Gifts of $100+ will earn an SEJ tote bag!
givebutter.com/standwithsej
givebutter.com/standwithsej
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Layoffs, political pressure and a tidal wave of disinformation threaten environmental journalism today — but SEJ is here for the reporters on the front lines. Help us keep fueling the journalism our communities depend on. Gifts of $100+ will earn an SEJ tote bag!
givebutter.com/standwithsej
givebutter.com/standwithsej
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Across federal agencies, universities, research labs, and corporations, sources are going silent. Sentient's @gracehussain.bsky.social will join @freedom.press, @healthjournalism.org and @sejorg.bsky.social to discuss what happens when sources are intimidated into staying quiet.
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Across federal agencies, universities, research labs, and corporations, sources are going silent. Sentient's @gracehussain.bsky.social will join @freedom.press, @healthjournalism.org and @sejorg.bsky.social to discuss what happens when sources are intimidated into staying quiet.
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If enacted, a new bill in Puerto Rico will limit government transparency and severely restrict the work of journalists.
We, alongside 10 other press freedom organizations, urge Puerto Rican Governor Jenniffer González-Colón to reject SB 63.
Read more: ipi.media/puerto-rico-...
We, alongside 10 other press freedom organizations, urge Puerto Rican Governor Jenniffer González-Colón to reject SB 63.
Read more: ipi.media/puerto-rico-...
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If enacted, a new bill in Puerto Rico will limit government transparency and severely restrict the work of journalists.
We, alongside 10 other press freedom organizations, urge Puerto Rican Governor Jenniffer González-Colón to reject SB 63.
Read more: ipi.media/puerto-rico-...
We, alongside 10 other press freedom organizations, urge Puerto Rican Governor Jenniffer González-Colón to reject SB 63.
Read more: ipi.media/puerto-rico-...
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Program announcement! Join us for a short virtual session on December 12, to learn about the past, present and future of efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay. To register, send an email to contact@ijnr.org and we'll send you the link!
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Program announcement! Join us for a short virtual session on December 12, to learn about the past, present and future of efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay. To register, send an email to contact@ijnr.org and we'll send you the link!
There are TWO ways to contribute to #SEJ2026:
1. Propose a panel session or mini-workshop (SEJ members): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
2. Submit an all-day tour idea: bit.ly/3McuShy
Deadline to submit: Extended to Dec. 14.
Let’s build SEJ’s 35th annual conference together!
1. Propose a panel session or mini-workshop (SEJ members): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
2. Submit an all-day tour idea: bit.ly/3McuShy
Deadline to submit: Extended to Dec. 14.
Let’s build SEJ’s 35th annual conference together!
We are now accepting both session pitches and tour ideas for #SEJ2026 in Chicago, April 15-18. Deadline: extended to Dec. 14!
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
Pitch a session (members only): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: sej.org/join
Suggest an all-day tour: bit.ly/3McuShy
Pitch a session (members only): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: sej.org/join
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
There are TWO ways to contribute to #SEJ2026:
1. Propose a panel session or mini-workshop (SEJ members): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
2. Submit an all-day tour idea: bit.ly/3McuShy
Deadline to submit: Extended to Dec. 14.
Let’s build SEJ’s 35th annual conference together!
1. Propose a panel session or mini-workshop (SEJ members): www.sej.org/initiatives/...
2. Submit an all-day tour idea: bit.ly/3McuShy
Deadline to submit: Extended to Dec. 14.
Let’s build SEJ’s 35th annual conference together!
In the latest #SEJournalFeature, reporter @psskow.bsky.social looks at how funding and regulatory issues are impacting efforts to identify and plug abandoned wells, and offers resources for drilling into their story.
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In the latest #SEJournalFeature, reporter @psskow.bsky.social looks at how funding and regulatory issues are impacting efforts to identify and plug abandoned wells, and offers resources for drilling into their story.
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
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Trump Loosens Gas Mileage Rule for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
Lisa Friedman, @maxinejoselow.bsky.social and John Ewing report for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Lisa Friedman, @maxinejoselow.bsky.social and John Ewing report for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
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December 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Trump Loosens Gas Mileage Rule for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
Lisa Friedman, @maxinejoselow.bsky.social and John Ewing report for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Lisa Friedman, @maxinejoselow.bsky.social and John Ewing report for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Check out the latest #FundForEnvironmentalJournalism -supported story by @peter.fairley.ca — Geothermal networks let cities warm and cool as one: www.nature.com/articles/d41....
To help seed more stories like this, please donate to the FEJ grant program today: givebutter.com/standwithsej
To help seed more stories like this, please donate to the FEJ grant program today: givebutter.com/standwithsej
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Check out the latest #FundForEnvironmentalJournalism -supported story by @peter.fairley.ca — Geothermal networks let cities warm and cool as one: www.nature.com/articles/d41....
To help seed more stories like this, please donate to the FEJ grant program today: givebutter.com/standwithsej
To help seed more stories like this, please donate to the FEJ grant program today: givebutter.com/standwithsej