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aadamglenn.bsky.social
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Veteran journalist & editor, digital media pioneer, avid educator, dad.
Deputy Editor: @freedom.press
Editorial Director, Publications: @sejorg.bsky.social
Adjunct Journalism Professor, Hunter College: @cuny.bsky.social
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Two nonprofit teach young writers the basics #environmental #journalism — FL Student News Watch w. @davidsonhiers.bsky.social and IN Youth Environmental Press Team. #SEJournalEJAcademy: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
The author, CD Davidson-Hiers, with student journalist Tarryn Nichols, hiking in the woods in Gainesville, Florida, in 2025.
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Every U.S. state has at least one #Superfund site and millions live near them. #SEJournalTipSheet has a look at the state of the cleanup program under Trump and how reporters can generate local stories: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
A tank removal at the Industriplex Federal Superfund Site in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 2009.
February 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Journalists love a secret. And #SEJournalWatchDog has a whopper from one of the most contested ecosystems in the U.S., the #ArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge, reopened for #oilleasing by the Trump administration: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
A winter landscape in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where a well drilled four decades ago may hold secrets about the potential for oil in this long-protected ecosystem.
February 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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#Rewilding: a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity + an online magazine designed to expose more people to the concept. @kattancock.bsky.social explains: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @johnrplatt.bsky.social
Purple poppy mallow and Missouri evening primrose in a front-yard native-plant garden. Replacing lawns with native plants is one form of rewilding.
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Even though the U.S. suffers multiple billion-$ #climatechange-related catastrophes, the gov't has ceased sharing the #data, per #SEJournalReportersToolbox. But in this case, civil society has rescued the info: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
A satellite image shows Hurricane Ian approaching Florida in late September 2022. Climate disaster data maintained by Climate Central put the cost of damage from the tropical cyclone at $122 billion, with 152 dead
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Writer @yessfun.com calls on #climate reporters to offer a sense of hope by leaning into #solutions narratives — hard-hitting, data-driven stories that hold the powerful accountable. www.sej.org/publications... #SEJournalVoicesofEnvironmentalJustice @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
Cleanup after the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, California, in January 2025.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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More heat pumps than ever are going into homes and businesses in the U.S. these days. But they're just one small-scale use of #geothermal #energy, a promising utility-scale technology. #SEJournalBackgrounder explains: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
A map showing geothermal resources across the United States. Image:
January 30, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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In the wake of the massive snowstorm across the U.S., #SEJournalSEJNews offers resources for winter storm reporting in your region. Headlines, Toolboxes and TipSheets for local climate coverage: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social
National Guard soldiers push a stuck motorist’s vehicle in Oakland City, Indiana, during January snowstorms.
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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#Bird populations remain in steep decline, mostly thanks to human activity. But as #SEJournalTipSheet reports, reporting on their disappearance can lead journalists to some bread-and-butter environmental stories: sej.org/publications...
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The Kirtland's warbler, a black and grey bird with yellow breast, sits on a budding flower branch with greenery seen behind.
January 23, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of polluted, abandoned industrial sites — #brownfields — dot the U.S. For reporters seeking local environmental stories, these problem spots cry out for coverage: www.sej.org/publications... #SEJournalReportersToolbox bsky.app/profile/sejo... bsky.app/profile/ejto...
Approximately 450,000 polluted industrial sites called brownfields are spread across the United States, mapped in this government database. Screenshot: U.S. EPA EnviroAtlas for Brownfields.
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Writers w. #disabilities & chronic #illnesses explore perspectives on #nature & #environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor @louisekenward.bsky.social discusses the recent volume in a new #SEJournalBookShelf Q&A: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social
Image depicting the cover of the book, "Moving Mountains," for a Q&A in the SEJournal column, BookShelf "Between the Lines."
January 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Seattle’s heavily polluted Duwamish River is no place to catch fish — except for #salmon. With fishing pole in hand, environmental journalist Alex Brown has this unexpected story. #SEJournalFeature @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...
The author with his first pink salmon, caught off a Seattle bridge with the city’s industrial facilities surrounding him.
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Winter weather can reveal a lot about climate change's impacts on your locale. For environmental journalists, an outing to nearby ski slopes could be a smart reporting trip. #SEJournalTipSheet offers up story angles, resources. @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...
A U.S. Forest Service map showing snow depth on Jan. 2, 2026. Image: U.S. Department of Agriculture screenshot.
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM