SEJ serves its members and the profession with many programs and initiatives. This page highlights some of SEJ's key activities.

Awards & Fellowships

SEJ sponsors its own contest to honor the year's best environmental journalism in newspapers, magazines and newsletters and on television, radio and the Internet. But there are also many other awards for reporting on environment-related topics, as well as fellowships and workshops.
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Freedom of Information

In March 2002, the Society of Environmental Journalists' board of directors formed a First Amendment Task Force "to address freedom-of-information, right-to-know, and other news gathering issues of concern to the pursuit of environmental journalism." These pages are one result of that task force work.
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EJ Gallery

SEJ's archive of the very best investigative series and special projects on environmental topics, including many prize-winners.
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Climate Change Guide

Climate change: A guide to the information and disinformation.
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Mentoring Program

Member-to-member help has always been an important part of SEJ's mission to improve environmental journalism, and that's what our mentoring program is all about.
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SEJ Annual Conferences

SEJ's annual conference brings together journalists, scientists, government officials, advocacy leaders and others to explore the many facets of environmental stories in order to improve the quality and accuracy of environmental reporting. Annual conferences are open to both SEJ members and those who are not members.
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SEJ Regional Conferences

SEJ also holds numerous regional conferences and other events to help its more than 1,500 members polish their craft and get important background on current environmental issues.
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