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James Bruggers has worked for more than 30 years as a reporter in Montana, Alaska, Washington, California and Kentucky, covering coal, energy, air quality, water quality, and local and state government environmental agencies, as well as some general assignment. For about 20 years, James has been an active SEJ member, including serving as the SEJ president who helped spearhead SEJ's awards, endowment and Freedom of Information programs. He has not missed an Annual Conference since 1994. He is on staff at The (Louisville) Courier-Journal, Kentucky's largest news organization, and has written a daily blog, Watchdog Earth, since 2006.

Environmental books authored, co-authored or edited by SEJ members, and published in 2011.

Freelance environmental journalist Christoper Weber contributes to various publications. Living on the historic, diverse South Side of Chicago inspires a lot of Chris’ stories, from policy to food. SEJ’s programs have helped Chris develop his skills. He received a grant in the Winter 2011 cycle of the Fund for Environmental Journalism to complete a national survey of urban farms.

SEJ freelancers Jane Braxton Little (left) and Winnie Bird are collaborating on a series of articles about forest ecology, management, and human health in the aftermath of nuclear disaster. This fall, with support from the Fund for Environmental Journalism, Jane flew from California to Ukraine to report for the stories while Winnie drove to Fukushima from her home in Nagano, Japan.