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SEJ Webinars

Today, SEJ hosted Covering Climate, COVID-19 and the Election — Opinion Polls and Voters’ Guides on Environmental Issues, a webinar with environmental pollsters, advocates and reporters who discussed what’s at stake this November and what role environmental issues are playing in the final stretches of this unique and unpredictable campaign season. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

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Conservative Court To Consider Upcoming Environment Cases

Amy Coney Barrett’s swearing-in as associate justice this week brings a solidifying conservative majority to the Supreme Court. That likely means environmental issues coming before the justices will face new legal tests. The latest TipSheet explores four prominent cases coming to the high court this term that will help shed light on its evolving views on climate, water and public information.

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SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event

Our Calendar lists professional meetings, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Nov 1, 2020 deadline: The remote 2021 High Country News Internships (mid-Jan to mid-Jun)come with a $600 bi-weekly stipend, $125 bi-weekly work-from-home allowance and more. Emerging journalists from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities are encouraged to apply.

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SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference

Registered attendees can watch recordings of #SEJ2020 in the Whova app. Part two of SEJ's 30th anniversary conference, in-person in Boise, Idaho takes place June 2-6 (#SEJ2021), hosted by Boise State University.

It's critically important to SEJ to gather evidence on the impact of our work. So we're tracking stories inspired by or informed by our virtual conference in September 2020. The stories don’t have to be about a particular virtual session; they can be based on sources or ideas you got from being at the conference, meet-ups, networking, etc. Please help us to keep SEJ strong and share links, photos, copies of reporting generated or informed by this conference. It's never too late! Send your story links to Cindy MacDonald, SEJ's Web content manager.

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SEJ Publication Highlights

SEJ Grant Program Gives Boost to Environmental Coverage
10/28/2020 – With this issue, SEJournal launches its newest column — FEJ StoryLog. The bimonthly feature will bring you the lessons of journalists who have been able to pursue their public service reporting work through the largesse of the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Column editor Carolyn Whetzel tells the story of the grant program and its successes. And watch in coming weeks for our first grantee StoryLog, from reporter Christine Woodside.
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Climate Assessment Delayed? Plus, High Court To Hear Enviro FOIA Case
10/21/2020 – A forthcoming U.S. National Climate Assessment, due in 2022, faces delays, thanks to Trump administration foot-dragging, according to the new WatchDog Opinion column. And the Supreme Court, possibly with a new Justice Amy Coney Barrett aboard, is about to hear arguments on a freedom of information case involving the Endangered Species Act.
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Climate Money Meets the Super PACs
10/21/2020 – Amid the frenzy of Election 2020 comes a quieter development: The emergence of Big Climate money. Green groups and climate-focused fundraisers are now starting to take their place as major players alongside Big Oil as campaign contributors. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox suggests databases and other resources to help track climate (and other election) money.
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— Thomas L. Friedman

 

 

Quick Links

SEJ.org is a treasure chest of information useful to your reporting. Search website content by environmental issue, including:

 

WHY Join SEJ?

SEJ's mission is to strengthen coverage of environment, energy, health and climate news, by supporting the journalists who report that news. The benefits of joining include: access to grants for environmental reporting; mentoring by experienced journalists; and members-only e-mailing lists for sharing professional tips, news, and information. SEJ members meet and learn face-to-face from fellow members, other media professionals and topic experts, at our annual conference and volunteer-organized regional gatherings.

 

 

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