Publication Items

Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres [1]

Today’s teens are growing up in a world of conspicuous climate change, often directly affected by its consequences. Despite their youth, some are at the forefront of the fight against this threat. Freelance journalist and author Meera Subramanian — co-creator of a new nonfiction graphic novel about young climate campaigners — on teens as sources, activism as a topic and the pleasures of collaboration. See a sample of the book [2].

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Diversity [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Pollution [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [16]
Science [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
International [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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#SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours [22]

SEJournal is providing full coverage of all eight of the day-long tours from the annual Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference, April 15-18, in Chicago. In Part 2, contributors Meg Duff [23], Nathaniel Eisen [24], Nhung Nguyen [25] and Marlowe Starling [26] provide detailed reports from tours focused on the transitioning steel industry, microgrids, climate-friendly crop practices and evolving Midwestern agricultural systems.

Also check out the first round of tour coverage and read all the great work [22] from our team of early-career freelance journalists, part of SEJournal’s live #SEJ2026 Live conference reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [28]
Air [29]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [31]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Food [34]
Forests [35]
Government [36]
Health [13]
Infrastructure [37]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Natural Resources [39]
People & Population [40]
Planning & Growth [41]
Policy [42]
Pollution [15]
Science [17]
Technology [43]
Transportation [44]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [46]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Why the Silencing of Protest Matters [49]

As the Trump administration and its allies seek to stifle free speech and paint protest as domestic terrorism, Voices columnist Yessenia Funes argues that environmental journalists must heed the impact on the environmental movement we cover. Start with what happened in Standing Rock, which swept back into the news this spring. Funes explains the connection, and where we may be headed.

SEJ Publication Types:
Voices of Environmental Justice [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [36]
Journalism & Media [14]
Natural Resources [39]
People & Population [40]
Policy [42]
Pollution [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [16]
Water & Oceans [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [51]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Why I Write About Extinction [53]

Reporting on species who are gone forever can be disheartening, but don’t let that stop you. After more than two decades on the extinction beat, John R. Platt has learned this work can also be deeply rewarding. He explains why he’s stuck with it and why other journalists should consider joining him in telling the stories of vanishing animals and plants.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Studies [12]
Journalism & Media [14]
Pollution [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [16]
Science [17]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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The Joy of Rewilding [54]

Rewilding is a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity. It’s also the name of an online magazine launched by journalists Kat Tancock and Domini Clark. Their goal? To expose more people to the concept and inspire action through positive storytelling. Co-founder Tancock on the magazine’s editorial vision, opportunities for freelancers to contribute and what rewilding means to her.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [28]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [9]
Journalism & Media [14]
Science [17]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
International [20]
Canada [55]
Mexico [56]
Europe [57]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [58]

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. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started here [58].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [28]
Air [29]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Fish & Fisheries [59]
Forests [35]
Government [36]
Health [13]
Infrastructure [37]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Military [60]
Natural Resources [39]
Policy [42]
Pollution [15]
Science [17]
Technology [43]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [46]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [61]
California [62]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [51]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [63]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [64]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [65]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [66]
International [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Citizen Pollution Monitors Face Industry Pushback, Legal Threats [67]

A steep decline in the enforcement of environmental laws means the monitoring of pollution by citizens is more important than ever. But as the latest TipSheet notes, some states have passed laws that severely constrain the use of citizen monitoring or the sharing of findings. Get the backstory, along with top reporting angles and resources for finding monitoring in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [68]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [29]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Government [36]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Pollution [15]
Science [17]
Water & Oceans [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Student Journalists, Adviser Take on University Censorship [69]

If it’s a journalism feel-good story you need heading into the holiday season, peek over the shoulder of the Ernie Pyle statue to the hall that houses the Media School at Indiana University Bloomington. Inside, you’ll find the heroes of the Indiana Daily Student, who, with the help of fellow journalists, stood up to suppression. WatchDog Opinion shares their inspirational story.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [70]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Journalism & Media [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Queer Ecology — A Powerful Lens for Reporting on Environmental Injustice [71]

Queer ecology is an evolving field that challenges traditional assumptions in science and explores LGBTQ+ experiences in an ecological context. It’s easy to catch your audience’s attention with stories about transitioning clownfish or same-sex albatross parenting. But as contributor Isaias Hernandez explains, queer ecology also offers journalists an important perspective for covering a range of environmental issues, from climate risk to pollution exposure, and reimagining environmental narratives.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [28]
Air [29]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Diversity [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
People & Population [40]
Planning & Growth [41]
Science [17]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Targets on Their Backs … and Ours? Reporting on Immigrant Farmworkers [72]

For years, state-sponsored programs have helped California farmworkers get much-needed access to clean water. But many immigrants now shun these services, afraid of exposure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. As Circle of Blue intern Anahita Banerjee dug into this story, she discovered that their fear extended to speaking with journalists — and that ICE activities threatened her own safety.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [28]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Food [34]
Government [36]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [38]
People & Population [40]
Water & Oceans [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [62]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Targets on Their Backs … and Ours? Reporting on Immigrant Farmworkers [72]

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