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In Scotland, Fishing Trawlers Scrape The Seabed Despite Protection Promises [1]

"Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of Skye, checking each one methodically. Unlike most of Scotland’s coastline, these waters are protected from industrial fishing methods that have devastated seabeds elsewhere. But Philp, who’s fished for more than three decades, has watched conditions deteriorate nearly everywhere else along the coast."

Source: AP [2], 01/26/2026

Calif. Sues Trump Admin Over Plans To Restart Oil Pipelines Along The Coast [3]

"California sued the federal government Friday for approving a Texas-based company’s plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state’s coast, escalating a fight over the Trump administration’s removal of regulatory barriers to offshore oil drilling for the first time in decades."

Source: AP [4], 01/26/2026

"Trump Has Ramped Up Lawsuits Against The Media. Here’s Where They Stand." [5]

"While the president has settled some suits, and judges have dismissed others, his court fights continue with the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets."

Source: Washington Post [6], 01/26/2026

"Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution" [7]

"The state’s environmental agency has the authority to investigate and issue fines for illegal spills, but lacks sufficient staff and resources."

Source: Inside Climate News [8], 01/26/2026

Virginia AG Takes Steps to Rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [9]

"Virginia’s newly elected Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones took action Thursday that creates a pathway for Virginia to rejoin the carbon market called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI."

Source: Inside Climate News [10], 01/26/2026

"Trump’s Grant Terminations Upheld by Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals" [11]

"Six cities and 13 nonprofit groups still cannot recoup millions of dollars after the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals this week overturned a lower court’s ruling that forbade the Trump administration from terminating or freezing grant funding for environmental justice, agricultural and climate programs."

Source: Inside Climate News [12], 01/26/2026

"Massive Sewage Spill Flowing Into Potomac River Upstream From Washington" [13]

"A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that has repair crews scrambling."

Source: AP [14], 01/26/2026

"Philadelphia Sues Interior Department Over Slavery Exhibit Removal" [15]

"The city of Philadelphia on Thursday sued the Department of the Interior after National Park Service staff removed an exhibit on slavery from the President’s House site in Independence National Historical Park."

Source: The Hill [16], 01/26/2026

"Winter Storm Spreads Ice, Snow Across Dozens Of States" [17]

"This historic storm is will spread destructive ice and heavy snow over 34 states through Monday including the South, Midwest and Northeast."

Source: Weather Channel [18], 01/26/2026

Thank You for the Work You Do — and for Letting Me Serve [19]

Outgoing board president Halle Parker reflects on her year leading the organization as her term comes to a close, thanking board members, staff and volunteers for their work during a challenging time for journalism. She highlights key changes aimed at better supporting freelancers and students, notes efforts to strengthen representation and community within SEJ and looks ahead to the organization’s 35th anniversary conference [20] in Chicago. Parker also underscores why recent membership bylaw revisions — approved by members — are critical to SEJ’s future.

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