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#SEJ2023 Annual Conference, Boise, Idaho [1]

SEJ's 32nd Annual Conference takes place in Boise, Idaho, April 19-23, 2023, hosted by Boise State University. Registration is now open! Check out the draft agenda [2], sponsor/exhibit/advertise [3], book your hotel room [4] and register soon [5] to get your choice of workshops and tours. Keep up to date: sign up for conference info [6].

DEADLINE: Climate Beacon Newsroom Initiative [7]

Solutions Journalism Network and the Indigenous Journalists Association will bring together five U.S. newsrooms to receive 12 months of training and mentorship in covering climate topics through a solutions lens. Includes a $15K grant and travel stipend for the Indigenous Media Conference. Apply by Aug 31, 2025.

2022 #SEJAwards Ceremony [8]

SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism on the planet. On October 26, the first-place winners in 10 categories shared how they got their award-winning stories. And we announced live the winner of the 2022 Nina Mason Pulliam Award [9] and its $10,000 cash prize. Watch the recording [10].

INVITE: 2022 #SEJAwards Ceremony [11]

SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism on the planet. On Wednesday, October 26, at 1:00 p.m. ET, join the first-place winners in 10 categories as they share how they got their award-winning stories. And be among the first to learn who is the "Best of the Best" when we announce LIVE the winner of the 2022 Nina Mason Pulliam Award and its $10,000 cash prize.

2022 David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award Winner: JoAnn Valenti [12]

The David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award annually recognizes an SEJ member for their exceptional volunteer work. The 2022 Stolberg award goes to JoAnn Valenti, who joined SEJ in October 1990. Her volunteer work for SEJ has been primarily behind-the-scenes work that quietly spread SEJ's name over several continents. She was a judge for SEJ's Rachel Carson Environment Book category for 14 years and also served on the editorial board and wrote for SEJournal.

"'Steam Loops' Under Many Cities Could Be A Climate Change Solution" [13]

"Across North America, hundreds of downtowns, college campuses and hospitals are heated by steam carried through networks of underground pipes. Electric companies installed many of these "steam loops" or district energy systems more than 100 years ago in older East Coast cities like New York, Boston, and Philadelphia."

Source: NPR [14], 10/11/2022

"England’s Summer Heat Waves Linked To Record Excess Deaths Among Elderly" [15]

"England’s scorching summer that sent temperatures to record-breaking highs has now been linked to a record number of excess deaths among the elderly."

Source: Washington Post [16], 10/11/2022

"Half Of Voters Say Climate Change Is Important In Midterms, Poll Finds" [17]

"With less than a month until Election Day, roughly half of registered voters say climate change is either “very important” or “one of the most important issues” in their vote for Congress, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll."

Source: Washington Post [18], 10/11/2022

"Drive for Climate Compensation Grows After Pakistan’s Floods" [19]

"Every part of Rajul Noor’s life has been wrecked by this summer’s massive monsoon-driven floods. The 12-year-old girl’s family home is destroyed, as is the school that she loved. The friends she used to walk to school and play with are scattered, finding refuge elsewhere."

Source: AP [20], 10/11/2022

Shutting An Agency Managing Sprawl Might Have Put More People In Ian's Way [21]

"When Hurricane Ian roared ashore the Southwest Florida coast last week, it hit one of the fastest growing areas in the nation that's been fueled by sunshine and paved with lax growth management rules."

Source: NPR [22], 10/11/2022

#SEJ2023 Annual Conference, Boise, Idaho [1]

DEADLINE: Climate Beacon Newsroom Initiative [7]

INVITE: 2022 #SEJAwards Ceremony [11]

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