The Texas Observer published on December 11, 2012 a deeply flawed story about SEJ's 2012 conference. [2] Please see below for SEJ's formal response through letters to the Observer's editor and publisher, from SEJ President Don Hopey and Board Member Roger Witherspoon, setting the record straight, and replies received from Texas Observer editor Dave Mann.

• "Notorious Polluters Sponsor a Conference for Environmental Journalists," [3] The Texas Observer, December 11, 2012, by Melissa del Bosque.
• Full text of SEJ President Don Hopey's December 18, 2012 letter to Texas Observer editor and publisher, and editor Dave Mann's December 19th response. [4]
• Full text of SEJ Board Member Roger Witherspoon's December 18, 2012 letter to Texas Observer editor and publisher, and editor Dave Mann's December 19th response. [5]