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October 27, 2025 to October 30, 2025

Science Journalism Forum [1]

The sixth annual SJF is a global event (in-person in UAE and hybrid) where science journalists, writers, publishers, scientists, students and academia can share new ideas and thoughts in science journalism — and pitch story ideas to the world’s top editors. Attendance fellowships available.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Diversity [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Food [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Science [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region: 
International [15]

"Historic, Unforgiving Western Heat Wave Is Peaking And Crushing Records" [16]

"A historically severe September heat wave is baking the West, breaking hundreds of records, posing a danger to public health and pushing California’s power grid to the limit. Some records have been shattered by wide margins as the scorching air mass exacerbates the fire danger in the drought-stricken region."

Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Forests [17]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 09/07/2022

"It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off." [20]

"The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don’t dynamite their homes."

Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [22]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [23], 09/06/2022

"A Failure Of Enforcement" [24]

"Deforesters are plundering the Amazon. Brazil is letting them get away with it."

Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [6]
Forests [17]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [3]
South America [26]
Source: Washington Post [27], 09/06/2022

Methane and Climate Change Toolbox [28]

Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. As part of an ongoing Society of Environmental Journalists special project focused on covering climate solutions, check out a methane resource toolbox and stay tuned for a methane reporting tipsheet in the coming weeks. Plus, watch the recording [29] of an SEJ virtual webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [30]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Air [31]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Studies [33]
Government [34]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [35]
Pollution [36]
Science [13]
Technology [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
International [15]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Spanish-Speaking Farmworkers Can't Read Pesticide Labels Printed in English [42]

"Pesticide labels are designed to help prevent dangerous exposure, but the EPA doesn’t ensure most farmworkers can read them—an oversight that has serious implications for their health, and the environment."

Agriculture [4]
Chemicals [43]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [44]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Civil Eats [45], 09/02/2022

#SEJSpotlight: Spoorthy Raman, Freelance Journalist [46]

#SEJSpotlight graphic for Spoorthy Raman

 

Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [47]
Diversity [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [44]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Forests [17]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [21]
Science [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"The Botanic Matchmakers that Could Save Our Food Supply" [49]

"Undomesticated plants could help their farmed cousins adapt to climate stresses, but that requires tracking them down around the world while also “decolonizing botany.”"

Agriculture [4]
Public [3]
International [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 08/31/2022
September 26, 2022

DEADLINE: Sentient Media Midwest Journalism Fund [51]

This new program is for writers and aspiring writers in the Midwest interested in reporting on agriculture and the environment. The program aims to train reporters, build a support network and culminates in a pitch competition, where the $10,000 fund will be distributed between the successful writers. Apply by Sep 26.

Awards and Grants [52]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region: 
California [53]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [54]

"FERC Endorses Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project" [55]

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has advanced the nation’s largest dam-removal project, which could restore flowing water to more than 400 miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon line."

Agriculture [4]
Environmental Studies [33]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Public [3]
California [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [54]
Source: E&E News [56], 08/30/2022

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