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#SEJ2025 — Confronting the Past, Surviving the Future [1]

Next week, hundreds of environmental journalists are expected to gather in Arizona for #SEJ2025, the Society of Environmental Journalists’ expansive annual conference. Co-chair Kendal Blust has highlights of the four-day event, plus how the challenges facing the Southwest are those of communities across the United States, and why now is a critical time for journalists to come together. Read her rundown [1] and register now [2], before the April 16 midnight deadline.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Food [12]
Government [13]
Health [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [17]
Planning & Growth [18]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
International [26]
Mexico [27]
Visibility: 
Public [28]
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"See How Rescue Workers Are Trying To Save California’s Poisoned Sea Lions" [29]

"An inside look at the effort to help marine mammals sickened by domoic acid, a neurotoxin in the water resulting from a bloom of algae."

Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Studies [31]
Natural Resources [16]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [28]
California [32]
Source: Washington Post [33], 04/11/2025
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"Water Looms As New Front In Mexico's Trade Negotiations With The U.S" [34]

"Mexican officials are scrambling to come up with a plan to increase the amount of water the country sends to the United States because of growing concern that President Donald Trump could drag a dispute over an 81-year-old water treaty into trade negotiations, according to three sources familiar with the matter."

Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [6]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
Mexico [27]
Source: Reuters [37], 04/11/2025
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1000s of US Water Systems Show Dangerous Levels Of Cancer-Causing Chemicals [38]

"Millions of people across the United States could be drinking water contaminated with dangerous levels of substances created when utilities disinfect water tainted with animal manure and other pollutants, according to a report released Thursday."

Chemicals [39]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The New Lede [41], 04/11/2025
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"Beautiful Hair": Trump Orders DOE To Repeal Biden Showerhead Flow Limits [42]

"President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to repeal a Biden-era rule restricting water flow from shower heads."

Climate Change [6]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [43], 04/10/2025
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NOAA Contracts Being Reviewed One By One, Throwing The Agency Into Chaos [44]

"The secretary of commerce is personally reviewing all contracts with commitments above $100,000 at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, causing backups and uncertainty in the agency that is responsible for the country's weather forecasts, marine fisheries management and coastal management. NOAA is housed within the Department of Commerce."

Climate Change [6]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Government [13]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NPR [45], 04/10/2025
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Trump Makes Sweeping Move To Undercut State Climate Laws Like Calif.'s [46]

"President Trump issued a sweeping executive order aimed at undermining states’ ability to set their own environmental policies. The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify and “stop the enforcement” of state laws that address climate change and other environmental initiatives."

Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
California [32]
Source: LA Times [47], 04/10/2025
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"With the Great Mussel Die-Off, Scientists Scramble for Answers" [48]

"One of the most endangered animals in the world, freshwater mussels are threatened by pollution, climate change, habitat loss, and invasive species. But in the epicenter of their diversity — the Southeastern U.S. — the root cause of a catastrophic die-off remains a mystery."

Biodiversity [5]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: YaleE360 [49], 04/09/2025
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"Gray Whales Are Dying Off The Pacific Coast Again. Scientists Unsure Why [50]

"At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals gather to calf, nurse and breed. Three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay recently during their migration north, with one showing signs of malnourishment."

Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Studies [31]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
Mexico [27]
Source: LA Times [51], 04/09/2025
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National Weather Service Stops Translating Info For Non-English Speakers [52]

"The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather."

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [36]
People & Population [17]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [28]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [53], 04/09/2025
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