Journalism & Media

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SEJ Regional Conferences [11]

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Public [3]

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International [12]

Canada [13]

Read more about Upcoming SEJ Regional Events and Meet-Ups [10]

Extreme Weather Is Creating a Perfect Storm of Misinformation [14]

"In the aftermath of the Maui fires, thousands of people across all the major social media platforms shared posts and videos alleging that the fires had a more sinister origin. They posited that the government had used a “direct energy weapon,” or a form of laser, to ignite the area."

Climate Change [15]

Disasters [16]

Public [3]

International [12]

Source: Grist [18], 10/29/2026

Read more about Extreme Weather Is Creating a Perfect Storm of Misinformation [14]

What’s at Stake for Press Freedom in the 2026 Elections? [19]

As a critical Election Day approaches, WatchDog Opinion considers how journalism might benefit from a shift in congressional power — whether through control over appropriations, oversight and confirmations, or through passage of press freedom bills. But much remains unknown, and other things are unlikely to change, like the presidential animus toward the press. A look at some of the possibilities.

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WatchDog [20]

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Government [21]

Policy [22]

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Public [3]

Read more about What’s at Stake for Press Freedom in the 2026 Elections? [19]

Tending a New Media Ecosystem [23]

When the Society of Environmental Journalists offered a platform for freelancers to have their voices heard, they showed up — and so did editors willing to lend advice and support. In the new Freelance Files column, co-editor Elyse Hauser takes a look at outcomes from a daylong connection space dedicated to freelance environmental journalists and their needs.

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Freelance Files [24]

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International [12]

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Public [3]

Read more about Tending a New Media Ecosystem [23]

Alabama’s New Data Center Rules Still Leave Customers in the Dark: Critics [25]

"“The numbers that matter most are still secret,” said Monika Gerhart of the Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association."

Climate Change [15]

Economy & Business [26]

Energy & Fuel [27]

Environmental Health [28]

Pollution [31]

Water & Oceans [32]

Public [3]

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Source: Inside Climate News [34], 10/26/2026

Read more about Alabama’s New Data Center Rules Still Leave Customers in the Dark: Critics [25]

Locations of N. Carolina Poultry CAFOs Have Been a Secret — Until Now [35]

"A few days before Christmas in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received a complaint through its National Response Center: “There has been a horrible smell in the air for almost a week,” the caller said, according to state records. “It’s so bad it’s making people throw up.”"

Activism [36]

Agriculture [37]

Environmental Health [28]

Environmental Justice [38]

Pollution [31]

Waste [39]

Public [3]

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Source: Inside Climate News [40], 10/26/2026

Read more about Locations of N. Carolina Poultry CAFOs Have Been a Secret — Until Now [35]

West Virginia Attorney General Subpoenas Environmental Groups [41]

"West Virginia’s attorney general has sent investigative subpoenas to environmental advocacy organizations — something the groups are describing as a retaliatory attack on their First Amendment rights."

Activism [36]

Environmental Justice [38]

Public [3]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]

Source: The Hill [42], 10/26/2026

Read more about West Virginia Attorney General Subpoenas Environmental Groups [41]

The Hidden History Of How Big Oil Invented The American Dream [43]

"From the family car to the dream kitchen, fossil fuel companies sold a vision of prosperity that depended on their own products. Grist dug up a century of evidence that shows how they did it."

Climate Change [15]

Consumer [44]

Energy & Fuel [27]

People & Population [45]

Pollution [31]

Public [3]