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December 3, 2025

Visualizing Science: Turning Complex Climate Research Into Compelling Visual Narratives [7]

Journalists looking to deepen their climate reporting and rethinking how to visualize climate will find new approaches and inspiration for making the invisible visible and connecting scientific discovery to the communities they serve in this webinar co-hosted by Metcalf Institute and Solutions Journalism Network. 3 p.m. ET.

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Welcoming New Board Members; Bylaws Revisions Approved [12]

Society of Environmental Journalists President Halle Parker (pictured, left) welcomes three new members to the board of directors and lauds three stalwarts who are departing, plus she shares why the results of the vote on proposed membership bylaw revisions matter for the future of SEJ. The new SEJ President’s Report.

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SEJ Presidents Report [13]

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"We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation." [14]

"For the first time, scientists are tracking the migration of monarch butterflies across much of North America, actively monitoring individual insects on journeys from as far away as Ontario all the way to their overwintering colonies in central Mexico."

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Environmental Studies [16]

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Mexico [19]

Source: NYTimes [20], 11/25/2025

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"With Turkey as Next COP Host, Climate Talks Again Go to Authoritarians" [21]

"United Nations climate officials announced Thursday that Turkey will host the 2026 Conference of Parties, COP31, making it the fourth time in five years that the climate talks are held in a country under authoritarian rule."

Climate Change [9]

Environmental Politics [22]

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Europe [24]

Source: Newsweek [25], 11/25/2025

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Grants and Contracts Data — Fuel for Journalist-Gumshoes [26]

At one time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was a reporter’s mecca for databases. Nowadays, not so much. But as the latest Reporter’s Toolbox points out, there remains a great government data source for journalists focused on environmental issues. Find out more about the official source for spending data on the U.S. government, including its superpower — search.

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Reporters Toolbox [27]

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Student Journalists, Adviser Take on University Censorship [28]

If it’s a journalism feel-good story you need heading into the holiday season, peek over the shoulder of the Ernie Pyle statue to the hall that houses the Media School at Indiana University Bloomington. Inside, you’ll find the heroes of the Indiana Daily Student, who, with the help of fellow journalists, stood up to suppression. WatchDog Opinion shares their inspirational story.

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WatchDog [29]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]

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Tribal Radio Funding, Future Remain Uncertain After Clawback Of CPB Money [32]

'For the past few weeks, Oitancan “Oi” Zephier has labored among piles of vinyl records nearly 2 feet high. KILI-FM, the Porcupine, South Dakota-based tribal public broadcasting station Zephier manages, has gone digital and no longer needs the records. The station is selling the records, because what it needs is cash."

Disasters [33]

Environmental Justice [34]

Environmental Politics [22]

Infrastructure [35]

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People & Population [37]

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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]

Source: South Dakota Searchlight [39], 11/24/2025

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"How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders" [40]

"Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure."

Climate Change [9]

Economy & Business [41]

Energy & Fuel [42]

Environmental Health [43]

Environmental Justice [34]

Environmental Politics [22]

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