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SEJ Signs Joint Statement Condemning Recent Government Press Attacks [1]

Feb. 21, 2025 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined more than 40 organizations to condemn the campaign underway in Washington to penalize independent reporting on the government and to call on the Trump administration to lift its ban on The Associated Press.

Topics on the Beat: 
Government [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
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Public [4]

The Forgotten Victims of Hidalgo [5]

Contaminated water sickened thousands of residents near Mexico City for 40 years — even as officials knew they were being poisoned. Then, an investigative news team turned its attention to the polluted region, and produced multiple video and text versions of an award-winning feature focused on the residents’ health, poverty and more. Read a revealing Q&A with investigative producer Carlos Carabaña in the new Inside Story.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Government [2]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [3]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region: 
International [14]
Mexico [15]
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Public [4]

"Trump’s Funding Freeze Is Wreaking Havoc On Climate Science" [16]

"Federal dollars have bankrolled some of humanity's biggest breakthroughs. What happens when they disappear?"

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Studies [19]
Science [20]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [14]
Source: Grist [22], 02/21/2025

"Feds Approve Another Deepwater Oil Export Terminal Off Texas" [23]

"The Trump administration on Friday approved plans for a second deepwater oil loading terminal off the Texas coast, opening another door for continued long-term growth in American crude production and exports." "An export infrastructure buildout will enable further growth in American oil production as momentum fades on a phase-out of fossil fuels, even as global temperatures continue to break records."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [18]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 02/20/2025

"WWF Helping Facilitate Trade In Polar Bear Fur, Investigation Reveals" [28]

"The wildlife charity WWF has been maintaining policies that work to support the trade in polar bear fur at the same time as using images of the bears to raise money, it can be revealed."

Activism [29]
Biodiversity [30]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [14]
Canada [33]
Antarctica & Arctic [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 02/20/2025

"Climate Aid Projects Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down" [36]

"Numerous programs aimed at averting violence, instability and extremism worsened by global warming are ensnared in the effort to dismantle the main American aid agency, U.S.A.I.D."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [37]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [18]
Military [39]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [10]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [40], 02/19/2025

Celebrating Love for SEJ’s Community on Our 35th Anniversary [41]

Feb. 14, 2025 — Here at SEJ, we celebrate both Valentine’s Day and our 35th anniversary on February 14, a tribute to our love for the planet and recognition of the enduring friendships and mutual support within our tight-knit community of environmental journalists. Today, as our field and membership have expanded across the world and into every form of news media, the need for environmental journalism has never been more urgent: SEJ’s role is even more vital, and the support our community offers is more relevant than ever. Read more from SEJ executive director Aparna Mukherjee (pictured, left). 

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Journalism & Media [3]
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Public [4]
February 26, 2025

Data Tools for Climate Reporting: A Journalist’s Guide to PalmWatch and mBio [42]

The University of Chicago’s Academic Communicators Network and the Data Science Institute invite journalists to a reporter resource session showcasing two free, interactive data tools for climate reporting. One tracks deforestation and the other genetically modified crops. Noon ET.

Other Events [43]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [44]
Climate Change [17]
Forests [45]
Journalism & Media [3]
Technology [46]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [21]
International [14]

"World’s Largely Unprotected Peatlands Are Ticking ‘Carbon Bomb’, Warns Study" [47]

"The world’s peatlands are “dangerously underprotected” despite the colossal amount of climate-heating carbon dioxide already being emitted due to their destruction, a study has warned."

Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [30]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Studies [19]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [4]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [48], 02/14/2025
April 2, 2025

SciLine Webinar: Beyond the Basics of Science Reporting [49]

This brand-new, intermediate-level webinar will help journalists sort through and weigh conflicting evidence to make sure you’re accurately representing the state of the science on any given topic. 2-3:15 p.m. ET.

Other Events [43]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
Science [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [21]
International [14]

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