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Welcoming New Board Members; Bylaws Revisions Approved [1]

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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"A Bowhead Whale's DNA Offers Clues To Fight Cancer" [7]

"Scientists searching for novel ways to fight cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead tucked away inside the cells of the bowhead whale."

Biodiversity [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Health [10]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Science [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
International [5]
Source: NPR [16], 11/25/2025
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"We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation." [17]

"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."

Biodiversity [8]
Environmental Studies [18]
Journalism & Media [3]
Technology [19]
Wildlife [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Mexico [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 11/25/2025
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"Fighting for ‘The Right to Night’ Under Starry, Rural Skies" [22]

"Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s celestial splendor."

Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [25]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 11/25/2025
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Texas ‘Ghost Deer’ Suspect Facility Tests Positive For Wasting Disease [28]

"Two captive whitetails tied to the Texas “ghost deer” investigation tested positive for chronic wasting disease at a Tom Green County facility owned by breeder Ken Schlaudt, according to records obtained by Public Domain."

Biodiversity [8]
Environmental Health [29]
Food [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [12]
Wildlife [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: Public Domain [33], 11/25/2025
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As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens Community Feels Left Behind [34]

"A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable."

Climate Change [35]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [24]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Source: Floodlight [38], 11/25/2025
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PFAS And Other Contaminants Surged In French Broad River After Helene: Study [39]

"Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and pharmaceuticals — pouring into the French Broad River in the fall of 2024, Shea Tuberty set out to investigate the damage."

Chemicals [40]
Climate Change [35]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Health [29]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [41]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NC Health News [42], 11/25/2025
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Tracking Down Orphaned, Possibly Leaking, Oil And Gas Wells In The Parks [43]

"An unknown number of abandoned oil and gas wells dot the National Park System, but the one at Cuyahoga Valley National Park revealed itself with a whistling plume of colorless, odorless, and potentially lethal, methane gas."

Climate Change [35]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [41]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: National Parks Traveler [45], 11/25/2025
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"Some Park Rangers Are Still Owed Pay After the Shutdown" [46]

"Federal workers were guaranteed back pay once the government reopened. Some at the National Park Service are still waiting."

Environmental Politics [23]
Government [47]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [48], 11/25/2025
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Grants and Contracts Data — Fuel for Journalist-Gumshoes [49]

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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