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October 22, 2025

SEJ Workshop: Solutions Journalism for Climate Stories [1]

Join SEJ and the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) for a practical, forward-looking virtual workshop on integrating solutions journalism into your climate coverage to strengthen trust and engagement with the communities you serve. 1-2:30 p.m. ET.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]

170+ US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Making It Worse [8]

"At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: KFF Health News [13], 10/14/2025

Greens File Hatch Act Complaints Against HHS, USFS Over Shutdown Messaging [14]

"An environmental advocacy group has filed complaints under the Hatch Act against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Forest Service over what it described as “partisan” messaging blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown."

Activism [15]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [21], 10/14/2025

"Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump" [22]

"President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [26]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [27], 10/14/2025

"A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals" [28]

"For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quashing their success."

Chemicals [29]
Consumer [30]
Environmental Health [10]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 10/14/2025

US Threatens Visa Curbs, Sanctions For Nations That Back IMO Emissions Plan [34]

"The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [31]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Source: Reuters [36], 10/14/2025

"Judge Orders Halt To DHS Agents’ Targeting Of Journalists In Chicago" [37]

"A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area."

Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Military [38]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Source: Washington Post [39], 10/14/2025

DOE Climate ‘Endangerment’ Report Sparks Stormy Retort [40]

When the Trump Energy Department issued a report this summer questioning a central precept of U.S. climate change policy, it kicked off an angry backlash from scientific experts who fear it undermines decades of peer-reviewed research — and the very basis for climate action. Backgrounder scrutinizes the DOE report and the climate skeptics behind it, as well as the furious response.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [42]
Government [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [43]
Science [44]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Coal Ash Is an Issue That Just Won’t Stay Buried [45]

Even as the number of coal-fired power plants declines in the United States, the dangerous coal ash byproducts they generate are found in dumps in every state, threatening to leach toxins into drinking water supplies. The latest TipSheet examines why the problem won’t seem to go away, and offers 10 top story ideas and resources for reporting on coal ash in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [17]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [31]
Waste [47]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Leaked List Shows Trump Mulling $15 Billion More In Clean Energy Cuts [48]

"The U.S. Department of Energy is considering terminating 300 additional clean energy projects worth over $15 billion, according to a leaked list reviewed by The Times."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [11]
Technology [49]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: LA Times [50], 10/10/2025

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[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/sej-workshop-solutions-journalism-climate-stories [2] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/workshops/fellowships [3] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/170-us-hospitals-face-major-flood-risk-experts-say-trump-making-it-worse [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [13] https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hospital-flooding-risk-investigation-trump-policies-fema/ [14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/greens-file-hatch-act-complaints-against-hhs-usfs-over-shutdown-messaging [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [21] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5549929-hatch-act-complaints-hhs-forest-service-government-shutdown/ [22] https://www.sej.org/headlines/coal-miners-black-lung-say-they-are-cast-aside-die-under-trump [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [27] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/climate/coal-miners-black-lung-protest-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE8.Xa5G.C76ROasLYubc&smid=url-share [28] https://www.sej.org/headlines/short-lived-win-never-ending-fight-over-forever-chemicals [29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [32] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [33] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12102025/forever-war-nc-activists-fight-chemours-pfas-water-pollution/ [34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-threatens-visa-curbs-sanctions-nations-back-imo-emissions-plan [35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [36] https://www.reuters.com/world/us-threatens-visa-restrictions-sanctions-against-un-members-that-back-imo-2025-10-11/ [37] https://www.sej.org/headlines/judge-orders-halt-dhs-agents-targeting-journalists-chicago [38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/military [39] https://wapo.st/4nKNByy [40] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/doe-climate-endangerment-report-sparks-stormy-retort [41] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders [42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [45] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/coal-ash-issue-just-won-t-stay-buried [46] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste [48] https://www.sej.org/headlines/leaked-list-shows-trump-mulling-15-billion-more-clean-energy-cuts [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology [50] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-09/energy-department-considers-more-than-15-billion-in-additional-project-cuts [51] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=52 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=49 [53] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=50 [54] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=51 [55] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=54 [56] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=55 [57] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=56 [58] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=57 [59] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=2606