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Thank you for the work you do — and for letting me serve

SEJ President Halle Parker reflects on her year leading the organization as her term comes to a close, thanking board members, staff and volunteers for their work during a challenging time for journalism. She highlights key changes aimed at better supporting freelancers and students, notes efforts to strengthen representation and community within SEJ, and looks ahead to the organization’s 35th anniversary conference in Chicago. Parker also underscores why recent membership bylaw revisions — approved by members — are critical to SEJ’s future.

Park Service Erases Climate Facts at Fort Sumter, Where Civil War Began

"The historic site, on an island in South Carolina, could be inundated by rising seas in decades to come. A display on the threat has been removed."

Source: NYTimes, 01/23/2026

Interpol-Backed Police Arrest Nearly 200 In Amazon Region Gold Mining Sweep

"Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday."

Source: AP, 01/23/2026

Congress Has Doubts About Trump Admin’s New Wildfire Management Plans

"Neither the House nor the Senate included funding for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service in new spending bills. The Interior Department is still forging ahead."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/23/2026

"Water Rule Rollback Stokes Affordability Concerns"

"The Trump administration says the regulation will ease permitting expenses. Utilities say costs could shift to them and their customers."

Source: E&E News, 01/23/2026

"Trump Rollbacks Put Children’s Health at Risk as Pollution Increases"

"New federal decisions remove health protections as Black communities face rising pollution and asthma rates."

Source: Capital B, 01/23/2026

Hearing Shows Partisan Rift Over GOP Bill To Loosen Chemical Safety Rules

"The deep rift between Democrats and Republicans over the future of the nation’s premier chemical safety law was on full display on Thursday in a hearing designed to kickstart legislation that would allow faster federal approvals for new chemicals."

Source: The New Lede, 01/23/2026

Hearing Shows Partisan Rift Over GOP Bill To Loosen Chemical Safety Rules

"The deep rift between Democrats and Republicans over the future of the nation’s premier chemical safety law was on full display on Thursday in a hearing designed to kickstart legislation that would allow faster federal approvals for new chemicals. "

Source: The New Lede, 01/23/2026

Long-Banned Pesticide Still Showing Up In Long Beach And Other Communities

"A highly toxic pesticide that was banned in California more than two decades ago is still widely used across the state, potentially endangering communities near farm fields and bustling shipyards, according to a new study."

Source: LA Times, 01/23/2026

"New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor"

"On Wednesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finalized a new rule making it easier for companies to apply for the right to mine the deep ocean floor."

Source: NYTimes, 01/23/2026

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