Today is the final day to submit your intent to run for SEJ’s Board of Directors. We invite you to take an active role in shaping the future of environmental reporting. Full details, key dates and submission guidelines are available on the SEJ website and FAQ page: www.sej.org/sej-board-el...

The story behind the story that captures the “real” Florida is the essence of a new volume from veteran journalist @craigtimes.bsky.social. It not only taps into the state’s rich vein of the weird but offers a hefty dose of environmental topics. #SEJournalBookShelf: www.sej.org/publications...

World Ocean Acidity Crosses Critical Threshold For Marine Life Jonathan Watts reports for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Freelance journalists need not brave legal woes alone. A wide variety of groups offer aid for everything from denials of access to assaults or arrests, legal assistance, emergency financial help & more. Plus, how to prevent problems to begin with. #SEJournalFreelanceFiles www.sej.org/publications...

Leaders Vowed To Cut #Climate #Pollution, Then Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels @jeffbradynews.bsky.social reports for @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

SEJ board elections are coming up soon. Deadline to file is this Friday. Come join the board of the world’s biggest environmental journalism org, fighting for free speech and critical environmental reporting. Join us! @sejorg www.sej.org/sej-board-el...

An important federal database that tracks polar ice & snowmelt is facing funding cuts and reductions in services. #SEJournalReportersToolbox looks at the kind of high-quality information the @nsidc.bsky.social can provide environmental reporters. That is, while it lasts. www.sej.org/publications...

‘Con,’ ‘Scam,’ ‘Hoax’: Trump’s UN Speech On #Climate @scottpwaldman.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/con...

UN Chief Warns 1.5C Warming Goal At Risk Of 'Collapsing' From @en.afp.com www.france24.com/en/live-news...

🚨BREAKING: Arizona State Univ. just announced a $115 million donation, its largest ever, from former Walmart chairman Rob Walton. They're launching a new School of Conservation Futures. My story, publ. as ASU Pres. Crow shares news at #ClimateWeekNYC, has details: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Follow @ejtodaynews.bsky.social, one of SEJ’s publications, for top environment news. Subscribe here to receive EJToday in your inbox every weekday: www.sej.org/headlines/list

#Wildfire Smoke Will Fuel Many More Premature Deaths in US, New Study Warns @mckennapr.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1809202...

SPJ has joined a coalition of press freedom, civil liberties organizations and journalism educators in a letter urging officials in Kenton County, Kentucky, to drop the charges pending against journalists Madeline Fening and Lucas Griffith. 🔗Read the full letter: www.spj.org/spj-coalitio...

When reporters collaborated on a multipart series about Texas environmental regulators, they found state agencies sidestepping science, the law and accountability. The beneficiaries? The oil and gas industry. Read an #SEJournalInsideStory Q&A with @psskow.bsky.social: www.sej.org/publications...

Helped judge the coveted CCN awards again this year. Always a fascinating and inspiring experience! Congrats to everyone who shared their best works of journalism! Extra congrats to the winners. But really, we're all winners when thousands of journalists take such pride in their public service.

FOIA calendars reveal: – 50+ industry groups met with EPA leaders (Bayer, BASF, ExxonMobil, Occidental Chemical, etc.) – Few environmental/health voices got meetings Read the full story: www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/epa-...

Just under two months from the start of #COP30 in Brazil, #SEJournalBackgrounder laments the vanishingly small chance that nations will agree on managing rising greenhouse gas emissions. The obstacles, plus reporting challenges, from hotel expenses to diplomatic spin. www.sej.org/publications...

📣 🌍 📣 Still time to serve the org shaping #environmental #journalism. @sejorg.bsky.social is accepting nominations now. *Spread the word* @aajaofficial.bsky.social @sciencewriters.org @uprootproject.bsky.social @nabjlaofficial.bsky.social @indigenousja.bsky.social

I spoke with the @sejorg.bsky.social Journal about our @insideclimatenews.org reporting project "State of Denial" from 2023 that was awarded second place in their investigative reporting category. My advice: public records, public records, public records. www.sej.org/publications...

From a simple autumn leaf can come a legion of environmental stories. #SEJournalTipSheet ponders the possibilities, from who actually gathers them and how they’re used as mulch and (possibly contaminated) compost, where you don’t want them to collect and more. www.sej.org/publications...

#Climate Change Is Accelerating, Scientists Find In ‘Grim’ Report #pollution #climatechange @dananuccitelli.bsky.social reports for @climateconnections.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/clim...

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer @jonathanmahler.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Fellow members of @dcswa.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social @sciencewriters.org @jhuaap.bsky.social and my friends who write and report on the environment and #nature, check out this FREE opportunity from @factcoalition.bsky.social and UNICRI: unicri.org/Agenda-Train...

Journalists covering the EUDR, I urge you to listen to the webinar we just hosted on how to cover this topic with panelists from @earthsight.bsky.social and @rainforestalliance.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social:

The final deadline to enter the #SEJAwards is tomorrow, September 16, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Enter now! www.sej.org/initiatives/...

It’s time to mark your calendars for FREE IIJ webinars this fall! Starting Sept 19, join us every month for intentional career development, attainable reporting tools, and face time with editors. RSVP here: theiij.com/webinars

Designed around the needs of freelance journalists, our 8-week online course gives you everything you need to thrive as a business of one! Register by Sept. 19 to take advantage of early bird pricing: theiij.com/biz25

Feature: The Art of Access -Strategies for Acquiring Environmental Records David Cuillier offers tips and tactics to help you use your reporting time and dollars most effectively and ensure your public records requests produce high-quality results. www.sej.org/publications.... .

@sejorg.bsky.social Reporter’s Toolbox: Walkability Index Helps Journalists Highlight Planning Issues As the latest Reporter’s Toolbox notes, walkability is also an environmental consideration. www.sej.org/publications...

If you want to make a difference in the environmental field, this is your time. @sejorg.bsky.social Elections are coming up, and we’re looking for candidates ready to step up. Two active seats and one academic seat are open. You have until Sept. 26 to apply! 🌱 #EnvironmentalJournalism

@sejorg.bsky.social TipSheet: The Time To Make Local Stories With GHG Inventory Data Is Now. If you don’t know who’s emitting the most greenhouse gases in your area, this could be your last chance to find out. www.sej.org/publications...

@sejorg.bsky.social WatchDog Opinion: Trump Climate Science Denial Hinges on … Not Saying the Word. A war on the facts behind climate change — and on the actions to address it — is well underway in the second Trump administration. www.sej.org/publications...

🚨 Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 #SEJAwards for Reporting on the Environment! These awards honor the best in environmental journalism across the globe—from features to investigations, student work to books. Deadline: Sept 2 | Late: Sept 16 Enter now: sej.org/awards

🗳️ The Society of Environmental Journalists Board Elections are coming up! Do you care deeply about the future of environmental journalism and serving the SEJ community? We’re calling on members to step up and apply to be a candidate for the 2025 election! Learn more: www.sej.org/sej-board-el...

Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Closed Over NEPA Failures From @eenews.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/jud...

As expanded development on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula encroaches on prime wildlife habitat, big cats find it harder to avoid people, and many wind up dead. Learn more in the latest #SEJournalInsideStory: www.sej.org/publications...

Feds Failed To Conduct #Environmental Review Of 'Alligator Alcatraz': Docs @jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain #news #environment EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.publicdomain.media/p/scoop-alli...

The #SEJAwards are live and open for submissions! As entries come in, we’re seeking screeners and judges for this fall to help us recognize the best in environmental journalism. Experienced newsroom pros and journalism educators, join us by applying by 9/2 🏆 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Public databases — a boon to good environmental reporting — have long been a priority for the U.S. EPA, as evidenced in its just-published “open data plan.” But as #SEJournalReportersToolbox notes, that pioneering approach may succumb to Trump 2.0 policies. www.sej.org/publications...

The Trump admin’s Big Beautiful Bill is anything but, especially in its unraveling of efforts to weave environmental & climate justice into American society, argues #SEJournalVoicesofEJ. @yessfun.com calls on reporters to report its ramifications for the most vulnerable. www.sej.org/publications...

El Paso’s #Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse @psskow.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...

🚨 Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 #SEJAwards for Reporting on the Environment! These awards honor the best in environmental journalism across the globe—from features to investigations, student work to books. Deadline: Sept 2 | Late: Sept 16 Enter now: sej.org/awards

Plastics Treaty Talks Collapse Without A Deal After “Chaotic” Negotiations @mcivillini.bsky.social reports for @climatechangenews.com www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/p...

The Society of Environmental Journalists joins the Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social and other press organizations in condemning Israel’s killing of six journalists in a targeted air strike in Gaza on Sunday. Read SEJ's full statement. www.sej.org/sej-condemns...

'MAHA' Activists Urge Trump To Oppose Limits On #Pesticide Regulation @leahjdouglas.bsky.social reports for @reuters.com #news #environment #climatechange EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.reuters.com/business/env...

🔗 Apply now: Spotlight the best of the best in #environmentaljournalism by serving as a screener or judge for the 2025 #SEJAwards. Journalists and journalism educators are welcome to apply by Sept. 2. Submit an interest form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

NWS Plan to Hire Staff After Layoffs Will Be Too Late for #Wildfire Season @marcusbaram.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social #news #environment #climatechange EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list capitalandmain.com/national-wea...

ICYMI: The Trump admin has taken full aim at #climate science & our ability to fight climate change. Their effort to invalidate the EPA is unscientific. They also plan to "update" federal climate reports. This is Orwellian rewriting of history. Do not look away. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

📣 The 2025 #SEJAwards are open! We’re shining a spotlight on the newsrooms and members whose reporting deepens our understanding of our changing planet. 🗓️Deadline: Sept 2 🔗 sej.org/awards

Eager to show you our next story. A BYU professor is studying how severe wildfires could be mitigated by reintroducing native plants to the landscape. It’s not enough to tell you about a problem. We also want to show you potential solutions. @sejorg.bsky.social @abc4utah.bsky.social