Part 2 of SEJournal’s #SEJ2026 tour coverage is live! Early-career freelance #journalists joined editors to report on environmental stories across #Chicago during conference excursions. Explore all 8 tour reports: www.sej.org/publications... @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

Ted Turner, A Media Mogul Who Tried To Repair The Land @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ted-...

A Pandemic of #Parkinsons From @wuft.org www.wuft.org/2026-04-29/p...

America the Undammed @carabuckley.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/c...

Trump Pledged To Free Jimmy Lai. Lawmakers Want Action At #China Summit. @liamjscott.bsky.social , Cate Cadell and Noah Robertson report for @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/4wiTkAp

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised US Preparedness @apoorvanyt.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Siberian tiger populations declined sharply. “Tigers Between Empires” traces the efforts of #biologists in remote #Russia working to save the big cats, in a new #SEJournalBookShelf review by Jennifer Weeks. @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...

#Health Advocates Demand Federal Action In Nitrate “Health Emergency” Brian Bienkowski reports for @thenewlede.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2026/05/nitr...

#Texas Bills Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly #Floods From @propublica.org and @texastribune.org www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Trump Admin Opens Door to Resumed ‘#Cyanide Bomb’ Use on BLM Land @jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-blm-...

Storm Season Is Here and the National Weather Service Is Short-Handed @byscottdance.com , @sonofjud.bsky.social and @amyjeangraff.bsky.social report for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/c...

More Than 150 Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays Reviews @bradplumer.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/c...

Wall Street Regulator Moves To Scrap Biden-Era #Climate Rule @dgillison.bsky.social reports for @reuters.com www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Chile Landfill Tops Global List Of #Methane Emitters In UN Report Rodrigo Gutierrez and Jorge Ollero report for @reuters.com www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Endangered #Whale Protections May Be Delayed Until 2035 Under Trump Plan Patrick Whittle reports for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/righ...

Trump USFS Falls Behind On #Wildfire Prevention With Risky Fire Season Ahead @lsommer.bsky.social reports @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/05/04/n...

#FDA Halts Publication Of Studies On #Covid, Shingles #Vaccines @lenasun.bsky.social and @rachelroubein.bsky.social report for @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/4tfhmcE

Residents in Ohio’s Richland County failed to overturn a ban on renewables. But it was a near miss in a county that has otherwise voted heavily for Republicans. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/lan...

US Justice Dept Sues To Block #Minnesota's #ClimateChange Lawsuit @nateraymond.bsky.social and Susan Heavey report for @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us-jus...

Trump Admin Orders Rapid End to Some Hunting Rules on Federal Lands Lisa Friedman reports for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/c...

#Soil at DC Golf Course Where WH Debris Was Dumped Contains #Toxic Metals @maxinejoselow.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/c...

Paraquat Banned In 70 Countries. Plants In South Release It Into The Air Delaney Nolan reports for @thelensnola.bsky.social thelensnola.org/2026/04/29/p...

AI Boom Sparks Rare Warning Of ‘Significant Risks’ To Grid Christa Marshall reports for @eenews.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/ai-...

#Oil Industry Event Teaches Judges “Healthy Skepticism” of #Climate Science Abrahm Lustgarten reports for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/clim...

#EPA: Chemical Used In Vinyls Poses #Cancer Risks @ellieborst.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

#Data Centers Used To Be A Prize. States Are Having Second Thoughts. @jasonplautz.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/dat...

The Trump Administration Cracks Down On #NationalPark Websites @hroxaner.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.eenews.net/articles/the...

Bayer Thanked Zeldin For Removing Cancer Warnings About Roundup: Docs @skychadde.bsky.social reports for @investigatemidwest.bsky.social #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list investigatemidwest.org/2026/04/29/b...

#SEJ2026 highlights are here! This week: on-the-scene coverage from the conference tours in Chicago — plus a post-conference spoof, “War and Pizza,” roasting the earnest sessions, blown-up tours, and beat dinners.' @ejtodaynews.bsky.social Read: www.SEJ.org/SEJournal #SEJournal

#Drought Turns Southeastern US Into ‘Tinderbox’ as #Wildfires Rage @kileyprice.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list insideclimatenews.org/news/2804202...

Nearly 1/5 of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates @georginagustin.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list insideclimatenews.org/news/2704202...

#Ohio Bill Would Replace All Lead Service Lines. It Could Cost Billions. @megankhenry.bsky.social reprots for @ohiocapitaljournal.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/28/o...

Trump Pulls Park Service Nominee @rachelfrazin.bsky.social reports for @thehill.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list thehill.com/policy/energ...

How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A. Lisa Friedman reports for @nytimes.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

SCOTUS's order declining to review Larry Householder & Matt Borges' #HB6 convictions leaves the way open for DOJ to move ahead in its criminal case against former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones & Mike Dowling. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

#Texas Gulf Coast #Health Problem: Benzene #Emissions Are Among Highest in US @ellevarela.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list capitalandmain.com/texas-gulf-c...

Trump Fires All 24 Members of National Science Foundation’s Governing Body @policyhound.bsky.social reports for @science.org #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.science.org/content/arti...

EJ2026 recap: David Helvarg roasts Chicago—pitching his book while skewering sessions, overhyped tours, and beat dinners. Read the #Chicago spoof 👇 @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...

Unlikely Foes Clash At Supreme Court Over Roundup #Cancer Risk Pamela King and @ellie-borst.bsky.social report for @eenews.bsky.social #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.eenews.net/articles/unl...

Fast-Growing Georgia #Wildfire Tops 31 Square Miles; Evacuations Possible From @apnews.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list apnews.com/article/geor...

World Food Systems ‘Pushed To The Brink’ By Extreme #Heat, UN Warns @fionaharvey.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and #Seabed #Mining @sachimulkey.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/c...

#Georgia #Wildfires Updates: 87 Homes Destroyed, Fires Largely Uncontained From WSBTV #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.wsbtv.com/news/local/g...

Ohio's Richland County voters are deciding whether to reject a wind and solar ban. Organizations linked to pro-gas interests have given money to keep it in place. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @cleantechfacts.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...

Ohio agencies treat local opposition to oil & gas industry projects very differently from solar & wind, as a case of 2 permits for injection wells shows. A magistrate calls for dismissal, despite fears of water pollution. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...

On-the-ground coverage of daylong tours from the Society of Environmental Journalists conference (April 15–18, Chicago), reported by early-career freelance journalists in the #SEJournal newsroom for #SEJ2026. @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...

Judge Tosses Kash Patel's Defamation Suit Against Former MSNBC Contributor Tom Winter reports for @nbcnews.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Nearly Half Of US Kids Breathe Unhealthy #Air: Report. Here's Best, Worst Emily Mae Czachor reports for @cbsnews.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.cbsnews.com/news/america...

Alarm As Acting #CDC Director Delays Report Showing #Covid #Vaccine Benefits Jose Olivares reports for @theguardian.com #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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