Society of Environmental Journalists

The Society of Environmental Journalists serves as North America's sole membership organization for professional journalists focused on enhancing the coverage of environmental topics. SEJ aims to improve the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of journalism in all forms of media, with the goal of boosting public awareness and understanding of environmental matters.

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‘They’re Back’ - Veteran Journalists on Braving the Specter of Trump’s Return

1 month ago | sej.org | Jennifer Weeks

A clampdown on information is a real challenge with the new administration, warns one journalist. But there are ways to get at the information needed for good stories. Above, a reporter at a Pentagon press briefing. Photo: Department of Defense/Cherie Cullen via Flickr Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 2.0). Special Analysis: ‘They’re Back’ — Veteran Journalists on Braving the Specter of Trump’s ReturnBy Jennifer WeeksPresident Donald Trump’s second term launched on Jan.
From Oil Boom to Lithium Rush - Reporting the Realities

2 months ago | sej.org | Katie Myers

The author used a Fund for Environmental Journalism grant to report on possible lithium exploration in old oil fields in the southeastern United States. Above, a churned-up entrance to a lithium test site in Lafayette County, Arkansas. Photo: Lou Murrey.
SEJ Webinar: Celebrating 35 Years of SEJ - What Comes Next?

2 months ago | sej.org | Bobby Magill

Celebrating 35 Years of SEJ: What Comes Next? In SEJ's 35 years, the need for quality, critical environmental journalism may be more urgent than ever before. Journalists and news organizations are confronting big questions about the future of our industry and how to ensure our reporting reaches the people who need it most. Sometimes it feels like our world’s future is at stake.
There Has Never Been a Better Time for Environmental Journalism

Jan 12, 2025 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

Covering the environment honestly under Trump 2.0 will be a huge challenge, argues WatchDog Opinion, with regulatory rollbacks requiring an army of courageous and skilled muckrakers to discover and explain the many profound effects on ordinary Americans. Photo: Mstyslav Chernov for Global Panorama via Flickr Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). WatchDog Opinion: There Has Never Been a Better Time for Environmental JournalismBy Joseph A. DavisThe planet is breaking heat records.
What Biden Rules Could Congress Unplug With Review Act?

Jan 12, 2025 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

EJ TransitionWatch: What Biden Rules Could Congress Unplug With Review Act? By Joseph A. DavisCleaner cars? Forget about it. Green power? Don’t bet the ranch. Infrastructure billions? Give them here. As GOPers come to power in Congress and the White House, they will try to undo much (not all) of what the Biden administration has done. But can they? In the past, a law called the Congressional Review Act allowed Congress to block last-minute executive branch regulations.
What Will a Second Trump Term Mean for Environmental Justice?

Jan 5, 2025 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

EJ TransitionWatch: What Will a Second Trump Term Mean for Environmental Justice? By Joseph A. DavisDoes a second Trump term mean that environmental justice is toast? Yes and no. Well … mostly yes. Donald Trump and many of the Republicans who support him are implacably hostile to environmental justice as an idea — especially as carried out under President Joe Biden.
Will Trump 2.0 ‘Come After’ Journalists?

Dec 7, 2024 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, has pledged to come after the media, raising the possibility of politically motivated prosecution of journalists. : Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). WatchDog Opinion: Will Trump 2.0 ‘Come After’ Journalists? By Joseph A. DavisLast time we checked, the First Amendment was still in effect. Yet journalists are still being arrested in the U.S. And assaulted. And harassed. And worse. We will keep checking.
Trump’s Public Health Agency Picks, Looking Peaked?

Dec 7, 2024 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

EJ TransitionWatch: Trump’s Public Health Agency Picks, Looking Peaked? By Joseph A. DavisProtecting public health is not a job for hacks and quacks. President-elect Donald Trump’s declared picks to lead health agencies have raised concerns sure to come up in Senate confirmation hearings next year. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at right, at an August rally in Arizona for Donald Trump, left at rear.
Reporting on Illegal Wildlife Trade - Story Ideas, Safety Tips and More

Dec 1, 2024 | sej.org | Rene Ebersole

Reports on the illegal wildlife trade often focus on ivory poaching, but there’s illicit traffic in thousands of animal and plant species. Above, wild elephants in Uganda’s Kidepo Valley National Park. Photo: Rod Waddington via Flickr Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Will Trump ‘Disappear’ Environment, Climate Data?

Nov 22, 2024 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

EJ TransitionWatch: Will Trump ‘Disappear’ Environment, Climate Data? By Joseph A. DavisWill vast troves of environmental data be at risk of deletion under the second Trump administration — like a modern-day burning of the library at Alexandria? You may remember that as the first Trump takeover in 2017 approached, environmental workers of many stripes scrambled to make copies of everything. They even organized a group to do it: the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative. EDGI still exists.