Bill Moyers, a great American who proudly called himself an environmental journalist, died June 26, 2025. He was one of SEJ’s “angels,” helping the organization to survive difficult times — first by inspiring us and second by engineering a major sustaining grant from the Schumann Foundation. Moyers also delivered the Keynote at SEJ's 2005 annual conference in Austin, Texas.
Recent urban-interface infernos, fueled by climate change, leave no doubt that we have entered the age of runaway fire. Writer and ecologist Lauren Oakes writes that large-scale combustion is permanently reshaping ecosystems and societies as we learn to live with wildfire, not just fight it. Instead of perpetuating problematic approaches to forest management, experts call for confronting the root causes of this crisis and adopting science-informed responses.
Meet SEJ member Jackie Flynn Mogensen! Jackie is a reporter for Mother Jones, covering climate, the environment and the politics of science. In her health and science coverage, Jackie has written investigative features on endangered species conservation, the trade of research primates and workplace issues in academia. Want SEJ to promote your work to our social media followers? Here's how.
Our Calendar lists professional meetings, webinars, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. July 7 deadline (earlybird): Enter your feature-length film or short to the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival & Symposium in Washington, DC, Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2025, a celebration of the best new films inspired by the investigative instinct. Regular deadline is Sep 8.
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SEJ's mission is to strengthen coverage of environment, energy, health and climate news, by supporting the journalists who report that news. The benefits of joining include: access to grants for environmental reporting; mentoring by experienced journalists; and members-only e-mailing lists for sharing professional tips, news, and information. SEJ members meet and learn face-to-face from fellow members, other media professionals and topic experts, at our annual conference 
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