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SEJ Webinars and More

On Dec. 9 @ 2 p.m. ET, join Freedom of the Press Foundation, the Association of Healthcare Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists for a webinar, on what happens when whistleblowers, researchers, students and federal employees are intimidated into staying quiet.

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Donate to SEJ

Layoffs, political pressure and a tidal wave of disinformation threaten environmental journalism today — but SEJ is here for the reporters on the front lines. Help us keep fueling the journalism our communities depend on. Gifts of $100+ will earn an SEJ tote bag!

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National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships

Applications are open for the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (SHERF), a collaboration of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). Early-career US journalists will receive training, networking, mentoring, new sources and story ideas — while allowing them to stay at their jobs. Read the announcement, watch the recording of the Nov. 21 info webinar amd apply now (Dec. 19 deadline).

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SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event

Our Calendar lists professional meetings, webinars, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Dec. 7 Deadline: Kim Wall Memorial Fund. The International Women's Media Foundation annually awards $5,000 reporting grants to women or nonbinary journalists who carry forward Swedish journalist Kim Wall's legacy of covering important, underreported stories from around the world.

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SEJ Publication Highlights

Citizen Pollution Monitors Face Industry Pushback, Legal Threats
12/03/2025 – A steep decline in the enforcement of environmental laws means the monitoring of pollution by citizens is more important than ever. But as the latest TipSheet notes, some states have passed laws that severely constrain the use of citizen monitoring or the sharing of findings. Get the backstory, along with top reporting angles and resources for finding monitoring in your area.
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Orphans and Zombies — Reporting on Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Across the Country
12/03/2025 – For more than a century, oil and gas companies have been drilling — and abandoning — wells across the country, leaving hundreds of thousands to potentially leak pollutants into the air, water and soil. Climate and environment reporter Martha Pskowski looks at how funding and regulatory issues are impacting efforts to identify and plug these wells, and offers resources for drilling into their story.
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Grants and Contracts Data — Fuel for Journalist-Gumshoes
11/26/2025 – At one time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was a reporter’s mecca for databases. Nowadays, not so much. But as the latest Reporter’s Toolbox points out, there remains a great government data source for journalists focused on environmental issues. Find out more about the official source for spending data on the U.S. government, including its superpower — search.
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WHY Join SEJ?

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 and volunteer-organized regional gatherings.

 

 

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