"As Los Angeles firefighters battle ongoing blazes, prominent rightwing figures are spreading bigoted criticism of the response and lies about who is to blame, including that the fire is raging because of diversity within the fire department."
"The Energy Poverty Awareness Center, which fought climate legislation in Maryland, has ties to a group that is partly funded by oil and gas companies."
"Media organizations are taking unusual steps to prepare for what they fear will be a legal and political onslaught from the new administration."
Anne Marshall-Chalmers is an investigative reporter for The War Horse. She reports on climate change, agriculture, public health, injustice and the spaces where these topics intersect. You can help SEJ support journalists like Anne by giving to SEJ programs, Fund for Environmental Journalism, conference travel stipends, members-in-need fund or creating a legacy with a free will.
"Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on record, the latest in a long string of heat milestones that have been shattered in recent years as the burning of gas, coal and oil accelerate global warming.
Environmental devastation. Corporate capture. Disinformation’s diffusion. Hostility to news media. All this may seem overwhelming for environmental reporters. But for WatchDog Opinion, it means that journalism must rise to the challenge, take the truth seriously, report with conviction, cover corruption and tell the stories of the many whose stories are not being told. A case for why Trump 2.0 presents that opportunity.
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