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#SEJ2025 LIVE — On-the-Ground Coverage From Reporters in Our Student Newsroom [1]

From the climate crisis and the AI revolution to reporting underserved communities and combating disinformation, the #SEJ2025 LIVE student newsroom covered more than two dozen topical sessions and plenaries from the opening day of the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference in Tempe, Arizona, last week. Get key takeaways and top perspectives, in Part 1 of our coverage from April 25’s program. And tune in to next week’s SEJournal for Part 2, with complete coverage including on-the-scene reporting from conference tours and reporting on the second day’s session program, plus a wide range of images.

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"Which Cities Have The Most Trees? See How Yours Stacks Up." [8]

"Why some U.S. cities are so much greener than others." Includes lookup map.

Biodiversity [9]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Forests [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [17], 04/28/2025

"White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On" [18]

"Over the past two months, the Trump administration has taken steps to eliminate regulations addressing climate change, pull back funding for climate programs and cancel methods used to evaluate how climate change is affecting American society and its economy. Now it is directly undermining the science and research of climate change itself, in ways that some of the nation’s most distinguished scientists say will have dangerous consequences."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [19]
Science [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: ProPublica [21], 04/28/2025

"Interior Plan Slashes Environmental Reviews To 1 Month" [22]

"Leaning on President Donald Trump’s declared energy emergency, the department aims to limit fossil project reviews to 28 days."

Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [28]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: E&E News [29], 04/28/2025

Burgum Confirms Administration Is Reviewing National Monument Boundaries [30]

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed Friday the administration is reviewing the boundaries of several national monuments — meaning it eventually could move to shrink them."

Biodiversity [9]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [31], 04/28/2025

"China Says Trump’s Order on Seabed Mining Violates International Law" [32]

"China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that an executive order President Trump signed a day earlier to accelerate the permitting process for seabed mining in international waters “violates international law and harms the overall interests of the international community.”

Chemicals [33]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [25]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Source: NYTimes [36], 04/28/2025

Supreme Court Could Limit Agencies’ Duty To Consider Environmental Harms [37]

"A forthcoming Supreme Court decision is poised to weaken a bedrock law that requires federal agencies to study the potential environmental impacts of major projects."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [25]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Grist [38], 04/28/2025

Oversight Dem Questions How CDC Can Provide FOIA Records Without Staffers [39]

"Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is demanding to know how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests when the relevant staff have been put on administrative leave."

Environmental Politics [19]
Government [40]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [41], 04/28/2025

DOJ Says It Will Resume Obtaining Reporters’ Records In Leak Inquiries [42]

"The Justice Department is cracking down on leaks of information to the news media, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying prosecutors will once again have authority to use subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to hunt for government officials who make “unauthorized disclosures” to journalists."

Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: AP [43], 04/28/2025

"12 Books To Commemorate The Diverse Legacy Of Earth Month" [44]

"From the seeds planted by the first Earth Day celebrated over 50 years ago, an astonishing variety of environmental shoots have sprouted and spread. As a result, an eclectic mix of titles is required to celebrate Earth Month in 2025."

Activism [45]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [25]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [46], 04/25/2025

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