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SEJ Webinars

SEJ's Sep 28, 2022 webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Indigenous Communities and Nature-Based Approaches, was a discussion on how Indigenous peoples practiced "sustainable management" efforts long before modern society began talking about conservation, environmental protection or climate change and how their voices can greatly enrich environmental reporting — while enhancing the health of both people and ecosystems. Missed it? Watch the recording.

SEJ Board & Staff

Meet your 2022-23 board of directors! SEJ board elections were held at the September 24, 2022 virtual annual membership meeting. Newly elected to the board are Rebecca Leber, Nadia Lopez and Annie Ropeik. Michael Kodas and Sara Shipley Hiles were re-elected. We wish a fond farewell and many thanks for her service to Laura Paskus.

Outfit Your News Kit With Disaster Resilience Resources

Extreme weather and other natural disasters can bring a community to its knees. But journalists can be part of what gets it standing again — or even foresee the risk … if they’ve got the right resources. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox takes a close look at two federal products that could be a good starting point, along with several others worth a try.

National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships

Twelve journalists have been selected for the 2022-2023 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 and see the fellows.

SEJ Publication Highlights

Open Data Is Still Important at the EPA — and Worth Updating

09/28/2022 – Solid data can fuel great journalism. But the data must come from somewhere. For environmental reporters, one critical source is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Access to its data, however, is not always as free as journalists would like. So a new WatchDog takes an (admittedly geeky) look at the agency’s open data plan to clarify its efforts to promote access.

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Toolbox on Nature-Based Solutions and Native/Indigenous Perspectives

09/27/2022 – As concerns over global warming, the endangerment of plant and animal species, and water rights escalate, many environmentalists are turning to Indigenous people for guidance. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists special initiative focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at nature-based solutions and Indigenous people with reporter Brian Bull. Check out a resource toolbox and stay tuned for a reporting tipsheet in coming weeks. Plus, be sure to register for a Sept. 28 webinar on covering Indigenous communities and nature-based climate solutions.

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Author Shares Unorthodox Look at the Ways of Water

09/21/2022 – How water moves through the global ecosystem and shapes our landscapes is the subject of a must-read new book by writer Erica Gies, according to BookShelf editor Tom Henry. A significant part of water’s story is how humanity invariably fails when trying to manipulate it. But hope may reside with Gies’ various “water detectives,” who explore how to “let water go where it wants to go.”

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EJToday: Headlines

"Hurricane Ian’s Toll Is Severe. Lack of Insurance Will Make It Worse."

NYTimes, 09/30/2022
"How Climate Change Is Rapidly Fueling Super Hurricanes"

Washington Post, 09/30/2022
"Revealed: Huge Gas Flaring Emissions Never Reported"

BBC News, 09/30/2022
"In A First, U.S. Appoints A Diplomat For Plants And Animals"

Washington Post, 09/30/2022
Hospitals in Coastal Cities Risk Flooding Even in ‘Weak’ Hurricanes: Study

NYTimes, 09/30/2022
Experts Decry ‘Funny Math’ Of Plastic Industry ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims

Mongabay, 09/30/2022
US Strikes Partnership With Pacific Island Leaders At Historic Summit

Guardian, 09/30/2022
Corps Plans Underwater Levee To Stem Saltwater in La. Drinking Water

Nola.com, 09/30/2022
"Veteran Service Officer: Be Wary Of Camp LeJeune Ads"

New Philadelphia Times-Reporter, 09/30/2022
Arizona Tribe And Biologists Rescue The Apache Trout From Near Extinction

Arizona Republic, 09/30/2022

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