Fascinating!

VOA’s legal lifeline and what it means for #climate coverage + U.S. press freedom, plus a Reporter’s Toolbox on mapping nearby #PFAS for smarter #drinkingwater reporting.

Read: www.SEJ.org/SEJournal. New issues every Wednesday.

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A graphic titled “Report on PFAS Better, With a Better Mapping Tool” shows a U.S. map covered in small hexagonal dots shaded from light to dark orange, indicating varying levels of PFAS contamination. Larger colored circles are scattered across regions, highlighting specific sites or data points. Below the map, the text reads “SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox,” alongside the SEJ logo.

Tracking #PFAS rules is tough for #water safety reporters. A government mapping tool from #SEJournalReportersToolbox helps spot nearby facilities, with data sources and reporting tips.

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Black-and-white photo of a female reporter standing on a city street near the U.S. Capitol, speaking into a microphone labeled “VOA” while recording on a smartphone mounted to a tripod. The background shows blurred buildings, vehicles, and pedestrians. Below the image, text reads: “Opinion: Bringing Back National Interest — and Climate Coverage — with VOA?” and “SEJournal WatchDog,” alongside the SEJ logo.

Once a U.S. propaganda vehicle, the Voice of America became much more — a lifeline for millions across the globe. And one that, #SEJournalWatchDogOpinion notes, offered more #climate news than most.

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A roadside gas price sign for RaceTrac shows diesel at $4.99 and regular gasoline at $3.49, set against a bright sky with power lines in the background. Below the image, text reads: “Gas Prices Are Environment — and Human — Story” and “SEJournal TipSheet,” with the SEJ logo displayed.

As the Iran war disrupts the Strait of Hormuz and drives up U.S. #gas prices, raising inflation concerns, journalists should highlight #fossilfuels’ environmental impacts. See #SEJournalTipSheet for story ideas and resources.

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New SEJournal highlights are here!

This week: a timely #SEJournalTipSheet on covering gas price spikes as an #environment and human story, plus a powerful reflection on why reporting on #extinction still matters.

@ejtodaynews.bsky.social Read at www.SEJ.org/SEJournal. New issues every Wednesday.

Memorial display on a grassy lawn featuring rows of white markers labeled with names of extinct species, including birds and mammals. In the foreground, a small gravestone and a cutout figure of a dodo bird sit among potted flowers. Overlaid text reads “Why I Write About Extinction” and “SEJournal Feature,” with the SEJ logo in the corner.

Reporting on #species who are gone forever can be disheartening, but don’t let that stop you. After more than two decades on the #extinction beat, @johnrplatt.bsky.social has learned this work can also be deeply rewarding.

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Close-up of an ant carrying a large green leaf while walking along a thin branch, set against a soft blue background. Below the image, bold text reads “Insect decline poses foundational ecological hazards,” with “SEJournal Backgrounder” and an SEJ logo at the bottom.

#SEJournalIssueBackgrounder peers beneath the detritus to find what #insects do, how we try to kill them and how they survive, and why it’s so hard to pin down the data around their shifting numbers.

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A group of large white satellite dishes (radio telescopes) arranged across a grassy field under a cloudy sky, connected by a winding paved road. Below the image, text reads: “NASA Earthdata offers a new look at what satellites see down here” and “SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox,” alongside the SEJ logo.

The capacity to visualize Earth’s #ecosystems in detail is an invaluable aid to reporting on the environment. That’s now being bolstered with an ongoing upgrade to #NASA’s Earthdata program. #SEJournalReportersToolbox

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New SEJournal highlights are here!

A Reporter’s Toolbox look at NASA Earthdata and what satellites can reveal for environmental reporting, plus a Backgrounder on insect decline and the foundational risks for ecosystems (and people).

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New SEJournal highlights are here!

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New issues every Wednesday. Check back next week for the latest.

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Portrait of a man identified as Erastus Asare Donkor, wearing a patterned shirt, with a neutral expression and hand resting near his chin, set against a textured background. Text on the image reads: “‘Poisoned for Gold’ project pricks nation’s conscience” and “SEJournal Inside Story Q&A,” alongside the SEJ logo.

Two #Ghanian video journalists traveled their country to document how contamination from illegal #goldmining was harming the #health of workers and nearby communities. #SEJournalInsideStory

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New SEJournal highlights are here!

From a survival guide for environmental journalists to a wildfire mapping tool and a look at press freedom.

Read at www.SEJ.org/SEJournal

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#SEJournal #EnvironmentalJournalism

A person wearing a backpack stands on a large pipe over a shallow, concrete drainage channel, looking down at a small stream of water flowing toward two culverts. Dark, heavy storm clouds fill the sky, creating a dramatic and ominous atmosphere. Text on the image reads, “Environmental Journalists in a Perilous Era — A Survival Guide,” with “SEJournal Feature” and an SEJ logo at the bottom.

Political upheaval. Economic uncertainty. Security fears. Today’s #environmentaljournalism landscape is strewn with @seattlescienceguy.bsky.social share insights and advice. #SEJournalFeature

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I love this new quick-hit weekly video alerting readers to the rich info in the current issue of #SEJournal! Way to go Chioma!

Hey, check this out and let us know what you think!

Highlights from the latest #SEJournal are here. A quick roundup of three new articles from #SEJReporterToolbox, #SEJBackgrounder, and #SEJBookShelf.

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New issues every Wednesday. Check back for the latest.

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Looks like a great investigative reporting tool!

Keeping tabs to see how this will play out with the partial shutdown with DHS and disaster aid!

Drones are a critical tool for journalist; this threatens that!

Boreal forest shrouded in smoke from a forest fire, in the Salt Plains section of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada’s largest, in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories.

Millions of acres of #Canadian #forest are a big North American story, and the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox points you to a central data source that can help quantify, analyze and visualize the numbers: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

Author Meg Wilcox

An #endocrine #disruptor found in widely used epoxy resins remains largely unregulated. We spoke with reporter @megwilcox.bsky.social about her prizewinning reporting on the topic, in #SEJournalInsideStory www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

The author, CD Davidson-Hiers, with student journalist Tarryn Nichols, hiking in the woods in Gainesville, Florida, in 2025.

Two nonprofit teach young writers the basics #environmental #journalism — FL Student News Watch w. @davidsonhiers.bsky.social and IN Youth Environmental Press Team. #SEJournalEJAcademy: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

A tank removal at the Industriplex Federal Superfund Site in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 2009.

Every U.S. state has at least one #Superfund site and millions live near them. #SEJournalTipSheet has a look at the state of the cleanup program under Trump and how reporters can generate local stories: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

A winter landscape in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where a well drilled four decades ago may hold secrets about the potential for oil in this long-protected ecosystem.

Journalists love a secret. And #SEJournalWatchDog has a whopper from one of the most contested ecosystems in the U.S., the #ArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge, reopened for #oilleasing by the Trump administration: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

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Purple poppy mallow and Missouri evening primrose in a front-yard native-plant garden. Replacing lawns with native plants is one form of rewilding.

#Rewilding: a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity + an online magazine designed to expose more people to the concept. @kattancock.bsky.social explains: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @johnrplatt.bsky.social

A satellite image shows Hurricane Ian approaching Florida in late September 2022. Climate disaster data maintained by Climate Central put the cost of damage from the tropical cyclone at $122 billion, with 152 dead

Even though the U.S. suffers multiple billion-$ #climatechange-related catastrophes, the gov't has ceased sharing the #data, per #SEJournalReportersToolbox. But in this case, civil society has rescued the info: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

Cleanup after the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, California, in January 2025.

Writer @yessfun.com calls on #climate reporters to offer a sense of hope by leaning into #solutions narratives — hard-hitting, data-driven stories that hold the powerful accountable. www.sej.org/publications... #SEJournalVoicesofEnvironmentalJustice @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social