#SEJSpotlight

Big thanks to SEJ member Alix Underwood for taking over for us today! ICYMI, check out her #SEJSpotlight thread below. More on Alix and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

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Hi! I’m Alix Underwood, managing editor for the Center for the Advancement of
the Steady State Economy (CASSE), based in Arlington, Va. I manage and
contribute articles to the Steady State Herald. Thrilled to be in this week’s
#SEJSpotlight!

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The Economic Priority of the Seven Wealthiest Countries: More Wealth The GDP per capita of the seven wealthiest countries ranges from $72,000 to $128,000. Yet their governments strive for economic growth.

#SEJSpotlight: Don’t miss “The Economic Priority of the Seven Wealthiest Countries: More Wealth” by SEJ member Alix Underwood. steadystate.org/the-economic...

More on Alix and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Tune in tomorrow as she takes over @sejorg.bsky.social!

Will DC Break Free of Its Methane-Gas—and Economic-Growth—Shackles? In DC, activists pressure local government to reject a proposal to revamp natural gas infrastructure, with climate and justice implications.

#SEJSpotlight: Check out “Will DC Break Free of Its Methane-Gas—and Economic-Growth—Shackles?” by SEJ member Alix Underwood. More on Alix: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Follow along on Friday as she takes over @sejorg.bsky.social!

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#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member Alix Underwood, managing editor for the CASSE. She also contributes regularly to the Steady State Herald, CASSE’s weekly blog. Alix is passionate about using facts to illuminate linkages between overconsumption and resource inequity. Learn more: lnkd.in/eSXDSaed

Thank you to SEJ member @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social for taking over today! More on Jackie: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

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Hello! I’m @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social, a reporter at Mother Jones magazine, where I cover climate, the environment, and the politics of science. I got my start in journalism by doing social media, so I’m thrilled to be on your feeds as part of #SEJSpotlight!

Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back. Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.

#SEJSpotlight: Don’t miss this story by SEJ member @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social — “Anatomy of an Extinction” www.motherjones.com/environment/...

More on Jackie and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Tune in tomorrow as Jackie takes over for us here on Bluesky!

The economic case for preserving America's wetlands Healthy wetlands can save money, homes, and lives—if Donald Trump leaves them intact.

#SEJSpotlight: Check out this story by SEJ member @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social — “The Economic Case for Preserving America’s Wetlands” www.motherjones.com/environment/...

More on Jackie and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Follow along on Friday as she takes over for us here on Bluesky!

#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social, who covers climate, the environment and the politics of science @motherjones.com. Check out her investigative features, reporting on new scientific studies, health and science Q&As and more here: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Big thanks to @lisajohn.bsky.social for taking over! If you missed it, check out her thread below. Learn more and connect with her: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

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Hi! I’m Lisa John Rogers, News Editor for Great Lakes Now. The monthly documentary-style show and online imprint is produced by Detroit PBS & syndicated binationally around the Great Lakes basin. We are always looking for pitches. Honored to be in this week’s #SEJSpotlight!
- @lisajohn.bsky.social‬

Everything to know about microplastics in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now Microplastics are an urgent issue in the Great Lakes. Learn what’s causing them, how it affects health and what you can do.

#SEJSpotlight: Don’t miss this story by SEJ member @lisajohn.bsky.social — “Everything to know about microplastics in the Great Lakes” www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/ever... More on Lisa John and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member @lisajohn.bsky.social, an environmental health journalist and art critic from the Midwest. When not writing about regional PFAS news, she's working as the News Editor for Detroit PBS’ Emmy Award-winning @greatlakesnow.bsky.social. More: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Hi! I’m Gabriela Ensinck, a freelance environmental journalist and science writer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Honored to be in this week’s #SEJSpotlight!

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Cómo un robot de la UBA le enseñó un canto perdido a los chingolos Científicos de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la UBA diseñaron un dispositivo que imita el canto de los pájaros. La herramienta sirve para la conservación de especies y para investigar...

#SEJSpotlight: Don’t miss this story by SEJ member Gabi Ensinck — “How a UBA robot taught a lost song to the chingolos” — www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/c...

More on Gabi and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Cada vez más personas sufren “eco-ansiedad” y estrés por el planeta: cómo pasar de la preocupación a la acción Distintas encuestas revelan que seis de cada 10 personas padecen ansiedad climática y esto impacta en su salud física y mental. El día mundial del Ambiente es una oportunidad para repensar nuestros há...

#SEJSpotlight: Check out this story by SEJ member Gabi Ensinck — “More and more people suffer from ‘eco-anxiety’ and stress about the planet: how to move from worry to action” — www.canal26.com/planeta/cada...

More on Gabi and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member María Gabriela Ensinck, an award-winning Argentine journalist in print, radio and online media, covering science, health, environment, innovation and business.

Learn more and check out Gabi’s work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Tune in Friday for Gabi’s takeover!

'Pungent and nauseating': Fort Smith-area residents push for state to deny land application permit | Arkansas Advocate Dozens of people attended a public hearing Thursday at the Alma Community Center near Fort Smith, where multiple individuals and elected officials spoke about how pungent odors from the land applicati...

#SEJSpotlight: Check out this story by SEJ member @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social — “‘Pungent and nauseating’: Fort Smith-area residents push for state to deny land application permit” — arkansasadvocate.com/2025/05/16/p...

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Arkansas to test surface waters for PFAS, identify contamination sources | Arkansas Advocate The Arkansas Natural Resource Commission approved a $1.8 million grant to test surface waters for PFAS, the first known statewide effort to catalogue potential contamination from these “forever chemic...

#SEJSpotlight: Check out this story by SEJ member @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social — “Arkansas to test surface waters for PFAS, identify contamination sources” — arkansasadvocate.com/2025/05/21/a...

More about Ainsley: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Follow along on Friday for Ainsley’s takeover!

#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social, a reporter for the Arkansas Advocate where she covers everything from environmental regulations to lithium extraction efforts to big dam controversies. Learn more and check out Ainsley’s work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders Around the world, government forces regularly attack environmental activists with impunity—and U.S. support.

#SEJSpotlight: Don’t miss this story by SEJ member @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social — “The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders” — inthesetimes.com/article/bran...

More on Alessandra and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Meet The Women Survivors of the World’s Worst Industrial Disaster | Atmos Forty years after a pesticide company leaked toxic chemicals into the air and water of Bhopal, these women are still fighting for justice.

#SEJSpotlight: Check out this story by SEJ member @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social — “MEET THE WOMEN SURVIVORS OF THE WORLD’S WORST INDUSTRIAL DISASTER” — atmos.earth/meet-the-wom.... More on Alessandra and her work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight....

#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member @alessandrabergamin.bsky.social, an Australian freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, whose award-winning work focuses on environmental violence and human rights around the world. Learn more and connect with her: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

#SEJSpotlight: ICYMI, check out SEJ member @olgalogin.bsky.social’s takeover below. Learn more and connect with her here: www.sej.org/sejspotlight... Thank you, Olga!

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Hi! I am Olga Loginova, a freelance environmental journalist from Brooklyn, and the producer and host of Leaving the Island, an investigative podcast about the resettlement of an entire island in Louisiana. Honored to be in this week’s #SEJSpotlight! www.audiation.fm/leaving-the-...

#SEJSpotlight: Check out the podcast 'Leaving the Island', which investigates the climate change-driven resettlement of an entire island in Louisiana, produced, reported and hosted by SEJ member @olyaelvie.bsky.social. www.audiation.fm/leaving-the-... More on Olga: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member Olga Loginova, an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker reporting on environmental justice, climate displacement and human rights. Learn more and check out Olga’s work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

Follow along on Friday as Olga takes over for us!

#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member Anzula Jafarova, a journalist, editor and lecturer specializing in international data journalism. She is the director and chief editor of 24media.az. Learn more and connect with Anzula: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...

#SEJSpotlight: Don’t miss the latest book by SEJ member Stephanie Anderson— "From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture" — a powerful exploration of the remarkable women driving transformative change in America’s food system. More on Stephanie: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...