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Announcing the 2021 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellows

See the 13 fellows selected for the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships, a first-ever 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).

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Irrigation Districts Are Key to Covering Coming Drought

With megadrought a growing reality, one way into the story is through ubiquitous water management agencies. TipSheet surveys the “waterscape” of these governmental bodies — from local irrigation districts to multi-state regional water compacts — and how focusing on them can yield vital insights for drought stories. Plus, questions to ask and links to reporting resources.

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SEJ Webinars

If you missed SEJ's June 10 webinar, "Investigating Extractive Industries," the recording and chat log will be available soon. We heard from leading reporters whose powerful investigations have increased transparency about extractive industries in the Americas. Panelists discussed examples of investigations into logging, mining and fishing and provided tips for staying safe while staying true to the story. Webinar details.

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#SEJSpotlight on Members

Meet SEJ member Deb Krol! Deb, Arizona Republic's Indigenous affairs reporter, is an award-winning journalist with an emphasis on Native issues, environmental and science issues and travel, who's fond of averring that "My beat is Indians." Want SEJ to promote your work to our social media followers? Here's how.

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SEJ Publication Highlights

Boom and Bust — Two Books Explore Working-Class Communities in the Clean Energy Transition 
06/16/2021 – For a clean energy transition to succeed, it almost certainly will have to bring along displaced workers and communities. To help journalists understand the challenges underlying that shift, BookShelf’s Jenny Weeks reviews two volumes. The first is a new memoir of working in North Dakota’s booming Bakken oil fields, the second an earlier account of decline in a working-class community in Oregon.
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Uncovering Inequality’s Roots in Timber Poaching
06/16/2021 – Journalist Lyndsie Bourgon had covered timber poaching in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade when she decided to expand her scope, heading to the Peruvian Amazon to explore old-growth poaching there. In FEJ StoryLog, she shares the ups and downs of that project, made possible in part by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism.
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Is Investor Activism Really Greening Corporate Policy?
06/09/2021 – Corporate boardrooms are increasingly arenas in the fight over the future of energy and the environment, making it vital for journalists to understand the players, their motivations and the potential impacts on business planning. The new Issue Backgrounder explores the implications of recent news around investment policy, explaining some of its origins and deciphering the shifting scrimmage ahead.
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"Overt enemies of the First Amendment can be challenged. The ignorant, the irresponsible and the foolish are a greater test."

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WHY Join SEJ?

SEJ's mission is to strengthen coverage of environment, energy, health and climate news, by supporting the journalists who report that news. The benefits of joining include: access to grants for environmental reporting; mentoring by experienced journalists; and members-only e-mailing lists for sharing professional tips, news, and information. SEJ members meet and learn face-to-face from fellow members, other media professionals and topic experts, at our annual conference and volunteer-organized regional gatherings.

 

 

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