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April 15-18 hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago,
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SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues
See the latest actions taken by SEJ advocating access to environmental information, press freedom and supporting the media's right to know on behalf of the public, including condemning the ICE arrest of a Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez, urging strengthening of New York's FOIL and condemning the arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort.
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026
Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started
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SEJ Publication Highlights
#SEJ2026 LIVE — Coverage of Conference Tours
04/22/2026
Go on the scene of day-long tours from the annual Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference, April 15-18, in Chicago. Contributing journalists provide the first round of tour coverage from a conference newsroom of early-career freelance journalists who joined the SEJournal team for live #SEJ2026 coverage.
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War and Pizza — #SEJ2026 in Chicago
04/22/2026
Nearly as rejuvenating as attending the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual gathering is perusing the après-conference spoof by contributing quipster David Helvarg. While it seemed he was mostly there unabashedly preselling his forthcoming book, he somehow found time to send up SEJ’s earnest sessions, lambast its blown-up tours and rib its beat dinners. Read his Chicago roast.
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Why the Silencing of Protest Matters
04/15/2026
As the Trump administration and its allies seek to stifle free speech and paint protest as domestic terrorism, Voices columnist Yessenia Funes argues that environmental journalists must heed the impact on the environmental movement we cover. Start with what happened in Standing Rock, which swept back into the news this spring. Funes explains the connection, and where we may be headed.
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"The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is."
— Winston Churchill
EJToday: Headlines
"Alarm As Acting CDC Director Delays Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits"
Guardian,
04/23/2026
Nearly Half Of US Kids Breathe Unhealthy Air: Report. Here's Best, Worst
CBS News,
04/23/2026
"What a 5,000-Mile-Long Marine Heat Wave Means For Summer In The U.S.
Washington Post,
04/23/2026
"Judge Tosses Kash Patel's Defamation Suit Against Former MSNBC Contributor"
NBC News,
04/23/2026
"Trump Vets Exit EPA’s Press Office"
E&E News,
04/23/2026
"It’s A Terrible Year Along The Colorado River — Except For These Fish"
E&E News,
04/23/2026
"Trump Invokes War Powers To Juice Fossil Energy, Grid"
E&E News,
04/23/2026
EPA Ignored Plea To Tighten Limits On Glyphphosate Weed Killer, Lawsuit Claims
8,
04/23/2026
"EPA Adds More Pesticide Industry Reps to Science Board"
Civil Eats,
04/23/2026
"Spain's Wild Horses In Peril, Despite Key Role In Wildfire Prevention"
Reuters,
04/23/2026
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