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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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Mentor Program

Member-to-member help is an important part of SEJ's mission to improve environmental journalism, and that's what our mentoring program is all about. We pair veteran environmental reporters with newcomers to the beat, university students, or with less experienced reporters who want to improve their skills. Apply to be a mentor or mentee. You must be an SEJ member. Not a member? Join us.

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SEJ Publication Highlights

Scouring the Skies for Methane Data

05/06/2026 – Emissions of the global warming gas methane are widely tracked through satellite sensors, despite some unexpected bumps in the data-gathering effort. But a big challenge is how to interpret and use the resulting insights in your coverage. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points out several important methane datasets and offers useful insights into how to turn them into stories.
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What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival?

05/06/2026 – Is the United States in the midst of a “nuclear renaissance”? This two-part Issue Backgrounder explores that question, beginning in Part 1 with a look at the government’s part in developing nuclear power, including through subsidies, as well as why the new reactors built earlier in the 2000s didn’t really make the case for the industry’s rebirth. 
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In Subzero Temperatures, Protecting a Tiger in the Snow

05/06/2026 – The population of Siberian tigers, the second-largest subspecies in the world, took a turn for the worse after the fall of the Soviet Union. But an international team of biologists in remote Russia has been working to try to save the big cats. “Tigers Between Empires” traces that effort, in a new BookShelf review from contributing editor Jennifer Weeks.
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  • Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised US Preparedness
    New York Times, 05/08/2026
  • Trump Pledged To Free Jimmy Lai. Lawmakers Want Action At China Summit.
    Washington Post, 05/08/2026
  • "America the Undammed"
    New York Times, 05/08/2026
  • "A Pandemic of Parkinson’s"
    WUFT, 05/08/2026
  • "Ted Turner, A Media Mogul Who Tried To Repair The Land"
    Mongabay, 05/08/2026
  • Appalachian Lithium Deposit Could Replace 328 Years Of Imports: USGS
    Snopes, 05/08/2026
  • "Microsoft May Abandon Its Clean Energy Powered Data Centre Targets"
    Bloomberg, 05/08/2026
  • "Trump’s Firing Plan Terrified Feds. Now, They Wait."
    E&E News, 05/08/2026
  • "Enviros Say Supreme Court Decision Boosts States’ ‘Climate Superfunds’"
    E&E News, 05/08/2026
  • "Boiling Point: The Crazy New World Of Wildfire Home-Defense Tech"
    LA Times, 05/08/2026
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