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Read SEJ's 2006-2008 strategic plan, submitted by SEJ Executive Director Beth Parke and approved by the board of directors September 28, 2005, in Austin, Texas.

The Society of Environmental Journalists was founded in 1990 by a small group of award-winning journalists, including reporters, editors and producers working for The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, Turner Broadcasting, Minnesota Public Radio and National Geographic. Today, SEJ's membership includes more than 1,500 journalists and academics working in every type of news media in the United States, Canada, Mexico and 27 other countries.

The next year will be an important one for environmental journalism. We need your support to ensure that the Society of Environmental Journalists can continue its important work supporting hard-hitting environmental reporting. As a nonprofit, we rely on your donations to help us make that work possible. Can you make a year-end gift now? Please give generously and share SEJ's donor link with your followers today: www.sej.org/donate-sej. Now more than ever, you make the difference!

Find everything you need to know about SEJ's annual election to the Board of Directors.

As Revised at Annual Meetings of the SEJ Membership Oct. 5, 1991, Oct. 23, 1993, Oct. 4, 1997, Oct. 29, 2004, Oct. 17, 2008, Oct. 9, 2009, Oct. 15, 2010, Nov. 21, 2020, Sept. 24, 2022 and Sept. 23, 2023.

Meet your 2024-25 board of directors! The Society of Environmental Journalists held its Board of Directors election on Saturday, September 28. SEJ members re-elected Tony Barboza, Tik Root and Mark Schapiro, who return as Active-member representatives, and Rebecca Leber, who returns as the Associate-member representative. SEJ also welcomes three new board members in the Active category: Meg McGuire, Molly Peterson and Caleigh Wells. We wish a fond farewell and many thanks for their service to Jenny Bogo, Rico Moore and Luke Runyon. SEJ also welcomes Lisa Palmer to the staff as Editorial Director for Events!

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SEJ Stories from members and friends

Below are snippets from some of the accolades SEJ has received over the years.

Blogs and More

This is a listing of SEJ members' websites and blogs, as well as archives of non-member sites SEJ members have recommended as useful to any journalist covering environmental issues.
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Books

Books includes our members' own volumes and their suggestions for resource books you should consult, as well as environmental fiction they've enjoyed reading.
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SEJ serves its members and the profession with many programs and initiatives. This page highlights some of SEJ's key activities. Also read the mission statement and objectives of SEJ's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.