SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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SEJ is a membership association of professional journalists dedicated to environmental issues. Our mission is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of journalism that advances public understanding of environmental issues. linktr.ee/sejorg

Graphic showing the Office of Personnel Management building with the headline, "Opinion: Trump Wants Nondisclosure Agreements for Federal Employees," and SEJournal WatchDog branding.
Graphic showing a chart of U.S. gasoline prices over time with the headline, "Gas Prices Still Fuel Local Environmental Stories," and SEJournal TipSheet branding.
An industrial steelmaking facility by the Great Lakes, featuring large blue buildings and smokestacks, with trees and vehicles in the foreground.
People at a demonstration, with two individuals wearing shirts that say "IT'S ABOUT US," focused on advocating for voting rights.
Map of the United States showing locations of data centers marked by colored circles, with various statuses indicated. Overlay text includes "Databases on Data Centers, Brockovich and Beyond" and "SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox."
A graphic showing a smiling fisherman inside a boat, showcasing the challenges of coastal fishing in Poland's Baltic Sea.
Graphic with a Graph showing global temperature anomalies from 1950 to 2022, highlighting El Niño and La Niña phases and warming trends.
Book cover for "Forest of the Sea" by David Helvarg, shown over a lake and mountain background, with a review title and SEJournal BookShelf branding below.
Graphic promoting an SEJournal TipSheet titled “Is Climate Disaster Insurance a Worsening Disaster?” The image features a yellow house heavily damaged by flooding, with debris, broken structures, and mud covering the foreground. The headline appears in large white text against a blue background. At the bottom, the graphic includes the SEJournal TipSheet branding and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) logo.
Graphic promoting an SEJournal TipSheet titled “Is Climate Disaster Insurance a Worsening Disaster?” The image features a yellow house heavily damaged by flooding, with debris, broken structures, and mud covering the foreground. The headline appears in large white text against a blue background. At the bottom, the graphic includes the SEJournal TipSheet branding and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) logo.
ramatic aerial view of a storm cloud with the headline “How Attribution Science Can Help Reporters on the Heat Beat.” SEJournal feature graphic.
ramatic aerial view of a storm cloud with the headline “How Attribution Science Can Help Reporters on the Heat Beat.” SEJournal feature graphic.
Graphic featuring a photo of a black outdoor lamp in front of a brick wall with a sign reading “Council on Environmental Quality.” Overlaid text says: “Opinion: Why Environmental Journalists Should Care About the Presidential Records Act.” SEJournal WatchDog and SEJ logos appear at the bottom.
A person wearing a bright blue jacket and pink pants drinks water while standing beside a bench outdoors on a sunny day. Large text on the graphic reads: “Extreme Heat Will Get You This Summer. Watch Out!” The bottom of the image includes SEJournal TipSheet branding and the SEJ logo.
Portrait of a person with wavy blonde hair against a red background. Text below reads, "Reporters expose failed systems after Hurricane Ian, Maui fires." Header reads, "SEJournal Inside Story Q&A."
A promotional graphic for SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox featuring a color-coded U.S. weather hazard map with radar imagery overlays. Large white text reads: “Hazard Duty — Government Data Portals Help Report Extreme Weather.” The bottom banner includes the SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox branding and the SEJ logo.
A stylized illustration of a large climate protest march fills the top half of the graphic. Diverse demonstrators hold signs and a wide yellow banner reading “This Is a Climate Emergency.” Speech bubbles above individuals identify roles and identities such as “journalist,” “teacher,” “student,” “artist,” “human,” “parent,” and “community member.” Below the illustration, large white text on a dark blue background reads: “Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres.” At the bottom, the graphic is labeled “SEJournal Feature” alongside the SEJ logo.
A promotional graphic for SEJournal TipSheet featuring a black-and-white striped lighthouse beside white buildings at sunset under a blue and orange sky. Large text reads: “National Seashores Are a Secret Summer Treasure.” SEJournal TipSheet branding and the SEJ logo appear at the bottom.
Graphic promoting an SEJournal Backgrounder titled “What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 2.” The image features a close-up of glowing red and purple laboratory or nuclear research equipment inside a machine enclosure. White bold text appears over a dark blue background, with the SEJ logo in the lower right corner.
Graphic promoting an Society of Environmental Journalists Reporter’s Toolbox feature titled “Scouring the Skies for Methane Data.” The image shows a satellite-style map with bright purple and yellow methane concentration overlays across a mountainous landscape, labeled with a methane enhancement scale and dated June 12, 2023. The lower portion features large white text on a dark blue background with SEJ branding and logo.
Graphic for Society of Environmental Journalists’s SEJournal Backgrounder featuring a photo of a nuclear power plant at dusk. Two large cooling towers release plumes of steam into a purple and pink evening sky, with reactor dome buildings and bright facility lights visible below. Large white text reads: “What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival?” The SEJournal Backgrounder title and SEJ logo appear at the bottom.
A group of people stands outdoors beside tall reeds under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. In the center, a woman in a blue shirt appears to explain or demonstrate something while others listen during a field tour.
Graphic promoting an SEJournal Bookshelf review of the book Tigers Between Empires by Jonathan C. Slaght. The book cover, featuring an illustrated tiger against a vintage map background, appears centered over a snowy mountain lake scene. Large white text reads: “Review: In Subzero Temperatures, Protecting a Tiger in the Snow.” SEJournal Bookshelf branding and the SEJ logo appear along the bottom.
Audience seated in a tiered indoor auditorium watches a presentation beside a large aquarium tank with rocks and water. Two speakers stand at the front as attendees applaud. Large windows behind the tank reveal a lake view. Overlaid text reads “War and Pizza — #SEJ2026 in Chicago” and “SEJournal SEJ News,” with the SEJ logo in the corner.
On-the-ground coverage of daylong tours from the Society of Environmental Journalists conference (April 15–18, Chicago), reported by early-career freelance journalists in the #SEJournal newsroom for #SEJ2026.
A person with a large backpack hikes along a narrow dirt trail through a grassy desert landscape dotted with yellow wildflowers, heading toward rugged mountains under a colorful sunset sky. Below the image, text reads: “National Trails System — You Can Get There From Here” and “SEJournal TipSheet,” alongside the SEJ logo.
Efforts to label protest as domestic terrorism are rising. Yessenia Funes urges environmental journalists to examine the impact—starting with Standing Rock’s return and what comes next.
A graphic titled “Report on PFAS Better, With a Better Mapping Tool” shows a U.S. map covered in small hexagonal dots shaded from light to dark orange, indicating varying levels of PFAS contamination. Larger colored circles are scattered across regions, highlighting specific sites or data points. Below the map, the text reads “SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox,” alongside the SEJ logo.
Black-and-white photo of a female reporter standing on a city street near the U.S. Capitol, speaking into a microphone labeled “VOA” while recording on a smartphone mounted to a tripod. The background shows blurred buildings, vehicles, and pedestrians. Below the image, text reads: “Opinion: Bringing Back National Interest — and Climate Coverage — with VOA?” and “SEJournal WatchDog,” alongside the SEJ logo.