Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2023)
Check out the environmental books authored, co-authored or edited by SEJ members, and published in 2023.
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‘Doomsday Clock’ Moves Closer To Midnight Amid Threats Like Climate Change
"Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been."
Source: AP, 01/29/2025
Calif. Regulators Deny Trump’s Claim That US Military ‘Turned On The Water’
"California water officials said this week there’s no truth to President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. military has entered California and “turned on the water.”
Source: AP, 01/29/2025
Trump’s Denali Effort Puts A Spotlight On A Little-Known Panel Of Experts
"Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate American greatness and to recognize those who have made contributions throughout history. ... The U.S. Board on Geographic Names will play a role."
Source: AP, 01/28/2025
#SEJSpotlight: Amber X. Chen, Freelance Journalist
Meet SEJ member Amber X. Chen! Amber is a freelance journalist and a student writing fellow at The Nation focusing on climate change. She is also a student at the University of California, Berkeley. She covers the climate and environment, with a focus on environmental justice and the intersection of climate change and politics.
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Help SEJ Support Journalists Like Glory Mushinge
Glory Mushinge is an award-winning freelance journalist from Zambia, who writes about a host of environmental, technological, developmental, governance and human rights issues. You can help SEJ support journalists like Glory by giving to SEJ programs, Fund for Environmental Journalism, conference travel stipends, members-in-need fund or creating a legacy with a free will.
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US Is Trying To Unravel A Hacking Plot That Targeted Climate Activists
"A yearslong U.S. Justice Department investigation of a global hacking campaign that targeted prominent American climate activists took a turn in a London court this week amid an allegation that the hacking was ordered by a lobbying firm working for ExxonMobil. Both the lobbying firm and ExxonMobil have denied any awareness of or involvement with alleged hacking."
Source: NPR, 01/27/2025
Telling the Stories of the Silent Sentinels
To many, plants are a merely green backdrop, indistinguishable and inconsequential. But, freelancer Karen Mockler says that such “plant blindness” belies an urgent need for our notice. More than a third of the world’s trees and thousands of other plant species face extinction. Their plight — and their many blessings — offer perceptive journalists a wealth of reporting and storytelling opportunities. Mockler on why to write about plants.
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