Society of Environmental Journalists

"Americans will pay more at the pump as the president eases up expectations on automakers. It’s one of several ways the White House is raising the cost of living." "This week, the Transportation Department finalized its plan to roll back fuel efficiency standards for automobiles.

You are here Home » Studying Super El Niño Could Save Lives. NOAA Is Scaling Back Research "The powerful El Niño climate pattern brewing in the Pacific Ocean is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. Federal forecasters say it could become the biggest yet, far outpacing any in recorded history and ultimately impacting millions of people. With that intensity also comes opportunity.

"The Interior Department blocked 10 Joshua Tree National Park agreements worth nearly $1.2 million. The agreements would have hired at least 16 people to restore burned areas, plant native seeds and perform other tasks." "A slate of projects aimed at preserving the future of the iconic Joshua tree has been scrapped after the Trump administration blocked more than $25 million in funding for national parks this year.

"Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70 days. Activists in Lochiel said at least 12 people had been arrested as of 8 a.m. during the ongoing raid.

You are here Home » Trump Tried To Make Allies Of Fishermen. Some Are Turning On Him. "PORTLAND, Maine — John Evich, a commercial fisherman in Washington and Alaska, has voted for President Donald Trump three times, viewing him as someone who would fight for his industry. But these days, Evich is weary of the high cost of doing business at sea, with fuel prices rising and trade hostilities with Canada jeopardizing markets for the crabs that he pulls off the ocean floor.

You are here Home » Decades Later, Big Gap Persists For Key Chesapeake Bay Pollution Goals "Computer model shows region hit 57% of 2025 goal, with uneven progress among states" "The leaders of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup have officially missed another deadline for achieving their nutrient-reduction targets needed to meet the estuary’s water-quality goals — the third time that’s happened in as many tries. News of the missed deadline didn’t come out of the blue.

You are here Home » Revealed: The Methane Mega-Leaks From UN Climate Summit Host Turkey "Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes" "Two or three nights each week, the smell descends. Residents of villages on the rural outskirts of Istanbul don’t know what the smell is, but they have been plagued by it for years: a smell so bad they have to sleep with their windows closed even during hot summer nights.

"After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy." "The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with whether to let a novel lawsuit go forward that is seeking to hold two large oil companies liable for the effects of climate change, a decision that will be critical to similar litigation that dozens of states, counties and cities have brought in recent years.

Inside Story: Behind the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand An investigation by journalist David Taylor and illustrator Mark Smith for Scientific American takes readers deep inside the criminal world of sand mafias operating in Morocco and other African countries, part of a massive illegal global trade worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

A cattle crossing on public lands in Wyoming. Federal grazing data covering thousands of permits can reveal newsworthy investigative findings. Photo: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming via Flickr Creative Commons (United States government work). Reporter’s Toolbox: Grazing Data Unlocks Public Land Stories By Joseph A. Davis Just about anyone can access data on federal grazing permits. But as an environmental journalist, your job may be finding the favoritism behind them.