Special Reports
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2026 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy
Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get startedhere.
#SEJ2025 LIVE: Complete Coverage of Plenaries, Sessions, Tours
Get top takeaways, key quotes, detailed perspectives and images from more than 50 topical sessions, plenaries and tours at the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference in Tempe, Arizona. Comprehensive coverage comes from an expanded #SEJ2025 LIVE student newsroom, which this year brought together two dozen student reporters and editors.Part 1 has more than two dozen reports from Day 1.Part 2 has nearly a dozen reports from Day 2.Part 3 has more than a dozen reports from SEJ tours. Plus, see SEJ.org’smultimedia coverage of the conference, including plenary videos and audio recordings of many conference sessions.
Trump 2.0 EJWatch
Trump 2.0 EJWatch is a new special section spotlighting SEJournal stories and EJToday headlines that track the impact of the new Trump administration on the environment, energy and journalism. Launched in February 2025, Trump 2.0 EJWatch takes the baton from Environmental Journalism TransitionWatch, a limited-run weekly report published following Election Day 2024 until shortly after Trump’s inauguration. In it, you’ll find our latest Trump 2.0 EJWatch-branded stories, a catalog of the ten TransitionWatch reports and the latest Trump-related environment and energy headlines. Check back for updates regularly!
2025 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy
In this special report, “2025 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy,” the SEJournal looks ahead in our ninth annual guide to key issues in the coming year. Check out the guide’s special forward-focused TipSheets, Backgrounders, WatchDogs, a new EJ TransitionWatch column and more. Plus, anoverview analysis.
#SEJ2024 LIVE: On-the-Ground Coverage from Reporters in Our Inaugural Student Newsroom
As part of a new initiative for the Society of Environmental Journalists'2024 annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from April 3-7, the SEJ Publications team organized an inaugural student newsroom to provide running coverage throughout the conference and beyond. Explore on-the-spot writeups and images of workshops, sessions and tours from our student reporters.
2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy
SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with our eighth annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy. In the 2024 special report, we offer a series of forward-focused TipSheets and Backgrounders, plus more in the weeks ahead, including an overview and then coverage from the Society of Environmental Journalists' year-ahead roundtable on Nov. 16 in Washington, D.C.
Climate Solutions: Business, Nature, Energy, Ocean
As part of an initiative of the Society of Environmental Journalists to help journalists better cover climate solutions, our special report takes a closer look at business-based, nature-based, methane/energy-based and ocean-based solutions, with reporting tipsheets, resource toolboxes, and links to SEJ webinars on each topic.
Covering Your Climate: The South
This special report is the second in a series designed to help journalists of all kinds cover the impacts of climate change in their region, and to report on actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and preparations for what can't be stopped. This special report on the Southern United States includes an extensive background overview, tipsheets for closer looks at anticipated impacts, at efforts to mitigate them and any plans to adapt. And to help cover this wealth of story ideas, also see our extensive regional resource toolbox.
Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor
This special report is designed to help journalists in the Pacific Northwest cover the impacts of climate change, as well as the actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and to adapt to what can’t be stopped. The report was produced February-March 2020 and includes a wide-ranging issue backgrounder, a toolbox and three tipsheets on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation offering a wealth of story ideas for right now, and over the coming decade.
2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment
The SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year. Check out the guide’s special, forward-focused TipSheets and Backgrounders, along with an overview analysis. We’ve also supplemented this year’s guide with a special look at environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest. Plus, reporting from the Society of Environmental Journalists' year-ahead roundtable in February.
2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment
SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. The guide was rolled out in early January, with new features added through to its formal launch in late January at an annual roundtable organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists. Check out the guide's various Backgrounders, TipSheets and WatchDog reports.
2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment
SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. The report was formally launched Jan. 27, 2021, at an annual roundtable organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists and hosted virtually by National Geographic Society. Check out the guide's various Backgrounders, TipSheets and WatchDog reports, an overview analysis and live event coverage.
Latest Special Reports Items
February 26, 2025
In the overview summary for our “2025 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy” special report, we foresee the very real prospect that environmental protection and energy policies in place, in some cases, for decades could swiftly be swept aside by the Trump administration and a GOP-controlled Congress.Read our analysis, plus look back at more than three dozen stories gathered together inour ninth annual guide.
November 15, 2023
In our annual look-ahead on the environment and energy beat in 2024, we see a bumpy ride on global climate change talks coupled with more climate-driven disasters, even amid the evolving energy transition. And we see possible risks to ocean life from deep sea mining and continuing risks to human life from pollution of air, water and land. Insights inour overview and our full “2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment & Energy” special report.
February 8, 2023
In our annual analysis of what’s ahead on the environment beat in 2023, there are some things to count on: worsening climate disasters and continued politicking over energy transitions, but also regulatory action on greenhouse gas emissions (not to mention on “forever chemicals”). Other things are less clear: environmental rulings by a conservative U.S. Supreme Court, energy impacts of war in Europe and the effectiveness of COP28 and treaty talks on plastic pollution. Read the full overview and get more in our “2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” special report.
January 3, 2023
Corporations may be taking steps to address climate change, but are they moving big enough and fast enough? As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Megan Myscofski on how to cover business-based climate solutions. Getadditional resources and watch this video from an earlierwebinar. And see the full Covering Climate Solutionsspecial report.
Corporations may be taking steps to address climate change, but are they moving big enough and fast enough? As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists, we offer a resource toolbox on how to cover business-based climate solutions. Plus, insights from a relatedtipsheet.
October 18, 2022
Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check outadditional resources and watch video from an earlierwebinar.
September 27, 2022
As concerns over global warming, the endangerment of plant and animal species, and water rights escalate, many environmentalists are turning to Indigenous people for guidance. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists special initiative focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at nature-based solutions and Indigenous people with reporter Brian Bull. Check out a resource toolbox and stay tuned for a reporting tipsheet in coming weeks. Plus, be sure toregister for a Sept. 28 webinar on covering Indigenous communities and nature-based climate solutions.
September 20, 2022
Carbon dioxide may get more attention, but the second-most damaging greenhouse gas, methane, is now the focus of a global pledge to cut emissions 30% by 2030. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists publishing project focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at methane with energy reporter Nushin Huq. A primer on the climate-related problems of methane and the promise of methane-based solutions. Plus,watch a recent SEJ methane solutions webinar and see ourMethane and Climate Change Toolbox.
September 6, 2022
Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. As part of an ongoing Society of Environmental Journalists special project focused on covering climate solutions, check out a methane resource toolbox and stay tuned for a methane reporting tipsheet in the coming weeks. Plus,watch the recording of an SEJ virtual webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane.
July 12, 2022
As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists publishing project focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at ocean-based solutions. In this special tipsheet, ocean scientist and science writer Juli Berwald offers a primer on the climate-related challenges and possibilities in the global ocean’s physics, chemistry and biology. Plus,check out an expanded toolbox with reporting resources andwatch a recent SEJ webinar.
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