SEJ en Español
Esta es la comunidad electrónica de Sociedad de Periodistas Ambientales/Society of Environmental Journalists (SPA/SEJ). SPA/SEJ tiene varias actividades y publicaciones de uso e interés para periodistas de habla hispana.
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U.S. Fuel Exports To Profit Industry, Slam Consumers
‘Energy dominance’ is a Trump catchphrase whose meaning may be vague — since the U.S. is already the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas. But one thing that does seem clear, per the new Backgrounder, is that a flood of new U.S. permits to export gas will likely mean higher energy prices for U.S. customers.
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More Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves Are Roaming The Southwestern US: Survey
"It is a ritual that takes place every winter — federal and state wildlife managers use remote cameras, scat collection, radio telemetry devices and helicopters to count Mexican gray wolves that are roaming mountain ranges in parts of New Mexico and Arizona." "This year’s count shows the recovery of Mexican wolves is inching forward."
Source: AP, 03/05/2025
SEJ Signs Joint Statement Condemning Recent Government Press Attacks
Feb. 21, 2025 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined more than 40 organizations to condemn the campaign underway in Washington to penalize independent reporting on the government and to call on the Trump administration to lift its ban on The Associated Press.
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The Forgotten Victims of Hidalgo
Contaminated water sickened thousands of residents near Mexico City for 40 years — even as officials knew they were being poisoned. Then, an investigative news team turned its attention to the polluted region, and produced multiple video and text versions of an award-winning feature focused on the residents’ health, poverty and more. Read a revealing Q&A with investigative producer Carlos Carabaña in the new Inside Story.
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Mexico Orders Factory Cleanup After Guardian Toxic Waste Investigation
"Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of a Mexican plant that is recycling toxic waste shipped from the US."
Source: Guardian, 02/14/2025
"How Trump’s Canadian Oil Tariff Would Hit America’s Heartland"
"The 10 percent tariff the president said he might impose in March could cause U.S. refineries to cut production and lead to higher prices."
Source: NYTimes, 02/12/2025
"Trump Tariffs Could Hurt Oil Companies and Increase Gas Prices"
"Some oil refineries will probably struggle to replace imported crude oil if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico."
Source: NYTimes, 02/03/2025
US Hazardous Waste Sent To Mexico Makes ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Of Pollution
"A Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab investigation finds very high levels of lead and arsenic in homes near a factory processing US toxic waste"
Source: Guardian/Quinto Env. Lab, 01/15/2025
How Leading Redeveloper Makes Millions by Not Redeveloping Brownfields
"Although Commercial Development Co. and its affiliates have pledged to revive the former industrial sites they purchase, residents are often stuck looking at undeveloped acreage for years."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/13/2025
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