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Rona Kobell is the co-founder and president of the Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative, a nonprofit that focuses on storytelling, science and youth engagement, and seeks to help communities tell their own stories about environmental injustices in Baltimore and beyond. You can help support journalists like Rona by giving to SEJ programs, Fund for Environmental Journalism, annual conference diversity travel fellowships, members-in-need fund or creating a legacy with a free will.

Code of Conduct for Live Events

The Society of Environmental Journalists serves as a convenor for thought-provoking conversations that strengthen and support environmental journalism. This Code of Conduct is to establish a baseline of expectations for everyone at an SEJ event, and detail consequences for those who choose not to uphold those expectations.

As More Of World Thirsts, Luxury Water Becoming Fashionable Among Elite

"Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar."

Source: AP, 11/21/2023

'We Didn't Know We Were Poisoning Ourselves': Deadly Legacy Of Uranium Boom

"The Diné helped dig the raw materials to build the US’s nuclear arsenal, but were never told of the danger".

Source: Guardian, 11/21/2023

"Column: California Strikes Another Blow Against Rooftop Solar"

"Just a few weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from a trip to China that he claimed was focused on tackling the climate crisis, his appointees back home voted to slash financial incentives for rooftop solar power — for the second time."

Source: LA Times, 11/21/2023

Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Rail Dangers

"Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril."

Source: ProPublica, 11/21/2023

Richest 1% Account For More Carbon Emissions Than Poorest 66%: Report

"The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate emergency, a report says."

Source: Guardian, 11/21/2023

New Study Says Global Toll Of Lead Exposure Is Even Worse Than We Thought

"According to a new study in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, an estimated 5.455 million adults worldwide died in 2019 from cardiovascular disease (CVD) attributable to lead exposure — a toll more than six times higher than a previous estimate."

Source: NPR, 11/21/2023

Climate On Track To Warm By Nearly 3°C Without Aggressive Actions: UN

"Countries' current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released Monday."

Source: Reuters, 11/21/2023

"How Electricity Is Changing Around the World"

"Carbon-free electricity has never been more plentiful. Wind and solar power have taken off over the past two decades, faster than experts ever expected. But it hasn’t yet been enough to halt the rise of coal- and gas-burning generation."

Source: NYTimes, 11/21/2023

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