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Forget Saving The Planet. Clean Energy Backers Pitch Money And Jobs

"Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener side of green: wealth-building. It’s an idea that sells far better in the new world of nationalism and tycoon leaders."

Source: AP, 02/12/2025

"S.E.C. Moves to Kill Climate Disclosure Rule"

"The acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mark Uyeda, took the first step on Tuesday to rolling back a rule that would require thousands of publicly traded companies to provide investors with detailed information about the impact of their businesses on climate and the environment."

Source: NYTimes, 02/12/2025

"NOAA Is Told to Make List of Climate-Related Grants, Setting Off Fears"

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading climate science agencies, has been ordered to identify grants related to global warming and other topics targeted by President Trump’s executive orders, raising fears that those grants are at risk of being canceled."

Source: NYTimes, 02/12/2025

Black Alabamians Have Lived for Years Without Public Water or Hope For It

"As aging private wells fall into disrepair, residents are left traveling miles to access or buy clean drinking water. Public officials say it’s a humanitarian crisis but argue there’s little they can do."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/12/2025

Protecting Public Data: SEJ and Partners Demand Action From Federal Agencies

Feb. 10, 2025 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined partner organizations representing science, health and environmental journalists in opposing the removal of public data from more than a dozen U.S. federal websites.

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Aparna Mukherjee, SEJ Executive Director

Aparna Mukherjee is the Executive Director of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), where she leads efforts to strengthen the quality, sustainability and impact of environmental journalism. With more than 25 years of experience in editorial, operations and strategic leadership roles, she has worked at the intersection of media, civic engagement and social innovation across the private, nonprofit and public sectors.

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