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The 2024 Stolberg award goes to Emilia Askari, who joined SEJ in 1990. She is one of SEJ's most engaged, most impactful and longest-serving volunteers. In addition to being SEJ’s second president — the first woman and journalist of color to serve in that role — she has been conference co-chair twice; a mentor many times; a member of the awards committee, editorial advisory board, DEI committee, fundraising committee; and an organizer and speaker at countless SEJ panels and events. GO SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event Our Calendar lists professional meetings, webinars, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Oct 7-10: Join The Uproot Project's 3rd annual Journey of a Story event series, "Solutions in Our Community," in New Orleans and virtually. Focusing on solutions journalism, this series spotlights community-driven responses to climate challenges and amplifies diverse voices at the forefront of environmental reporting. 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A look at her record on the Green New Deal and fracking, her presidential environmental platform and her contrasts with GOP rival Donald Trump. VIEW ARTICLE Looking for Environmental Justice Through the Smog 10/02/2024 – A serious air pollutant prevalent in underserved communities, Superfund hazardous waste sites nearby, public drinking water systems out of compliance. All are new or enhanced insights found in an improved version of the federal government’s EJScreen data tool. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reviews the changes and how they can be used to tell stories of real people’s daily lives. VIEW ARTICLE Coequal Catastrophes — Quammen on Climate Change, Extinction and Epidemics 09/25/2024 – Biodiversity loss can seem like a remote and abstract problem that pales in comparison to climate worries. But award-winning author David Quammen sees them as coequal threats, along with emerging diseases, and encourages journalists to illuminate the relationships between them. 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