Welcome to the CEJ
Our Mission
The Center for Environmental Journalism elevates environmental journalism and public understanding of environmental issues. We empower working journalists, produce and support original reporting across a wide range of environmental topics, educate the next generation of environmental journalists, engage the public, serve as a critical voice in environmental discourse, and advance scholarly research on environmental journalism.
Our Story
Welcoming the 30th Class of Ted Scripps Fellows
The Center for Environmental Journalism is delighted to welcome the 30th class of Ted Scripps Fellows for the 2026–27 academic year. This outstanding cohort of award-winning journalists brings a wide range of interests to Boulder: The decline of southwestern Montana’s cold-water fisheries, environmental justice, the history and science of air quality, the effects of climate change on community relationships to culturally significant crops and food systems, and the emotional dimensions of environmental change.
Academics
Housed in the Department of Journalism, the CEJ engages undergraduate and master’s students through courses in environmental and science writing, internships with The Water Desk, and reporting assistantships supporting Ted Scripps Fellows.
The CEJ seeks to expand student engagement through additional scholarships, fellowships, and internship opportunities within its professional journalism programs. It also aims to strengthen the environmental focus of the master’s program in journalism.
