Journey to the
South Texas Coast
SEJ Post-Conference Tour Presented by IJNR
April 3-5, 2022
The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR), in conjunction with the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), presented the 2022 SEJ Post-conference Tour on the South Texas Coast from April 3-5. The group spent two and a half days in and around Corpus Christi, Texas, exploring a variety of topics including:
Gulf ecology in a changing climate.
Gulf fisheries, the food supply and sustainability.
The local – and global – impact of the petrochemical industry’s shift toward plastic production.
The economic and environmental justice implications of a new wave of Gulf Coast industrial expansion.
The Texas coast’s critical role in bird (and sea turtle) migration