Publication Items

New Army Climate Strategy Provokes Questions, Stories on Local and Regional Impact [1]

Military bases typically have big impacts on surrounding communities, including on resource use and the environment. Now, a new U.S. Army climate strategy makes clear the military understands climate change will affect the bases themselves, with numerous ripple effects. The latest TipSheet outlines how reporters can find local stories on these new realities at bases around the country, including near you.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Military [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Deep in the Heart of Complexity … Or, the View From Texas [13]

As the Society of Environmental Journalists prepares for its annual conference in Houston this March, the SEJournal asked Texas-based reporter Greg Harman to explore the Lone Star State's most critical stories for 2022. Here, in this special Texas-focused TipSheet, are leads, resources, encouragements and challenges.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [23]
Wildlife [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Biden Administration To Struggle With Environmental Justice in 2022 [26]

The history of environmental racism is a long one in the United States, far longer than the efforts to address the problem. But reporting on environmental justice continues to tick upwards, and an analysis in the latest Backgrounder points to promising progress, explaining why for journalists the year ahead may yield important stories, whether about future footholds or new missteps.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Air [15]
Climate Change [3]
Diversity [28]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [23]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [32]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Eating (and Reporting) My Way Through the Foods of the Rainforest [37]

Conserving crop diversity is a key to maintaining global food security, especially in the face of climate change. To understand those efforts, Portland, Ore.-based freelancer Virginia Gewin traveled to South America, supported by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists, to find out how Peruvian chefs and Amazon dwellers hope to save the rainforest by sharing native and wild foods.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [40]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [41]
Forests [42]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [43]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [9]
Region:
International [44]
South America [45]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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U.N. Summit Lays the Table for Environmental Reporting on Food Systems [46]

After an 18-month buildup, a one-day U.N. Food Systems Summit earlier this fall generated hundreds of commitments to end global hunger and a dizzying array of alliances dedicated to the cause. Despite controversies surrounding the summit, this groundbreaking event highlighted opportunities for reporting on food and food systems. Award-winning agriculture journalist Chris Clayton shares his insights.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [40]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [48]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [49]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [41]
Government [6]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [43]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [23]
Science [50]
Technology [51]
Waste [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [52]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
International [44]
Canada [53]
Africa [54]
Europe [55]
Middle East [56]
South America [45]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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How ‘The Swamp Peddlers’ Scammed Their Way to Florida’s Eco-Destruction [57]

How did Florida go from an uncrowded home of pine forests, wetlands and ranches to today’s sprawling subdivisions spawning environmental disaster? A new volume gains praise from BookShelf reviewer Nano Riley for its well-researched look at the unscrupulous developers who in a matter of decades carved the state’s ecosystems into lots for sale, trading its pristine beauty for an easy buck.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [9]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Climate Resiliency — When a Disaster Becomes a Cascade [59]

It sometimes feels like journalists lurch from one catastrophe (or hurricane, flood, wildfire, heat wave) to the next. But that can mean missing the bigger story: Disasters, increasingly linked to climate extremes, are often interlocking events, in which one system failure causes the next and the next. The latest Backgrounder explores three case studies, and how news media can focus attention on steps toward resilience.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Journalism & Media [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [60]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [9]
Technology [51]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
International [44]
Asia [61]
Europe [55]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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How Climate Attribution Science Went Mainstream, and What It Means [62]

A growing body of research shows the links between global warming and extreme weather. And that knowledge can help communities prepare, and assign responsibility for damages. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn lays out the science of climate attribution — for heat waves, flooding, wildfires and, ironically, crop-killing freezes — and discusses its implications for future climate change policy.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [63]
Food [41]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Science [50]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [44]
Europe [55]
South America [45]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story [64]

Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Planning & Growth [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [65]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
International [44]
Asia [61]
Europe [55]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Covering New IPCC Reports Helps Explain Gravity of Climate Crisis [66]

A new science assessment released this week pinpoints more global warming risks, but also represents reporting challenges to environmental journalists working to cover climate change. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn has the latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and advice for reporters working the climate beat. Plus, links to other climate change reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [49]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [63]
Forests [42]
Government [6]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Science [50]
Transportation [67]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [44]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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