Publication Items

Grid Data Can Guide Reporting on Power Disasters [1]

The power and water fiasco that followed a deep freeze in Texas was a predictable debacle and, thus, a warning signal to journalists covering disasters and climate-driven weather extremes. To help, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox provides a rundown of data sources about power grids, from local, regional and national entities, and recommends you start tracking the numbers and be prepared.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Super-Heated Year Ahead on Energy & Environment News [16]

The Biden administration has moved rapidly to reset energy and environment policies dramatically shifted by the Trump White House. But how quickly can such a reversal occur, what are the priorities and what are the critical pathways for change? To help sort out the latest news and track larger trends, SEJournal offers this overview and analysis, part of our extensive “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [17].”

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Air [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [22]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [7]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [26]
Pollution [27]
Science [28]
Transportation [29]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [33]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Public Health Infrastructure Emerges As Critical Environmental Story [34]

A pandemic and a weakened public health framework underscore how essential is the public health reporting function of environmental journalism. The latest TipSheet entry in our ongoing special report, “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [35],” explores what’s ahead and asks are health agencies too hollowed out to serve? Plus, story ideas and extensive reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [7]
Health [25]
Infrastructure [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [26]
Science [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [33]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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South Slow To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels, Other Climate Impacts [39]

Preparations for the inevitable impacts of the climate crisis in the South, the country’s most vulnerable region, have been hit or miss. And one of the toughest challenges — preparing coastal communities for inevitable flooding from sea level rise — is just beginning. More on the region’s climate adaptation considerations in the final entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [40]” special report. Plus, a backgrounder, additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [7]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [26]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region [44]

As global warming worsens, effects like extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding and inland flooding will have an outsized impact in the Southern United States. The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The South [40]” special report looks at those effects. Plus, read an introductory overview and watch for additional entries on climate mitigation and adaptation in the South.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Air [20]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [24]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [45]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [26]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [46]

Most Southern state leaders are doing the least to fight the climate crisis, despite having the most to lose environmentally and economically. When will that begin to change? The latest entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [40]” special report looks at the politics of the climate crisis, the dominance of utilities, and the transportation and forestry sectors, along with the few climate breakthroughs.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [20]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [7]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [45]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [26]
Pollution [27]
Transportation [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [46]
Is the South Confronting Its Climate Threats? [47]

The South is ground zero for the climate crisis in the United States, yet little is being done to prevent impacts or protect communities. Will the South tap its potential to be part of the solution? Our special report, “Covering Your Climate: The South,” helps reporters cover the region, starting with a backgrounder on climate concerns from Texas to Virginia.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [48]
Agriculture [19]
Air [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [7]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [45]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [49]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [26]
Pollution [27]
Science [28]
Technology [50]
Transportation [29]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Searching for Narrative in the Groundwater Where It Happens [51]

A graduate field scientist-cum-multimedia storyteller trains her eye on the confounding challenges of western water, with award-winning student reporting on three family farms that face the draining of critical groundwater basins. Could land that drought makes untenable for farming be restored as habitat for endangered species? That, plus how the “ladder of abstraction” helped her tell the tale. The most recent entry in EJ Academy.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [52]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Environmental Health [37]
Food [53]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [45]
Planning & Growth [11]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
California [54]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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How Much Longer Will Insurers Cover Wildfire Loss Near You? [55]

With wildfire exploding across the West this season, it may not be long before insurance companies worried about houses built along the wildland-urban interface try to raise premiums or drop policies altogether. It’s already happening in California, which is pushing back. Will it happen in your region as well? TipSheet has the backstory, plus a range of reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Planning & Growth [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
California [54]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [56]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [57]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [58]
Northwest (OR WA) [59]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews [60]

They’ve long been a staple of the news business. But now, with the pandemic continuing to keep journalists from their subjects, remote video interviews have become an essential tool. And even newbie video reporters can quickly learn the basics. Science video producer Eli Kintisch shares a quick eight-step remote video setup and some simple tricks of the trade, in this SEJournal how-to.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [48]
Agriculture [19]
Air [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [22]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [61]
Fish & Fisheries [62]
Food [53]
Forests [63]
Government [7]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Military [64]
Natural Resources [45]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [49]
Other or All [65]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [26]
Pollution [27]
Science [28]
Technology [50]
Transportation [29]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [66]
California [54]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [56]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [57]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [58]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [59]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
International [33]
Canada [67]
Mexico [68]
Africa [69]
Antarctica & Arctic [70]
Asia [71]
Australia & Oceania [72]
Central America & the Caribbean [73]
Europe [74]
Middle East [75]
South America [76]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews [60]

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