Publication Items

From Colorado Contrasts to SEJ Shifts [1]

The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference in Colorado this fall will bring attendees to a state rich in contrasts and storytelling fodder. At the same time, SEJ itself is readying for seismic shifts. SEJ President Bobby Magill shares firsthand knowledge of the Square State, plus a look into changes for the organization, in his latest quarterly report.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [9]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Transportation [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Resiliency Checklist — Is Your Community Ready for the Next Big Flood? [16]

With flood-ravaged Midwestern states in the news, it’s time to ask whether your own community is ready for the “big one.” This week’s TipSheet offers a 10-point Resiliency Checklist to focus your reporting. Track the vulnerability of infrastructure like drinking water and sewage plants, roads, bridges and levees, the adequacy of flood insurance and much more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [18]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [20]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Transportation [12]
Waste [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [24]

In this how-to, veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick shares new techniques for capturing panoramas from the air — while on commercial plane flights — in order to illustrate human impacts on the landscape. Plus, Dimick details how and why he developed the new approach [25], in our latest EJ InSight column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [18]
Air [27]
Forests [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Capturing a Planet on the Fly [25]

Capturing panoramas from the air has become a passion for veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick. In the latest EJ InSight, our new column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, Dimick describes how he visualizes the expanding human footprint of the emergent Anthropocene era — by shooting from commercial airplane flights. Plus, Dimick shares his techniques in a how-to sidebar [24].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [18]
Air [27]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Forests [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Urgency of Katowice Carries Over to SEJ Mission [31]

From under a blanket of dense smog that hung over the southern Polish town hosting a recent United Nations climate change conference, the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Bobby Magill, had a moment of clarity for the profession and the organization. His insights, and how they will affect the future of SEJ as it begins a new strategic planning process, in Magill’s latest SEJ President’s Report. Plus, a special honor for a “tireless” SEJ leader.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Air [27]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [34]
Journalism & Media [7]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [35]
Pollution [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [29]
Europe [36]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Wetlands Mitigation — Why Draining the Swamp Is a Local Story [37]

As the Trump administration challenges wetlands preservation policy under the Clean Water Act, an important related practice has come into question. Mitigation banking — the creation or preservation of one wetland to offset the loss of another — has become a billion-dollar industry. But as this week’s TipSheet reports, the legal and regulatory tangle aside, wetlands permitting and mitigation continues, likely near you. Tracking the local story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Military [40]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [35]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Will Hackers Crash U.S. Energy, Environment Infrastructure? [41]

The vulnerability of critical U.S. infrastructure to cyberattacks has been a growing worry for years, as electric utilities, drinking water systems, chemical plants, nuclear plants, pipelines and more are the target of a burgeoning cadre of hackers. But for environmental and other journalists focused on the story, another problem has emerged: The secrecy that has long been part of the U.S. cybersecurity policy. In this comprehensive Backgrounder, SEJournal takes a look at the risk, the response and the resources to let reporters go deep on cyber warfare as an energy and environment story.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Military [40]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [9]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [35]
Technology [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [29]
Canada [44]
Asia [45]
Europe [36]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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SEJ Weighs in on Khashoggi, Parks Canada; Plus, Zinke Calendar & Data Resources [46]

The Society of Environmental Journalists has joined several dozen other journalism groups calling for the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and separately, urged Parks Canada to stop imposing reporting barriers for journalists. That, plus black holes in the calendar for Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke, and new data resources for reporters. All in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Biodiversity [48]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [8]
Planning & Growth [11]
Wildlife [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
International [29]
Canada [44]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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As Climate Struggle Gets Real, Cities Stand on Front Line [51]

When it comes to facing the risks of coming climate change, cities and states are leading the way for the United States. That means planning for future emissions reductions, as well as preparing for probable impacts. This week’s TipSheet has the story, with details on which local governments are acting and resources to find more, plus ten key questions to ask.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [39]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [52]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [53]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [54]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [55]
Northwest (OR WA) [56]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [57]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Dam Removal May Provide Environmental News Near You [58]

Local dams are threatened with floods brought by Hurricane Florence. But already, many of these dams were being removed after decades of building them up, as part of a growing effort to limit harm to the environment and hazards to local communities. This week’s TipSheet explains the trend, highlights some examples and points the way to databases and other resources to find and report on dams in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Natural Resources [8]
Planning & Growth [11]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [53]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [54]
Northwest (OR WA) [56]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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