Publication Items

A Source Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the Emerald Corridor [1]

As part of the “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor” special report, we’ve collected a wide range of resources to help reporters track down climate stories throughout the Pacific Northwest. You’ll find an array of government, academic and NGO links for Oregon, including Portland; Washington, including Seattle; and British Columbia, including Vancouver, as well as from regional, national and international resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Food [13]
Forests [14]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Transportation [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Visibility:
Public [30]
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Pacific Northwest Rides Adaptation Wave [31]

The final entry in our multi-week “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [32]” special report explores how the Pacific Northwest is adapting to climate change, whether it’s new approaches to working the land, changing critical infrastructure or rethinking our mindset. Read this last tipsheet, plus check out our earlier reports on climate mitigation [33] and on climate impacts [34], plus our stage-setting backgrounder [35] and a reporter’s resource toolkit [1].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Food [13]
Forests [14]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [38]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Transportation [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Visibility:
Public [30]
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Massive COVID-19 Aid Bill Nears Passage with Key Environment, Energy Elements [40]

An historic multi-trillion-dollar COVID-19 aid bill is approaching passage in the U.S. Congress, and while details are currently sketchy, it appears to include some key environment and energy asks related to oil reserves, emergency transit funding, cuts in airline carbon emissions, clean energy tax credits, and relief for oil, gas and coal industries. Read on, find out more about the many environment and energy reporting angles to the COVID-19 outbreak [41] and stay tuned to SEJournal online for further developments.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [36]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Policy [21]
Pollution [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [30]
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Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [41]

The momentous COVID-19 outbreak has many, many reporting angles — environment and energy stories certainly among them. Our latest Issue Backgrounder has an extensive rundown on possible ways in for environment and energy reporters, including everything from respiratory disease and air pollution to science denial and climate change, and more. Plus, pending passage of a massive congressional aid package [40]. And an earlier TipSheet on how journalists can prepare [45] for public health emergencies.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [19]
Policy [21]
Pollution [44]
Science [22]
Transportation [24]
Wildlife [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
International [28]
Asia [47]
Visibility:
Public [30]
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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [48]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [50]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Food [13]
Forests [14]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Military [51]
Natural Resources [18]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [52]
Other or All [53]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [44]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Transportation [24]
Waste [54]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Alaska and Hawaii [55]
California [56]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [57]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [58]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [59]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [60]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [62]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Mexico [64]
Africa [65]
Antarctica & Arctic [66]
Asia [47]
Australia & Oceania [67]
Central America & the Caribbean [68]
Europe [69]
Middle East [70]
South America [71]
Visibility:
Public [30]
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Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [33]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [32]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [34] and our opening backgrounder. [35]

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [36]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Forests [14]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [52]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Transportation [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Visibility:
Public [30]
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An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [34]

In Part Two of our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [32]” special report, we take a look at the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest region — and how best to cover them. Our A-to-Z Guide explores 26 neglected angles and stories, plus resource links to get you started. And check out our inaugural backgrounder [35] and watch in coming weeks for additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Food [13]
Forests [14]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Military [51]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Transportation [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Visibility:
Public [30]
- Read more about An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [34]
Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [72]

Weather reports are not just about donning galoshes. They can mean literal life or death for people and businesses, such as during a natural disaster. So, as the latest Issue Backgrounder details, the ongoing effort to privatize publicly funded weather data is a matter of real controversy. Find out what’s in the weather privatization forecast.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [15]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Technology [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [30]
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Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [32]

This special report is designed to help journalists in the Pacific Northwest cover the impacts of climate change, as well as the actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and to adapt to what can’t be stopped. The report includes a wide-ranging issue backgrounder and tipsheets on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation, plus a toolbox of sources. Read on for a wealth of story ideas for right now, and over the coming decade. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and welcome your suggestions [73] and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."

Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [43]
Diversity [74]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [75]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Food [13]
Forests [14]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Military [51]
Natural Resources [18]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [52]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [44]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Transportation [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Visibility:
Public [30]
- Read more about Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [32]
Reporting the Financial Risks of Climate Change [76]

With the negative impacts of climate change becoming clearer by the day, there is a growing awareness among important financial institutions that global warming confronts businesses with large, even catastrophic, economic losses. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on the financial risks of climate change, plus what’s ahead and how to cover it, with story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Food [13]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Science [22]
Water & Oceans [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [30]
- Read more about Reporting the Financial Risks of Climate Change [76]

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