Publication Items

Storm Surge Maps Help Envision Potential Hurricane Flood Catastrophes [1]

Dangerous storm surge that often follows hurricanes can be the focus of life-saving journalism. Reporter’s Toolbox helps environmental journalists get ahead of storm surge with a key resource — a powerful government database and related maps showing surge hazards. Together with real-time advisories and a better understanding of what causes storm surge, Toolbox helps you better cover this danger.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
International [14]
Central America & the Caribbean [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Wastewater Ponds Often a Local Story Worth Stirring Up [17]

The tale of a toxic wastewater pit menacing a Florida community is a story that could be told in communities around the nation. As the latest TipSheet warns, these waste sites can turn into ticking time bombs. But in reporting the story locally, the first thing to know is which of the many kinds of wastewater ponds to look for. Here’s a rundown.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [20]
Disasters [3]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Waste [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
International [14]
Canada [25]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Can CDC Be Cured After Trump-Era Coronavirus ‘Infection’? [26]

The CDC, long a storied agency of serious import not just to health and science reporters, but also to environmental journalists, took a massive hit to its credibility during the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest WatchDog opinion makes the case it can do better, and offers 15 steps that may help restore the federal entity to its gold-standard days.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Government [4]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Policy [28]
Science [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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CAMEO Software Can Help Journalists Cover Chemical Disasters [30]

When a local hazmat emergency erupts, will you be ready to safely cover it? A well-proven government software suite with a series of power tools will help, and the latest Reporter’s Toolbox guides you through it so you can get ahead of the emergency. Read on to get familiar with CAMEO.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [31]
Chemicals [20]
Disasters [3]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [16]
- Read more about CAMEO Software Can Help Journalists Cover Chemical Disasters [30]
Grid Data Can Guide Reporting on Power Disasters [32]

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 [33]
Consumer [34]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Government [4]
Infrastructure [36]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Planning & Growth [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Visibility:
Public [16]
- Read more about Grid Data Can Guide Reporting on Power Disasters [32]
Could Hackers Poison Your Local Drinking Water? [38]

A computer hacker nearly succeeded recently in rendering a local Florida facility a source of poisonous drinking water. And the risk of other such hacks is real, even as the vulnerabilities are hidden behind stringent U.S. secrecy laws. The latest TipSheet explores dangers to our drinking water supply — which go well beyond future hacking.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [34]
Disasters [3]
Government [4]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [36]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [23]
Technology [39]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Super-Heated Year Ahead on Energy & Environment News [41]

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 [42].”

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Air [31]
Biodiversity [44]
Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [33]
Consumer [34]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [46]
Government [4]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Planning & Growth [37]
Policy [28]
Pollution [23]
Science [29]
Transportation [47]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [7]
Wildlife [48]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
- Read more about Super-Heated Year Ahead on Energy & Environment News [41]
Public Health Infrastructure Emerges As Critical Environmental Story [49]

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 [50],” 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 [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [45]
Environmental Health [51]
Environmental Politics [46]
Government [4]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [36]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [37]
Policy [28]
Science [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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South Slow To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels, Other Climate Impacts [52]

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 [53]” special report. Plus, a backgrounder, additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [51]
Environmental Politics [46]
Government [4]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [37]
Policy [28]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region [55]

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 [53]” 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 [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Air [31]
Climate Change [33]
Consumer [34]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [51]
Environmental Politics [46]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [56]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [37]
Policy [28]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Visibility:
Public [16]
- Read more about Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region [55]

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