Publication Items

Journalism Industry Program Supports Reporting on Workers — and Work — in a Warming World [1]

As the economic impacts of climate change intensify, reporting on how individuals are affected, particularly in the Global South, is lagging. Veteran journalist Christine Spolar at The Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting details a new initiative to encourage journalists to fill this gap. The story of recent grantees Bhasker Tripathi and Susan Schulman, who have tracked job losses and migrations tied to climate change in India and Iraq.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Policy [15]
Technology [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Africa [20]
Asia [21]
Middle East [22]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Extreme Rainfall Offers Journalists a Deluge of Environment, Climate Stories [24]

The increased frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation presents environmental reporters with challenging coverage of flooding, property damage, insurance shortfalls and risk to human life, as well as about the climate change driving the downpours. The latest TipSheet offers context, story ideas and resources to cover such big storms in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [28]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Reporting on Storm Chasing’s ‘Human Side’ Hints at Climate’s Future [31]

Writer Noah Gallagher Shannon followed scientists into the heart of the megastorms ravaging an agricultural region in Argentina, and in the process learned not just about their high-risk fieldwork and what these massive thunderstorms might tell us about the storms of the future in the United States, but also their impact on affected communities. Find out about his reporting experience in this Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Studies [33]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Science [34]
Region:
International [19]
South America [35]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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U.S. Wildfire Response Badly Off-Base, New Doc Convincingly Shows [36]

A gripping new documentary on raging megafires weaves together stunning cinematography with deeply researched revelations that reveal the futility of current policy around managing wildfires, writes veteran wildfire reporter Robert McClure in a new EJ InSight column. His review, with three big takeaways.

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EJ InSight [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [33]
Forests [39]
Government [11]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [15]
Science [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [40]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [42]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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COP 27 Egypt — From Afar, How UN Meeting Will Affect Climate Change Reporting [43]

How will the UN’s yearly climate treaty talks in Egypt next month touch domestic U.S. reporting? The latest Backgrounder has an outlook, with close attention to the question of compensation for nations suffering the worst impacts of global warming, plus the politics of war and energy, methane and HFCs. The prospects for action in and after Egypt.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Mexico [46]
Africa [20]
Asia [21]
Australia & Oceania [47]
Central America & the Caribbean [48]
Europe [49]
Middle East [22]
South America [35]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Outfit Your News Kit With Disaster Resilience Resources [50]

Extreme weather and other natural disasters can bring a community to its knees. But journalists can be part of what gets it standing again — or even foresee the risk … if they’ve got the right resources. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox takes a close look at two federal products that could be a good starting point, along with several others worth a try.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [6]
Government [11]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Keeping Up With Victims Displaced by Climate Disasters [52]

Disasters driven by climate change can leave a lot of people needing help or being displaced long term. But a key safety net and a central federal aid agency often accomplish little to help climate refugees, reports the latest TipSheet. Get the backstory, plus the outlook, along with questions and resources for stories in your community in the wake of climate disasters.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [15]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [40]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [41]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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NOAA Data Portal Is a Great Home Port for Environmental Journalists [54]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration database is as vast as the oceans the agency monitors and filled with information collected by a wide array of instruments operating above, below and on the water’s surface. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox delves into the NOAA Data Discovery Portal and takes a look at a new search tool that promises easier exploration of this treasure trove.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [55]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Studies [33]
Fish & Fisheries [56]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Science [34]
Technology [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Amid Heat Waves, Data on Heat Deaths Deadly Serious [57]

Heat waves, heat domes … heat deaths. The reality of climate change means a grim uptick in fatalities, more so from excess heat than any other kind of extreme weather event. Reporter’s Toolbox points to useful data sources for covering the crisis, with insights on how to go behind the numbers to find the stories of those most vulnerable to heat’s effects.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Dam Secrecy Exposes Public to Dam Disasters [58]

A growing number of U.S. dams are in poor condition — with potentially lethal results. But the latest WatchDog Opinion argues that equally troubling is that that information is kept secret from the public and journalists in a national database.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [11]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [13]
Planning & Growth [28]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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