Publication Items

Methane and Climate Change Toolbox [1]

Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. As part of an ongoing Society of Environmental Journalists special project focused on covering climate solutions, check out a methane resource toolbox and stay tuned for a methane reporting tipsheet in the coming weeks. Plus, watch the recording [2] of an SEJ virtual webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Technology [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
International [23]
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Public [24]
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Grants Uncover Downside of Wood Stoves, Water Subsidy Impacts [25]

When a young Ohio-based journalist found her interest piqued by the environmental impacts of wood-burning stoves, she turned — for a second time — to the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Her grant helped her dig deeper and, ultimately, produce a report for Undark. Reporter Diana Kruzman shares her experience with both FEJ-funded projects, along with advice for other grant seekers, in the new StoryLog.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Consumer [27]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [28]
Government [10]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Pollution [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
International [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Can Qatar’s World Cup Really Be Carbon Neutral? [31]

Qatar — the world’s highest carbon emitter on a per capita basis — made big promises in its winning bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But will they deliver? Doha-based journalism professor Craig LaMay writes that while sports megaevent hosts face increasing pressure to address environmental concerns, critical coverage of their follow-through is challenging, especially in countries with no free press or public right to government information.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [34]
Government [10]
Infrastructure [35]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [13]
Technology [17]
Transportation [36]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
International [23]
Canada [39]
Africa [40]
Asia [41]
Europe [42]
Middle East [43]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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EPA Leak on Problem Coal Ash Sites Could Yield Local Drinking Water Stories [44]

Closure plans for more than 160 coal ash facilities crisscrossing the United States are under renewed scrutiny by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a newly leaked list. The latest TipSheet credits that leak with offering local environmental reporters story leads on potential drinking water pollution in their communities. Get the details, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [46]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [34]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [15]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Massive Drilling Database Helps Track Threats From Local Oil, Gas Wells [48]

A new data tool that captures information on 1.5 million-plus active U.S. oil and gas production facilities can be a powerful tool for journalists looking to report on potential pollutants, especially when overlaid with local census data, school locations and the like. Reporter’s Toolbox takes a closer look at the new Oil & Gas Threat Map, shares caveats and offers story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Chemicals [46]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Pollution [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Climate Change Action May Depend on Supreme Court [50]

A milestone legal challenge soon to be decided by the U.S. high court could severely limit how the U.S. government regulates the greenhouse gasses that cause climate change. The new Issue Backgrounder takes a look at West Virginia v. EPA, its legal implications, the politics behind it and what it would mean for efforts to curb future impacts of global warming.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [34]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Investigation Into Dry Oil Wells Reveals High Risks, Costs to Nearby Neighborhoods [52]

A casual query from an editor prompted an investigative reporter to pair up with a data journalism reporter at a partner news organization to dig into the risks that thousands of dry oil wells across California posed to surrounding communities, including many low-income Latino neighborhoods. How the resulting award-winning series came together, in an Inside Story Q&A with reporter Mark Olalde.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Pollution [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [54]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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There Are a Lot More Than 10 Endangered Rivers. Is One Near You? [55]

An annual list of endangered rivers is out, but with it the journalism just begins, since there are numerous troubled river systems, most likely including one near you. The latest TipSheet details how the endangered river list can serve as a template for local reporting and provides story ideas, questions to ask and resources to tap for your coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [56]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [27]
Disasters [57]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [34]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Food [59]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [36]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Houston Plays Host to First On-Site SEJ Conference Since 2019 [60]

Environmental journalists from around the country and beyond will gather in Houston later this month for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 31st annual conference. Widely known as the energy capital of the world, this highly diverse city is an ideal place to drill down on the causes and consequences of climate change and other environmental issues of the day.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [61]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [56]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [62]
Chemicals [46]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [57]
Diversity [63]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [34]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Food [59]
Forests [64]
Government [10]
Health [29]
Infrastructure [35]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [65]
Planning & Growth [66]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [67]
Science [16]
Technology [17]
Transportation [36]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [68]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
International [23]
Mexico [69]
Central America & the Caribbean [70]
Europe [42]
South America [71]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Are Higher Energy Prices Really Biden’s Fault? [72]

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raises questions about the world energy supply and related environmental consequences (such as pressure to lease U.S. lands for drilling). TipSheet explores the politics — and the reality — of U.S. energy policy in the wake of Ukraine and in the run-up to November’s midterm elections, and asks the question: Do federal policies on pricing really matter?

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [34]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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