Publication Items

Toolbox on Nature-Based Solutions and Native/Indigenous Perspectives [1]

As concerns over global warming, the endangerment of plant and animal species, and water rights escalate, many environmentalists are turning to Indigenous people for guidance. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists special initiative focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at nature-based solutions and Indigenous people with reporter Brian Bull. Check out a resource toolbox and stay tuned for a reporting tipsheet in coming weeks. Plus, be sure to register for a Sept. 28 webinar [2] on covering Indigenous communities and nature-based climate solutions.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [7]
Diversity [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Food [14]
Forests [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [19]
People & Population [20]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [21]
Technology [22]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Wildlife [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
International [27]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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EPA-Mandated Regional Haze Plans Open Horizons on Local, State Stories [29]

A Biden administration move to force states to submit cleanup plans for regional haze offers opportunities to report air pollution news in your area, writes the latest TipSheet. The Clean Air Act regulatory program, focused on parks and wilderness areas, is not just about the scenery, but human health too. The backstory and the list of states, plus reporting resources and story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [31]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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Fill Your Plate With Chicken Stories [33]

Chicken production in the United States is a colossal industry controlled by a few vertically integrated companies. On a much smaller scale, it’s also heritage breeds and increasingly popular backyard flocks. As the latest avian flu outbreak makes headlines, journalist Christine Heinrichs looks at environmental reporting opportunities related to poultry pathogens, pollution and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Consumer [35]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Health [10]
Food [14]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Policy [38]
Pollution [39]
Science [40]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Wildlife [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
California [41]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [42]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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New Environmental Justice Index Helps ID Vulnerable Communities [44]

Biden administration efforts to measure its response to environmental injustice have spurred the launch of a place-based database that scores individual communities on the issue. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reviews the new government index and suggests that despite weaknesses, it is still useful as part of a suite of similar tools. Learn more about how to effectively use the new database.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
People & Population [20]
Policy [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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Grants Uncover Downside of Wood Stoves, Water Subsidy Impacts [46]

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 [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [31]
Consumer [35]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
Pollution [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
International [27]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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Farmers Markets Offer Many Local Environmental Stories [50]

Reporters needn’t always go far and wide to find environment angles. A case in point is your local farmers market, which can yield a variety of food-related stories, ranging from food justice and urban agriculture to pesticides and organics. That and a few tasty samples on the side. TipSheet takes a stroll through the aisles for the backstory, plus reporting resources and story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [5]
Consumer [35]
Food [14]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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Amid Heat Waves, Data on Heat Deaths Deadly Serious [51]

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 [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [52]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
People & Population [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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EPA Leak on Problem Coal Ash Sites Could Yield Local Drinking Water Stories [53]

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 [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [54]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [12]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Pollution [39]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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Fine Particle Pollution Will Soon Spawn a Stormcloud of News [56]

New rules on soot may soon be on the way and will likely stir up the long-standing controversy over air pollution from particulate matter. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on the pending regulations, reviews human health impacts and offers a range of story ideas and reporting resources for environmental journalists to tell the story on a local and regional basis.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [31]
Chemicals [54]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Policy [38]
Pollution [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [28]
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Massive Drilling Database Helps Track Threats From Local Oil, Gas Wells [57]

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 [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [31]
Chemicals [54]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [32]
Pollution [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Massive Drilling Database Helps Track Threats From Local Oil, Gas Wells [57]

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