Publication Items

“Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism” [1]

While a “Handbook of Environmental Journalism” might initially sound like a scholarly work on environmental journalism, our BookShelf reviewer finds that the volume reads more like an engaging assembly of accessible accounts on the profession from colleagues across the planet. That makes it a rich resource for working journalists ... and anyone else with a passing interest in environmental issues and how they’re covered.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [10]
Waste [11]
Wildlife [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
International [17]
Africa [18]
South America [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Reporting on Poor, Kids Sickened by Industrial Air Pollution [21]

Pittsburgh is known for its history of steel production … and of air pollution. In the new Inside Story, reporter Kristina Marusic talks about capturing the health impacts of air emissions in western Pennsylvania, and shares insights on how dogged environmental justice reporting can make the links between pollution cuts and health impacts. Plus, tips on managing a long reporting project, creating infographics and using video.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [23]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Lawn Chemicals May Make Fertile Soil for Local Environmental Stories [27]

Lawns can be as much bane as boon for homeowners that care for them throughout the United States. But when their maintenance involves the use of pesticides and fertilizers, they become a much wider concern for community health and the surrounding environment. The latest TipSheet combs through the grass for a better understanding of the problem, and offers ideas and resources for local environmental coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [30]
Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Wastewater Ponds Often a Local Story Worth Stirring Up [33]

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 [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [30]
Disasters [3]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [25]
Waste [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
International [17]
Canada [35]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Replacing the Nation’s Lead Lines Begins With Locating Them [36]

One especially ambitious element of the Biden infrastructure plan would swap out millions of lead pipes. It’s a massive, costly endeavor, but could remove from the country’s water supply a neurotoxin that harms human health, especially of kids and the poor. TipSheet looks at the new plan and offers ideas for reporting the story in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [37]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [24]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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How a Lauded Reporter’s ‘Open Mind’ Led Story in a Surprising Direction [40]

An investigation into lead poisoning treatment policies prompted some very unexpected conclusions for one long-time investigative journalist, whose deeply reported and surprising projects won plaudits from judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual awards. Find out how Charles Schmidt turned an aside from a source into a penetrating look at a critical public health and environmental challenge.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Can CDC Be Cured After Trump-Era Coronavirus ‘Infection’? [41]

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 [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Government [37]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Policy [43]
Science [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Local Water, Sewer Projects May Flow From Infrastructure Funding [45]

The push for federal infrastructure legislation may mean money for local water and sewage projects under a long-standing and broadly bipartisan program called WIFIA. The new TipSheet explains how the program works and why the latest developments could spell news for local environmental reporters. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [37]
Health [8]
Infrastructure [46]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Planning & Growth [47]
Policy [43]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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CAMEO Software Can Help Journalists Cover Chemical Disasters [48]

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 [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [23]
Chemicals [30]
Disasters [3]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [20]
- Read more about CAMEO Software Can Help Journalists Cover Chemical Disasters [48]
Teaching Environmental Journalism. For the First Time. In a Pandemic. [50]

An initiate to the ways of teaching collegiate journalism winds her way through unique obstacles of a first term under COVID-19, from students reporting in masks to class sessions on computer screens. Not to mention the already onerous challenges of training young journalists to report and write a range of environmental stories. EJ Academy has her story, from the stumbles to the successes.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [52]
Environmental Studies [53]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [54]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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