Publication Items

Ocean and Climate Change Toolbox [1]

Oceans and climate change intersect with many other issues, a crossover likely to be emphasized in the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference and in future ocean-based climate discussions. This list of resources reflects some of that intersection in order to help environmental journalists better cover the field of “blue climate” solutions.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Science [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Supreme Court Winds Up for Another Swing at Clean Water Act [18]

In a second Issue Backgrounder looking at major environmental questions before the U.S. Supreme Court, SEJournal considers the long-standing controversy about the definition of “waters of the United States.” The Clean Water Act case, which the high court could (re)decide during its next term, would have profound environmental and economic implications. The latest Backgrounder wades into the issue.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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‘Big Fish’ Report Hooks Prize With Look at Aquaculture and Environment [22]

The challenges of sustainable aquaculture are at the heart of an extensive reporting project recognized in the Society of Environmental Journalists’ most recent round of reporting awards. In this Inside Story Q&A, Hakai Magazine’s founding editor, Jude Isabella (pictured at left), and author Brian Payton share insights into the series, which looks closely at the industry and its environmental costs.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [25]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Food [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [28]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Asia [30]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Global Satellite Data IDs Tensions Between Food Production, Biodiversity [31]

A recent study of global cropland expansion highlights several trends that are ripe with environmental news stories. One finding: New farm fields have taken over an area the size of Texas and California combined since the start of the century, an expansion primarily affecting biodiversity-rich natural ecosystems, with Africa leading the cropland boom. Freelancer Gabriel Popkin explores the latest data and the reporting possibilities.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Food [26]
Forests [34]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [35]
Science [13]
Technology [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Africa [37]
Asia [30]
Europe [38]
South America [39]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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There Are a Lot More Than 10 Endangered Rivers. Is One Near You? [40]

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 [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [42]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [43]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Food [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Pollution [12]
Transportation [45]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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‘The Green Years’ — When the Environment Eclipsed Politics [46]

There was a moment within living memory when Democrats and Republicans came together — in a time of extraordinary political turmoil — to pass landmark legislation to clean U.S. waters, limit toxic substances and pesticides, and empower the government to protect the environment. BookShelf’s Nano Riley reviews a new book that explores that time, and which speculates on why things have changed.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [42]
Chemicals [48]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Grantee Wades Into Surprising Blue-Green Algae Problem [49]

A chance encounter with a social media post from a retired government official led environmental journalist Sharon Oosthoek on a virtual, pandemic-era journey deep into the waters of Lake Superior to chase down an algal bloom. In her contribution to FEJ StoryLog, Oosthoek shares how she leveraged the tip into a grant that allowed her and her TV channel partner to produce a multi-part text, video, engagement and teaching project.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [10]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
International [16]
Canada [52]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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How Ireland’s Tree Farms, Licensed With Little Environmental Assessment, Harm Biodiversity, Rural Communities [53]

A crowdsourced, crowdfunded investigation on the damage caused by the spread of commercial spruce plantations, both to the biodiversity-rich areas of Ireland and the isolated farming communities where they are planted, was the subject of an award-winning report from journalist Niall Sargent. Find out how he ID’d the problem, overcame investigative challenges and ultimately told a human-centered, data-rich story. Our latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [3]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [34]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [28]
Region:
International [16]
Europe [38]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [54]

As more Americans make their way to the nation’s parks (and every other variety of outdoor locales), big budget bumps may not be enough to tackle a variety of ongoing worries, from overcrowding and climate change impacts to maintenance backlogs and political backlash. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks over the state of our nation’s parks.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [34]
Government [21]
Infrastructure [55]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Are Higher Energy Prices Really Biden’s Fault? [56]

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 [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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