Publication Items

‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Undo Biden’s Climate Progress [1]

A single “reconciliation” bill, promised by House Speaker Mike Johnson in the first 100 days of the new Congress, could wipe out the outgoing administration’s climate ambitions. EJ TransitionWatch explains the budget process and spotlights a half dozen energy and environment provisions — affecting offshore drilling, methane emissions, electric vehicle incentives and more — that could be in the measure if the Trump administration gets its way.

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EJ TransitionWatch [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [11]
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Beat Reporter Spotlights Costs of California's Environmental Reckoning [12]

The fossil fuel industry’s outsized climate policy role in the U.S.’s most populous state is the core of award-winning coverage from investigative journalist Aaron Cantú for nonprofit newsroom Capital & Main. In the new Inside Story Q&A, Cantú shares some of what challenged him in his reporting, what surprised him most and a lesson learned.

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Inside Story [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
California [17]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Scientist Recounts Great Barrier Reef’s ‘Final Battle’ [18]

The Great Barrier Reef is one of nature’s marvels, home to a startling array of life. It’s also the victim of forces rapidly bringing about its demise, from runoff to climate change. With “In Hot Water,” scientist Paul Hardisty recounts the struggle to save this remarkable ecosystem, amid forces of capital, politics and conflicting science. The latest BookShelf review from contributor Melody Kemp.

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BookShelf [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [25]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
International [28]
Australia & Oceania [29]
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Public [11]
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Investigation Explores Dueling Narratives for Addressing Climate Change [30]

Is carbon capture a climate solution or a dangerous distraction? That was the question that Inside Climate News reporter Nicholas Kusnetz asked in his award-winning explanatory series, “Pipe Dreams.” For Inside Story, Kusnetz talks of the challenges of writing about a technology that largely doesn’t yet exist, and the variety of story forms he used to explore the reality of industry promises.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [31]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [32]
Policy [9]
Pollution [25]
Technology [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Grant Brings Documentary Team to Chesapeake Bay’s Vastness [35]

New York-based documentarians Sebastian Tuinder and Duy Linh Tu took their multimedia skills on the road to explore the environmental problems plaguing the Chesapeake Bay. The resulting project, “Trouble in the Chesapeake,” was nominated for a local Emmy award and was credited with helping efforts to curb over-the-limit discharges from Maryland’s wastewater plants. Lessons learned from the grant-funded effort, in the latest FEJ StoryLog.

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FEJ StoryLog [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [23]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [25]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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What Would Trump 2.0 Mean for the Environment? [39]

If former President Donald Trump recaptures the White House this fall, it would likely bring back a radical deregulatory, climate change-oblivious, fossil fuel-intensive environmental policy. But could the fallout be even greater? The new Issue Backgrounder examines how the Project 2025 agenda of Trump’s allies takes aim, in particular, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Backgrounders [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [22]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [9]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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The Battle To Protect Congo’s Vast Peatlands [41]

The Congo Basin is home to the biggest network of tropical peatlands in the world, a vast carbon storehouse central to combating the challenge of climate change. A team of reporters made the journey to this little-covered region and returned with an award-winning feature that told the tale not just of the peatlands, but of the people that protect it. The latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [42]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [32]
Region:
International [28]
Africa [43]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Track Harmful Algal Blooms With Data. Avoid Bad Clams [44]

It’s summertime and the living is easy for algae that can be hazardous to human health. Climate heating and agricultural pollution are making the problem worse. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores useful sources of data for tracking trends. Plus, tips on how to use the data for local reporting on the risks posed by this seasonal threat.

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Reporters Toolbox [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Health [23]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Food [46]
Government [6]
Health [47]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [25]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [48]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Plunder of the Planet [49]

“Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places,” a new work by investigative journalist Christopher Pollon, offers a sweeping global view of how the mining industry profits, despite causing vast environmental losses and failing to acknowledge Indigenous ownership or rights to the land it mines. BookShelf’s Melody Kemp lauds Pollon’s searing observations and investigations. Read her review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [50]
Biodiversity [21]
Consumer [51]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Forests [42]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [9]
Pollution [25]
Technology [33]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [48]
Region:
International [28]
Africa [43]
Asia [52]
Australia & Oceania [29]
South America [53]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Unique Award-Winner Highlights Risks to Whales From Fight Over Fish [54]

Whales and fishers chasing the same catch can lead to serious impacts on marine mammals, including illegal shootings. To tell the story, journalist Nick Rahaim took an unusual tack — reporting while working as a deckhand on a fishing vessel. His award-winning account won praise for its balance, sourcing and insight. Rahaim talks about his approach in our Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [14]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [8]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [48]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [55]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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