Publication Items

‘Green’ Steel: Five Things To Know About the U.S. Transition [1]

Plans for two new U.S. facilities that will use hydrogen instead of coal to make steel hold the promise of decarbonizing this essential but dirty industry. But don’t expect overnight change. Reporter Maria Gallucci looks at the complexities of making the switch, from ditching the blast furnace to reducing pollution all along the supply chain.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Technology [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
International [22]
Europe [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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New PFAS Drinking Water Rule Promises Local Stories [25]

New federal regulations governing a group of “forever chemicals” under the Safe Drinking Water Act — a rule years in the making — have important implications for local drinking water supplies and, per the latest TipSheet, local environment reporting. A look at the problem with PFAS, the complicated route to its regulation and more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [5]
Consumer [27]
Government [12]
Health [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Helps Tell the Climate Story [32]

A massive data set that tracks greenhouse gas emissions in the United States is now newly updated, and the latest Reporter’s Toolbox calls it essential for informed reporting on U.S. climate policy. Its three decades-plus of measurements can help journalists track big emitters near them and from a variety of major sources ranging from landfill methane to industrial polluters.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [34]
Air [4]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Property Risk Disclosure Reveals Reportable Environmental Threats [36]

As the real estate market enters its busiest time of year, it’s also a smart time for environmental journalists to explore and report on all the risks facing prospective property owners — whether lead paint or pipes, radon, flood, wildfire or more. The latest TipSheet explores the beat and offers up more than a dozen story ideas to pursue in your community.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [27]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Planning & Growth [37]
Pollution [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Ag Census Offers Journalists Acres of Data [38]

The latest data from the five-year USDA agriculture census has specialized features that suggest numerous environmental stories — whether on irrigation, pesticides and fertilizer, renewable energy, conservation or more. There’s even a feature that provides data by congressional district. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the data source and how to use it smartly for your coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [34]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Food [39]
Journalism & Media [29]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Cross-Border Project Exposes Extent of PFAS Contamination in Europe [40]

A dozen European news partners collaborated last year to gather a massive set of water, soil and organism samples that pointed to more than 17,000 PFAS-contaminated sites in the region, many known to authorities but kept from the public. The award-winning project was led by Le Monde’s Stéphane Horel, who spoke with SEJournal for the latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [5]
Environmental Studies [42]
Health [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Pollution [15]
Region:
International [22]
Europe [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Roadkill Makes for Jolting Read in ‘Crossings’ [43]

As human roadways sprawl across a global network, the planet’s other living things have not only found the vehicles that travel them among the world’s deadliest weapons but also that road noise, the impassable divisions of the landscape and more have massive implications for nature. BookShelf reviews Ben Goldfarb’s eye-opening new book, “Crossings,” and the realities of road ecology.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [45]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Infrastructure [46]
Planning & Growth [37]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [35]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
International [22]
Australia & Oceania [50]
Europe [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Philly Steaks Out New Ground [51]

It just wouldn’t be the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference recap without the waggish tales of SEJ’s resident wit, David Helvarg, who once again this year skewers the lot of us, sparing not a jot of our five days in Philadelphia. Read on and prepare to snicker.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [52]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [34]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [53]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [11]
Food [39]
Government [12]
Health [28]
Infrastructure [46]
Journalism & Media [29]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [54]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Technology [17]
Transportation [35]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Courage and Caring — Documentary Celebrates Environmental Icon Stewart Udall [56]

While the name of Stewart Udall, U.S. interior secretary through the tumultuous 1960s, may have faded from public memory, his influence on environmental policies is still felt today. Contributor Francesca Lyman shines the spotlight on a new documentary about Udall and his legacy, and talks with director John de Graaf about Udall’s insights and inspiration.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Biodiversity [45]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [42]
Forests [57]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [46]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [54]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [58]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [48]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [59]
Northwest (OR WA) [60]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
International [22]
Central America & the Caribbean [61]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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LNG To Fuel Conflict, Profit, Warming in Coming Years [62]

A partisan debate has flared over liquified natural gas, as industry, environmentalists and politicians wrangle over LNG’s role in climate change and the energy transition, heating and electricity prices, and international and domestic U.S. politics. Backgrounder lays out LNG’s history, starting with the fracking boom and bringing it up to speed with the war in Ukraine and upcoming presidential elections.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [63]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Technology [17]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [64]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [65]
International [22]
Canada [66]
Mexico [67]
Asia [68]
Europe [23]
Middle East [69]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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