Publication Items

SEJ Grant Program Gives Boost to Environmental Coverage [1]

With this issue, SEJournal launches its newest column — FEJ StoryLog. The bimonthly feature will bring you the lessons of journalists who have been able to pursue their public service reporting work through the largesse of the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Column editor Carolyn Whetzel tells the story of the grant program and its successes. And watch in coming weeks for our first grantee StoryLog, from reporter Christine Woodside.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Pollution [9]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
International [14]
Asia [15]
Europe [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Time To Flip the Ocean Script — From Victim to Solution [18]

The narrative around the ocean should become a more hopeful one, argues former NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco. As evidence at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ recent virtual conference, Lubchenco cites a top-level international analysis that suggests the ocean can play a positive role in everything from reducing climate change to securing the future of food. Find out more.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Food [26]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [30]
Pollution [9]
Science [31]
Transportation [32]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews [33]

They’ve long been a staple of the news business. But now, with the pandemic continuing to keep journalists from their subjects, remote video interviews have become an essential tool. And even newbie video reporters can quickly learn the basics. Science video producer Eli Kintisch shares a quick eight-step remote video setup and some simple tricks of the trade, in this SEJournal how-to.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Agriculture [3]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [39]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Food [26]
Forests [40]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Military [41]
Natural Resources [29]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Other or All [42]
People & Population [43]
Planning & Growth [44]
Policy [30]
Pollution [9]
Science [31]
Technology [45]
Transportation [32]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [46]
California [47]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
International [14]
Canada [55]
Mexico [56]
Africa [57]
Antarctica & Arctic [58]
Asia [15]
Australia & Oceania [59]
Central America & the Caribbean [60]
Europe [16]
Middle East [61]
South America [62]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Using Data Sources To Track Climate-Driven Mayhem at Superfund Sites [63]

Hazardous waste and floodwaters don’t typically mix well together. So when a Michigan dam recently burst, and flooded not just the local community, but also threatened a nearby Superfund site, it prompted Reporter’s Toolbox to look at how environmental journalists could track similar threats in their areas, especially as climate change raises the risks of similar disasters.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [20]
Disasters [4]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Pollution [9]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
International [14]
Europe [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump [65]

Regulations that sprang from cornerstone environmental laws in place for decades are now under attack by the Trump administration, per legal experts in a recent webinar co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Get key takeaways and resources from the event from SEJ’s Dale Willman. Plus, watch the full webinar video.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Air [36]
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [30]
Pollution [9]
Science [31]
Transportation [32]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Could Combined Sewer Overflows Be a COVID-19 Threat? [66]

For reporters investigating the coronavirus-environment connection, you might look to the untreated sewage that can sometimes overflow municipal systems during wet weather, possibly bringing the novel pathogen to beaches and other places where people can get sick from it. The latest TipSheet takes a look at the reality, plus provides story ideas and reporter resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [67]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [28]
People & Population [43]
Pollution [9]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
California [47]
International [14]
Europe [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Smokey’s 420 Gets the ‘Dirt’ on Pot Crop [68]

The story of Smokey’s 420, mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective. Plus, why the explosion in the infant business legal cannabis could be bad news for the environment [69], if left largely unregulated.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [38]
Consumer [39]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Policy [30]
Pollution [9]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment [69]

One industry seemingly unharmed by the coronavirus-related shutdown is legal cannabis. But the explosion in this infant business could be bad news for the environment, if left largely unregulated. A closer look at the issues. Plus, the story of Smokey’s 420 [68], mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [38]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Policy [30]
Pollution [9]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [70]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [71]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Agriculture [3]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [39]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Food [26]
Forests [40]
Government [27]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Military [41]
Natural Resources [29]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Other or All [42]
People & Population [43]
Planning & Growth [44]
Policy [30]
Pollution [9]
Science [31]
Technology [45]
Transportation [32]
Waste [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Wildlife [72]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [46]
California [47]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
International [14]
Canada [55]
Mexico [56]
Africa [57]
Antarctica & Arctic [58]
Asia [15]
Australia & Oceania [59]
Central America & the Caribbean [60]
Europe [16]
Middle East [61]
South America [62]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Water Bottles in Class Offer Varying Lessons in Sustainability [73]

Can consumption in the classroom become a reporting exercise for budding journalists? Our quarterly EJ Academy column explores how collegiate educators can handle sustainability questions. Should students be discouraged from using plastic water bottles? And should faculty use electronic handouts and texts instead of paper copies? Top instructors weigh in.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [74]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [39]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [29]
Waste [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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