Publication Items

The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [1]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Food [11]
Government [12]
Health [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
People & Population [18]
Policy [19]
Transportation [20]
Waste [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
California [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
International [26]
Africa [27]
Asia [28]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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“Saving America’s Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation’s Most Biodiverse River System” [30]

A slender new volume makes a substantial case for recognizing (and better protecting) one of America’s most diverse ecosystems — Alabama’s Mobile River Basin. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry reviews Ben Raines’ text, full of fascinating info, images and insights, and which serves as a reminder that some of our nation’s most precious, yet little-noted environments, can be found nearest home.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [32]
Environmental Health [33]
Natural Resources [34]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Reporting Innovations Hold Promise for Reporting on Climate Change Amid News Deserts [37]

Slashed news budgets and staff cuts have left many U.S. newsrooms short on time and resources for deep reporting on climate change and other complex topics. But two innovative projects at The Post and Courier in South Carolina — one enriching breaking news stories and the other fostering news outlet cooperation — aim at filling the void. Acclaimed journalist Tony Bartelme explains.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [39]
Disasters [7]
Environmental Health [33]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Policy [19]
Pollution [40]
Waste [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Pulitzer Finalist on an Estuary’s Tale, and Stories Hiding in Plain Sight [41]

Prize-winning journalist Tony Bartelme and his local news team enter one of the East Coast’s largest, but lesser known estuaries, and come out with an account that awards judges called “gorgeously executed in the best tradition of storytelling about the environment.” Bartelme shares lessons of covering the challenges of an amorphous ecosystem, and touches on his long record of award-winning reporting, in the latest Inside Story.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [39]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [43]
Journalism & Media [15]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Covering New IPCC Reports Helps Explain Gravity of Climate Crisis [44]

A new science assessment released this week pinpoints more global warming risks, but also represents reporting challenges to environmental journalists working to cover climate change. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn has the latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and advice for reporters working the climate beat. Plus, links to other climate change reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [39]
Disasters [7]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [45]
Forests [46]
Government [12]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Planning & Growth [47]
Policy [19]
Science [48]
Transportation [20]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
International [26]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Beach Closures Offer Key to Bigger Water Pollution Stories [49]

People all too often swim in waters whose pollution risks are far scarier — and far more real — than shark attacks. Yet little attention is paid to the environmental stories behind the beach closures such pollution can necessitate. TipSheet helps you dip your toe, with the backstory on the most common cause for these health risks, plus reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Consumer [51]
Environmental Health [33]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Health [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
California [24]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Journalists Team Up To Continue Colleagues’ Work Exposing Mining Risks [53]

Environmental journalists around the world sometimes pay for their work with their freedom, safety or even their lives. The Forbidden Stories network continues the reporting of some of those journalists, and a team there recently produced an award-winning collaboration to investigate troubles at mining giants in Central America, South Asia and East Africa. “The Green Blood Project” in this month’s Inside Story.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Disasters [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Politics [10]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [40]
Waste [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
International [26]
Africa [27]
Asia [28]
Central America & the Caribbean [54]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Drilling for Data on Offshore Wells [55]

For reporters covering the long-standing conflict over offshore drilling, which erupted again this month after a federal judge blocked a halt to new leases, an Interior Department database offers a wealth of data about offshore wells. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox walks you through the maze of bureaucracy behind the database, and then provides detailed guidance on how to make the most of its info.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [56]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [34]
Policy [19]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [57]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [58]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Irrigation Districts Are Key to Covering Coming Drought [60]

With megadrought a growing reality, one way into the story is through ubiquitous water management agencies. TipSheet surveys the “waterscape” of these governmental bodies — from local irrigation districts to multi-state regional water compacts — and how focusing on them can yield vital insights for drought stories. Plus, questions to ask and links to reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [39]
Consumer [51]
Disasters [7]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [47]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Storm Surge Maps Help Envision Potential Hurricane Flood Catastrophes [61]

Dangerous storm surge that often follows hurricanes can be the focus of life-saving journalism. Reporter’s Toolbox helps environmental journalists get ahead of storm surge with a key resource — a powerful government database and related maps showing surge hazards. Together with real-time advisories and a better understanding of what causes storm surge, Toolbox helps you better cover this danger.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [56]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [7]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [15]
People & Population [18]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [57]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [58]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
International [26]
Central America & the Caribbean [54]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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