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Climate Assessment Delayed? Plus, High Court To Hear Enviro FOIA Case [1]

A forthcoming U.S. National Climate Assessment, due in 2022, faces delays, thanks to Trump administration foot-dragging, according to the new WatchDog Opinion column. And the Supreme Court, possibly with a new Justice Amy Coney Barrett aboard, is about to hear arguments on a freedom of information case involving the Endangered Species Act.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [11]
Science [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Time To Flip the Ocean Script — From Victim to Solution [17]

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 [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [21]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [22]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [11]
Pollution [25]
Science [12]
Transportation [26]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Why Reporters Should Catch the Watershed by the Tale [29]

Drainage basin may not be the sexiest of ecosystem designations, but watersheds have essential stories to tell. And environment reporters would be wise to view them as regional beats all their own, argues a long-time watershed reporter, who explains why and offers a series of tips to help journalists get the best of the basin beat.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews [32]

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 [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [33]
Agriculture [34]
Air [35]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [36]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [37]
Disasters [38]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [21]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [22]
Forests [39]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Military [40]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
Other or All [42]
People & Population [43]
Planning & Growth [44]
Policy [11]
Pollution [25]
Science [12]
Technology [45]
Transportation [26]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
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) [31]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
International [28]
Canada [55]
Mexico [56]
Africa [57]
Antarctica & Arctic [58]
Asia [59]
Australia & Oceania [60]
Central America & the Caribbean [61]
Europe [62]
Middle East [63]
South America [64]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Disaster Aid Sometimes Helps Fund the Next Disaster [65]

As hurricane season gets into full swing, a perpetual paradox reemerges — does disaster aid help or harm? Government financial assistance in a disaster’s wake may seem a boon, but could it just encourage communities to repeat the mistakes of the past? The latest TipSheet explores the question and provides context, reporting resources and story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [66]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [43]
Planning & Growth [44]
Policy [11]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Consumption Advisories Offer Fistful of Fish Tales [67]

With fishing season underway in the United States and Canada, fish consumption advisories are also on the hook. That means potential stories for environmental journalists. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points you to state-by-state data sources and walks you through how to best explain them to your audience. Plus, a bonus story tip.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [68]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [36]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [5]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [22]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [28]
Canada [55]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Coronavirus Should Sharpen Focus on Another Deadly Respiratory Illness — Legionnaires’ Disease [69]

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, there’s another respiratory disease to worry about. Legionnaires’, which attacks the lungs, is already the deadliest waterborne illness in the United States. And the dangerous bacteria may now be breeding in the plumbing systems of buildings shut down during the outbreak. Contributor Brett Walton asks: Is the nation prepared for a safe reopening?

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [35]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Using Data Sources To Track Climate-Driven Mayhem at Superfund Sites [70]

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 [68]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [36]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [38]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [25]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
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 [28]
Europe [62]
Visibility:
Public [16]
- Read more about Using Data Sources To Track Climate-Driven Mayhem at Superfund Sites [70]
How Explanatory Reporting Can Define a Challenged Landscape [71]

To cover the wide range of challenges affecting his Mountain State, a small market beat reporter won plaudits first by becoming a close student of the issues and then boiling them down to the basics for his audience. Inside Story’s Q&A explores the resulting award-winning journalism on topics like water law and public lands, groundwater pollution and protected species.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [72]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Studies [21]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump [73]

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 [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [33]
Air [35]
Chemicals [36]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [11]
Pollution [25]
Science [12]
Transportation [26]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
- Read more about While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump [73]

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