Publication Items

SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Other or All [26]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [41]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Mexico [50]
Africa [51]
Antarctica & Arctic [52]
Asia [53]
Australia & Oceania [54]
Central America & the Caribbean [55]
Europe [56]
Middle East [57]
South America [58]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [60]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [61]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [62] and our opening backgrounder. [63]

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [65]

How do you survive as a freelance wildlife photojournalist in today’s constrained news media economy? In the latest EJ InSight, photographer Morgan Heim shares the approach she has successfully pursued, and shares its implications for storytelling, independence and integrity. See a slideshow of her images [66]. Plus, Heim explores the ethics of non-traditional photography [67].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [68]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Journalism & Media [21]
Science [31]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
California [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
International [48]
Asia [53]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [65]
‘TAP’ Into One-Stop Shop for Public Data [69]

Newsroom resources may be tighter than ever, but accountability journalism just got a big boost. A guest Reporter’s Toolbox outlines a massive new database of databases collected by the Investigative Reporting Workshop. See how it can be used for your environmental reporting (such as to look up contributions by actor/activist Mark Ruffalo [70], pictured). Plus, pitch your own ideas for additional datasets [71].

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [72]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about ‘TAP’ Into One-Stop Shop for Public Data [69]
An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [62]

In Part Two of our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [61]” special report, we take a look at the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest region — and how best to cover them. Our A-to-Z Guide explores 26 neglected angles and stories, plus resource links to get you started. And check out our inaugural backgrounder [63] and watch in coming weeks for additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [62]
Reporting the Financial Risks of Climate Change [73]

With the negative impacts of climate change becoming clearer by the day, there is a growing awareness among important financial institutions that global warming confronts businesses with large, even catastrophic, economic losses. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on the financial risks of climate change, plus what’s ahead and how to cover it, with story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [74]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Food [17]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Science [31]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
International [48]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Reporting the Financial Risks of Climate Change [73]
Future of Nuclear Power Hangs in Balance of Climate, Costs [75]

Safety has traditionally been the key question when discussing the realities of nuclear power. But in assessing the future of the nuclear industry amid debates over its potential to help tackle the climate crisis, the latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & the Environment” reports that there may be an equally pressing concern.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [76]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [8]
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Asia [53]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Climate, Environment Sure To Reverberate in 2020 Elections [77]

This election year, environmental issues like climate change may well break the pattern of past campaigns, where they seemed to recede as voting approached. Our latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [78]” explains how green politics may shape both national and state/local races in the months to come, and provides resources for reporters to track that rapidly changing landscape.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [74]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [8]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [21]
Policy [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Climate, Environment Sure To Reverberate in 2020 Elections [77]
“Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther” [79]

Sometimes in the face of bad news, it can help to laugh a little. That’s what award-winning environmental writer Craig Pittman may help readers do with his new dispatch from the Sunshine State. Our latest BookShelf reviews Pittman’s upcoming witty, truth-telling volume,“Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [80]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Environmental Health [13]
Journalism & Media [21]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about “Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther” [79]
Conflict Over EPA, Interior FOIA Policies May Come to Head in 2020 [81]

FOIA is under fire. And for journalists who rely on open records to do their work, the coming year may prove a crucial test of policies at key federal agencies on the beat. This special WatchDog TipSheet takes a deep dive on looming FOIA controversies at Interior and EPA, flagging potential flashpoints for 2020.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [82]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Policy [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Conflict Over EPA, Interior FOIA Policies May Come to Head in 2020 [81]

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