Publication Items

The Emerald Corridor — Impacts, Fixes and Rethinking Everything [1]

As the Pacific Northwest faces serious impacts from climate change, and moves to respond, the Society of Environmental Journalists provides a special in-depth report on how journalists can tell the unfolding story. “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor” launches Feb. 11 with an extensive issue backgrounder, which will be followed by tipsheets and a toolbox over the next few weeks. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and we welcome your suggestions [2] and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Food [14]
Forests [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [22]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [28]
International [29]
Canada [30]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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‘Last Days of the Mighty Mekong’ and ‘Dead in the Water’ [32]

The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions and a biodiversity hotspot. But massive hydropower projects have put the Southeast Asian body of water, as well as the lives of the people and natural world around it, in serious jeopardy. In the latest BookShelf, writer Melody Kemp, who lives alongside the legendary river, reviews two volumes that help explain what’s killing the Mekong.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Food [14]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [22]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
International [29]
Asia [34]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Climate Concerns Dominate Reporting Outlook at SEJ Annual Event [35]

An overflow crowd of environmental reporters and others gathered in Washington, D.C., last week at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual look-ahead on environment and energy news to hear what speakers like the former United Nations head and top journalists see as the news to watch for. Find out what one story dominated. Plus, watch video of the full program.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [37]
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Policy [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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‘Red List’ Is Among Top Data Resources on Threatened Species [38]

When it comes to rare species, good news can be equally rare. But that makes their stories all the more compelling to tell. And that’s why our latest Reporter’s Toolbox details a leading database, soon to be updated, called Red List. Plus, other species databases for reporters.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [40]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Science [41]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Delving Into Drones [43]

Veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick offers practical advice on learning to fly your own drone. Plus, he shares insights [44] and photos [45] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes, and explains why he sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism as a match made in heaven.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [37]
Environmental Health [11]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Government [16]
Journalism & Media [18]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Drones and Photojournalism — Elevating the Craft to New Heights [44]

A match made in heaven — that’s how veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism. In the latest EJ InSight, Essick shares insights and photos [45] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes. Plus, in a sidebar, Essick gives practical advice on learning to fly your own drone [43].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [37]
Environmental Health [11]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Government [16]
Journalism & Media [18]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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“Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working With Elephants” [50]

A new book, “Giants of the Monsoon Forest,” offers an intimate look at the lives of working elephants in conflict-ridden Myanmar, where one of the planet’s most majestic animals faces increasing pressures. BookShelf reviewer Melody Kemp, based in Laos, describes her own experience with elephants, their surprising history with man and hopeful possibilities for their future.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Forests [15]
Military [51]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
International [29]
Asia [34]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Who Wins in Latest Expansion of Fishing, Hunting at National Refuges, Fisheries? [52]

A new rule expands hunting and fishing in National Wildlife Refuges and fish hatcheries, and that means potential impacts on critically important public policy around fish and wildlife conservation. The latest TipSheet offers up story ideas and resources for local coverage of the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [54]
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Health [11]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Alaska and Hawaii [55]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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On Remote Hawaiian Islands, Seeing What Few Ever See [56]

There’s nothing like firsthand reporting, even if it means taking a freighter 1,300 miles to the remotest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago to visit a newly expanded marine national monument. The latest EJ InSights recounts two journalists’ island-hopping journey and their efforts to capture and organize extensive multimedia for an eventual 14-part package. Plus, why they froze their underwear.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Studies [40]
Journalism & Media [18]
Science [41]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Alaska and Hawaii [55]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’ [57]

Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [54]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [37]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [18]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
California [58]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [59]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [60]
International [29]
Mexico [61]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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