Publication Items

Exploring the Impacts of Hydroelectric Megaprojects on Indigenous Lands [1]

Nearly two-thirds of the world’s rivers are impeded by dams and we keep building them in our quest for cleaner and greener sources of electricity. But as podcast producer Farha Akhtar learned while producing a recent episode, these monumental structures are having a profound impact on our planet and catastrophic consequences for many Indigenous people.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [7]
Diversity [8]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [21]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [22]
Science [23]
Technology [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Asia [30]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Determined Grantee Weaves Together Unique Project on Ash Trees, Wetlands and Baskets [32]

When the global pandemic interfered with independent journalist Gabriel Popkin’s plans for a grant-funded biodiversity reporting project on the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest threatening ash forests, he came up with a surprising solution. In this FEJ StoryLog, Popkin shares how he worked around travel shutdowns and subsequent story pitch rejections to ultimately discover an alternative storytelling option to keep his project alive.

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FEJ StoryLog [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Forests [34]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
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Public [31]
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Winning Over Editors and Others with Award Winners’ Multimedia Nuggets [38]

If you’re looking to engage key constituencies for your journalism — whether editors, sources, students or people who have been marginalized — a new set of short videos from award-winning journalists (like KESQ's Angela Chen, at left) can serve as a helpful resource. Inside Story has a roadmap of how to make smart use of these video nuggets to, for instance, convince newsroom powerbrokers to give you more time and support for ambitious stories.

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Inside Story [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [40]
Air [41]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Diversity [8]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [42]
Pollution [21]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
California [43]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [45]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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NASA Set To Ditch Satellite-Based Environmental Data Source [46]

Instrumentation on the International Space Station that gathers 3-D images of forest canopies and other environmental data is scheduled to soon be junked. But the move is provoking an outcry from scientists and pushback from some politicians. Reporter’s Toolbox examines what the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation does and how journalists might make use of it, while it lasts.

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Reporters Toolbox [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [48]
Forests [34]
Journalism & Media [19]
Science [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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When Sizing Up Threats to Biodiversity, Databases Can Help [49]

Biodiversity is on the minds of many this week as international biodiversity treaty talks take place in Montreal. For environmental journalists covering the topic, there are a number of databases readily available that track endangered species in the United States and globally. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has a helpful list. Plus, visit our new biodiversity “Topics on the Beat” [50] page and keep on top of the latest biodiversity headlines [51] with EJToday.

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Reporters Toolbox [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [48]
Journalism & Media [19]
Science [23]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Bird Migration Explorer Can Help Hatch Environmental Stories [52]

A new data mapper that allows users to track bird migrations is a cache of ideas for journalists looking to illustrate the connections between birds, habitats and human activity. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox takes a (non-geeky) look at the Bird Migration Explorer, how to best use it and the range of story possibilities it may yield.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [48]
Journalism & Media [19]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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ESA Inaction Spells Trouble for an Iconic Grassland Bird [53]

The lesser prairie-chicken is in dire need of protection, but a decision on listing it under the Endangered Species Act is months overdue. Environmental reporter Mike Smith looks at the causes and potential consequences of the bureaucratic delay and muses on whether this unique bird will go the way of its even more imperiled relative, the Attwater’s prairie-chicken [54].

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [40]
Biodiversity [4]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [55]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [42]
Science [23]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [56]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [57]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [45]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [58]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Could Biodiversity Be Bee’s Knees for Environmental Journalists This Fall? [59]

While a global gathering on biodiversity this winter will be news in itself, enterprising reporters can also find many biodiversity stories in their own backyards. The latest TipSheet offers insight into the domestic U.S. battle over endangered species, with a tale of a Tennessee dam, and a better understanding of the biodiversity-habitat connection. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [60]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Forests [34]
Government [16]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [55]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [42]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [45]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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Environmental Reporting Through an Indigenous Perspective [61]

Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check out additional resources [62] and watch video from an earlier webinar [63].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [40]
Air [41]
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [6]
Diversity [8]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [15]
Forests [34]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [65]
Policy [42]
Pollution [21]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [22]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
International [28]
Canada [29]
Australia & Oceania [66]
Visibility:
Public [31]
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On the Persistence of Ocean Plastics [67]

Concerns about seaborne plastic waste go back decades, but science writer Juli Berwald suggests that myths and disinformation about sources and solutions continue to cloud the waters. From lentil-sized nurdles to sprawling fishing nets, 200 million tons of plastic now fill the ocean and, for her, it has become evident that the ocean plastics story is really a land story. But will the newly signed international treaty on plastics offer relief?

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [7]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [48]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Government [16]
Infrastructure [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [55]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [42]
Pollution [21]
Science [23]
Technology [24]
Waste [68]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Alaska and Hawaii [69]
California [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [45]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [58]
International [28]
Mexico [70]
Africa [71]
Asia [30]
Europe [72]
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Public [31]
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