Publication Items

How Climate Change Complicates the Refugee Crisis [1]

The displacement of populations by climate impacts, while not a new phenomenon in human history, is worsening in the face of global warming’s extreme weather patterns. Yet the extensive international regime to aid refugees doesn’t cover those migrating due to flooding, drought, natural disasters or climate change. Backgrounder considers the implications and how nations will respond to the new realities.

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [6]
Policy [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
International [14]
Mexico [15]
Africa [16]
Antarctica & Arctic [17]
Asia [18]
Central America & the Caribbean [19]
Europe [20]
Middle East [21]
South America [22]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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New-Look Landslide Risk Database Captures Potential Human Costs [24]

Susceptibility to landslides is more on the minds of environmental reporters, especially in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which caused hundreds of them. To get a better read on local landslide risk for local stories, Reporter’s Toolbox recommends an enhanced resource from the U.S. Geological Survey, which layers the risk data into easily readable map form.

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Reporters Toolbox [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Studies [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
People & Population [6]
Science [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [29]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Future of Justice40 Program Hangs in Balance [30]

A Biden administration initiative that commits to allocating 40% of federal investments to disadvantaged communities plagued by overpollution is an environmental justice breakthrough, writes columnist Yessenia Funes. But it’s also a program with weaknesses, such as how it factors in race or keeps track of impacts. What is Justice40, what has it missed and what is its future?

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Voices of Environmental Justice [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Air [33]
Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [36]
Health [37]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [39]
People & Population [6]
Policy [7]
Pollution [40]
Waste [41]
Water & Oceans [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Looking for Environmental Justice Through the Smog [43]

A serious air pollutant prevalent in underserved communities, Superfund hazardous waste sites nearby, public drinking water systems out of compliance. All are new or enhanced insights found in an improved version of the federal government’s EJScreen data tool. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reviews the changes and how they can be used to tell stories of real people’s daily lives.

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Reporters Toolbox [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [33]
Chemicals [34]
Environmental Justice [35]
Government [36]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [39]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [40]
Transportation [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Investigation Explores Dueling Narratives for Addressing Climate Change [45]

Is carbon capture a climate solution or a dangerous distraction? That was the question that Inside Climate News reporter Nicholas Kusnetz asked in his award-winning explanatory series, “Pipe Dreams.” For Inside Story, Kusnetz talks of the challenges of writing about a technology that largely doesn’t yet exist, and the variety of story forms he used to explore the reality of industry promises.

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Inside Story [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [47]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [36]
Infrastructure [38]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [49]
People & Population [6]
Policy [7]
Pollution [40]
Technology [50]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story [51]

American Jews are heavily involved in climate action in both the political and civic realms. But current events in Israel and Gaza can make it hard for U.S. journalists to cover environmental stories important to Jews at home or abroad. Jewish freelancer Ethan Brown on differences and synergies between Israeli and American Jewish environmentalism and how to approach stories within each community.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [52]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [53]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [54]
Government [36]
Journalism & Media [27]
Military [55]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [56]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [14]
Middle East [21]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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The Battle To Protect Congo’s Vast Peatlands [57]

The Congo Basin is home to the biggest network of tropical peatlands in the world, a vast carbon storehouse central to combating the challenge of climate change. A team of reporters made the journey to this little-covered region and returned with an award-winning feature that told the tale not just of the peatlands, but of the people that protect it. The latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [53]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [54]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [49]
People & Population [6]
Region:
International [14]
Africa [16]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Beach Nourishment Offers Challenging Local Environmental Stories [58]

It’s peak beach season around much of the United States, with its timeless traditions of sunbathing, beach reads, swimming and beachcombing. But nature has its own ideas about shorelines, stripping some beaches and growing others. Humans, too, have their own beach engineering enterprises, with their own environmental impacts. The latest TipSheet helps you cover your local beach scene, with questions to ask, story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [53]
Journalism & Media [27]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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Extreme Heat Changes Landscape for Summer Recreation Stories [60]

Outdoor recreation is a half-trillion-dollar industry in the United States and summer is a peak season for fun. But as the planet warms, the combination of extreme heat and outdoor activity greatly raises the health risk. The latest TipSheet explores more than a half-dozen common pastimes to report on — whether fishing and hiking or picnics and state fairs — that now hold hidden dangers.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [61]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [27]
People & Population [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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What Makes Communities More Survivable in Extreme Heat Events? [62]

When heat waves hit your area, as they did for much of the United States in June, local responses can (and should) go well beyond individual behaviors to address broader area actions — from cool pavements to urban trees. For environmental journalists, that means community-level heat response is an important climate story angle. TipSheet explains, then offers a dozen story ideas, along with reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [61]
Disasters [4]
Health [37]
Infrastructure [38]
Journalism & Media [27]
People & Population [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [23]
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