Publication Items

Disabilities and Disasters — What Questions Should You Be Asking Planners? [1]

As hurricane season ramps up, how are the disaster planners considering those with disabilities in your community? Texas-based journalist Greg Harman shares the story of one group that sued their city over claims it failed to properly prepare. And he extracts some rules of thumb to help determine if emergency planners are taking those with disabilities into consideration where you are.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Diversity [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Policy [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Uncovering the Environmental Impacts of a Controversial Water Project [21]

Months spent gathering thousands of documents and talking to local residents led reporter Dheeraj Mishra to uncover the negative environmental impacts of a major hydro project in a water-scarce region of India. And his resulting investigative reporting got him noticed in the 2022 Society of Environmental Journalists’ 2022 awards contest. Mishra shares his insights in the new Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [15]
Planning & Growth [24]
Policy [16]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
International [27]
Asia [28]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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The Community We’ve Long Ignored [29]

Veteran environmental justice reporter Yessenia Funes this week launches “Voices of Environmental Justice,” her new SEJournal column. Each quarterly commentary will focus on spotlighting the perspectives of affected communities that environmental and climate journalists often ignore. For her inaugural entry, with Pride month nearing its end, a look at how climate change and environmental pollution exacerbate the already elevated health risks of LGBTQIA+ people.

SEJ Publication Types:
Voices of Environmental Justice [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [31]
Climate Change [4]
Diversity [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [32]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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The Seven Stages of Beach Exploitation (and Restoration) [33]

When most people think of coastal tourist destinations, they imagine beaches lined by palm trees and exclusive resorts. But those are exactly the kind of realities that contribute to the environmental and economic decline of coastal communities and their local residents, argues a new book. Contributing Editor Jenny Weeks has our review in the new BookShelf.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [7]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [15]
Planning & Growth [24]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [35]
California [32]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
International [27]
Mexico [37]
Africa [38]
Asia [28]
Australia & Oceania [39]
Central America & the Caribbean [40]
Europe [41]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Heat Warning — Expect Extreme Temps To Be Local Story This Summer [42]

Some areas of the United States are hot and getting hotter, thanks to climate change and now the coming El Niño. But some areas have little history with extreme temperatures — and those places are among the ones to watch this summer for local and regional reporting. Plus, who are the most vulnerable in your community when it comes to heat waves?

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Justice [8]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [32]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
International [27]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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On the Front Lines, When Wildfires Turn Personal [46]

Forest fires have grown increasingly dangerous in a warming climate, a subject freelance journalist Jane Braxton Little has covered extensively in recent years. But her reporting turned personal when the rampaging Dixie Fire destroyed her small California town. As she explains in the new Inside Story Q&A, the wildfire disaster gave her a perspective no reporter would wish for.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Forests [47]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [32]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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When Extreme Weather Amplifies Hazardous Waste Threats [48]

Toxic waste is bad enough when it’s in one spot. But it can be even more dangerous when it is made mobile by climate-induced natural disasters. The latest TipSheet looks at just a few of the problems that can arise — or have already arisen. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources to cover this issue in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [49]
Chemicals [50]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [25]
Waste [51]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Grant Prompts Improved Coverage of Indigenous Perspectives at Bears Ears [52]

Inspired by a discussion at a Society of Environmental Journalists conference, freelancer Rico Moore (pictured, left) applied for a Fund for Environmental Journalism grant to report on Bears Ears National Monument. Then, armed with advice for better covering Indigenous communities and Native American tribes, Moore found a new way to write about the cultural and environmental richness of those lands. His experience, in the new FEJ StoryLog.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Diversity [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [13]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [54]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Reporting on the Amazon Rainforest Highlights Accelerating Destruction [55]

A prize-winning feature from the frontlines of the Amazon rainforest drew accolades in the Society of Environmental Journalists’ most recent awards contest. Judges said the “deeply reported account explains history and present-day politics through the lens of people whose voices are rarely heard in U.S. media.” Bloomberg investigative reporter Jessica Brice shares insights from the joint project, in the latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [56]
Economy & Business [57]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Forests [47]
Journalism & Media [13]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [15]
Region:
International [27]
South America [58]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Reporters Can Address Uncertainty Over Local Risk of Rising Seas [59]

U.S. coastal counties are home to 127 million people, making the risk to life and property of flooding from sea level rise a serious one. But how great that risk is varies widely from place to place. So the latest TipSheet makes the case for environmental journalists to explain the local reality to their audiences. Get context, story ideas and resources to do just that.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Diversity [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Studies [60]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [15]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Visibility:
Public [20]
- Read more about Reporters Can Address Uncertainty Over Local Risk of Rising Seas [59]

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