Publication Items

Collaborative Journalism Project Reveals Inequities in Escaping Climate Change Hazards [1]

When U.S. communities become unlivable due to climate change impacts, can residents count on government relocation assistance — and are those most in need of help actually getting it? Those questions kickstarted a year-long investigation led by three high-powered journalism organizations. Now they’re sharing their reporting resources toolkit and inviting other journalists to widen the coverage with more local stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Diversity [5]
Economy & Business [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]
Planning & Growth [16]
Policy [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
California [21]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Collaborative Journalism Project Reveals Inequities in Escaping Climate Change Hazards [1]
New ‘Climate Trace’ Emissions Database Unveiled at COP27 [29]

A new way for journalists to get more accurate numbers on global greenhouse gas emissions was introduced by former Vice President Al Gore at the recent United Nations’ climate change gathering in Egypt. Reporter’s Toolbox looks under the hood of Climate Trace, which is the result of work by more than 100 collaborators and compiles data from some 300 specialized satellites and 11,000 sensors.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [13]
Technology [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
International [32]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about New ‘Climate Trace’ Emissions Database Unveiled at COP27 [29]
On Reporter’s Privilege, Justice Department Takes a Step Forward [33]

The Department of Justice’s new regulations around reporter’s privilege — the protection of journalistic sources and notes — is a noteworthy advance. But the WatchDog Opinion column calls for more: a federal shield law that is less vulnerable to weakening by subsequent administrations. A take on the new regs, the state of current law and prospects for congressional action.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about On Reporter’s Privilege, Justice Department Takes a Step Forward [33]
Coal Ash — An Overlooked Toxic Story That Won’t Go Away [36]

Obama-era regulation of the toxic waste product coal ash, which was watered down in the face of resistance from coal and electric utilities and further weakened by the Trump administration, has meant many coal-fired power plants simply ignore disposal requirements. That’s per a new report that the latest TipSheet writes can offer journalists useful ways to report an overlooked environmental story in their area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [39]
Waste [40]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Coal Ash — An Overlooked Toxic Story That Won’t Go Away [36]
Growing Our Leadership Team To Serve SEJ Members [41]

SEJ's new president of the board of directors, Colorado-based public radio journalist Luke Runyon (pictured, left), shares what the board has been up to recently, introduces the Leadership Committee and offers insight into where the organization is headed in 2023.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [13]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Growing Our Leadership Team To Serve SEJ Members [41]
Journalism Industry Program Supports Reporting on Workers — and Work — in a Warming World [43]

As the economic impacts of climate change intensify, reporting on how individuals are affected, particularly in the Global South, is lagging. Veteran journalist Christine Spolar at The Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting details a new initiative to encourage journalists to fill this gap. The story of recent grantees Bhasker Tripathi and Susan Schulman, who have tracked job losses and migrations tied to climate change in India and Iraq.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Agriculture [44]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [45]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [15]
Policy [17]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
International [32]
Africa [46]
Asia [47]
Middle East [48]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Journalism Industry Program Supports Reporting on Workers — and Work — in a Warming World [43]
Extreme Rainfall Offers Journalists a Deluge of Environment, Climate Stories [49]

The increased frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation presents environmental reporters with challenging coverage of flooding, property damage, insurance shortfalls and risk to human life, as well as about the climate change driving the downpours. The latest TipSheet offers context, story ideas and resources to cover such big storms in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Planning & Growth [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Extreme Rainfall Offers Journalists a Deluge of Environment, Climate Stories [49]
Bird Migration Explorer Can Help Hatch Environmental Stories [50]

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 [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [51]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Studies [52]
Journalism & Media [13]
Wildlife [53]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
International [32]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Bird Migration Explorer Can Help Hatch Environmental Stories [50]
Reporting on Storm Chasing’s ‘Human Side’ Hints at Climate’s Future [54]

Writer Noah Gallagher Shannon followed scientists into the heart of the megastorms ravaging an agricultural region in Argentina, and in the process learned not just about their high-risk fieldwork and what these massive thunderstorms might tell us about the storms of the future in the United States, but also their impact on affected communities. Find out about his reporting experience in this Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [44]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Studies [52]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [15]
Science [56]
Region:
International [32]
South America [57]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about Reporting on Storm Chasing’s ‘Human Side’ Hints at Climate’s Future [54]
EPA To Propose Plan Soon for First PFAS Drinking Water Rule [58]

Plans are nearing for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate PFAS in drinking water — and the complexity around the effort will challenge environmental journalism. In the mix are questions of environmental persistence and health risks, plus thorny politics. Our Issue Backgrounder has guidance on these and more as PFAS regulation hits this critical juncture.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [60]
Consumer [61]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [17]
Pollution [39]
Science [56]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Visibility:
Public [28]
- Read more about EPA To Propose Plan Soon for First PFAS Drinking Water Rule [58]

Pages