Publication Items

SEJ Protests SBA "No Journalists" Environmental Roundtable [1]

The Small Business Administration announced an "environmental roundtable [2]" Feb. 28, as being “open to all interested persons, with the exception of the press." The Society of Environmental Journalists, through its Freedom of Information Task Force, has protested this in a Feb 21 letter (full text [3]).

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [4]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Illustrating the Environment in a New Light [8]

Freelance photographer Morgan Heim explores the ethical and creative considerations of non-traditional photography when reporting on wildlife issues, in a sidebar to the latest EJ InSight. See a slideshow of images with her unique approach [9]. Plus, Heim on surviving in today’s constrained news media economy [10] and the implications for storytelling, independence and integrity.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [15]
Science [16]
Wildlife [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [18]
International [19]
South America [20]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [10]

How do you survive as a freelance wildlife photojournalist in today’s constrained news media economy? In the latest EJ InSight, photographer Morgan Heim shares the approach she has successfully pursued, and shares its implications for storytelling, independence and integrity. See a slideshow of her images [9]. Plus, Heim explores the ethics of non-traditional photography [8].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [21]
Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Studies [14]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [16]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
International [19]
Asia [25]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [10]
‘TAP’ Into One-Stop Shop for Public Data [26]

Newsroom resources may be tighter than ever, but accountability journalism just got a big boost. A guest Reporter’s Toolbox outlines a massive new database of databases collected by the Investigative Reporting Workshop. See how it can be used for your environmental reporting (such as to look up contributions by actor/activist Mark Ruffalo [27], pictured). Plus, pitch your own ideas for additional datasets [28].

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [21]
Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about ‘TAP’ Into One-Stop Shop for Public Data [26]
Toxic Chemicals Data Can Inform Your Community of Risks [33]

The annual release this month of the latest Toxics Release Inventory opens up a world of data about local hazards — but only if journalists have the tools to uncover hidden problems. The latest TipSheet walks you through the background and context needed, plus offers up a reporter’s rig and a pack of questions for possible stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [35]
Disasters [36]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [38]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [40]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [19]
Asia [25]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Toxic Chemicals Data Can Inform Your Community of Risks [33]
An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [41]

In Part Two of our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [42]” special report, we take a look at the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest region — and how best to cover them. Our A-to-Z Guide explores 26 neglected angles and stories, plus resource links to get you started. And check out our inaugural backgrounder [43] and watch in coming weeks for additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [21]
Agriculture [45]
Air [46]
Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [47]
Consumer [48]
Disasters [36]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [49]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [31]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Food [50]
Forests [51]
Government [32]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Military [52]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [39]
Planning & Growth [53]
Policy [54]
Science [16]
Technology [55]
Transportation [56]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [57]
International [19]
Canada [58]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [41]
Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [59]

Weather reports are not just about donning galoshes. They can mean literal life or death for people and businesses, such as during a natural disaster. So, as the latest Issue Backgrounder details, the ongoing effort to privatize publicly funded weather data is a matter of real controversy. Find out what’s in the weather privatization forecast.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [60]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [45]
Climate Change [47]
Consumer [48]
Disasters [36]
Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Technology [55]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [59]
Data Project Details Nation's Disintegrating Dams [61]

Hundreds of U.S. dams are at risk, and the Associated Press undertook a massive two-year-long investigative reporting project to gather and sort data that would identify those presenting the greatest hazards. In this guest Reporter’s Toolbox, AP data journalist Michelle Minkoff details the news service’s painstaking process, its striking findings and the impact of its reporting. Plus, key lessons learned for other data news projects.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [36]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [62]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [63]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [64]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [65]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [66]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [42]

This special report is designed to help journalists in the Pacific Northwest cover the impacts of climate change, as well as the actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and to adapt to what can’t be stopped. The report includes a wide-ranging issue backgrounder and tipsheets on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation, plus a toolbox of sources. Read on for a wealth of story ideas for right now, and over the coming decade. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and welcome your suggestions [67] and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."

Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [45]
Air [46]
Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [47]
Consumer [48]
Disasters [36]
Diversity [68]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [49]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [69]
Environmental Politics [31]
Environmental Studies [14]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Food [50]
Forests [51]
Government [32]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Military [52]
Natural Resources [15]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [70]
People & Population [39]
Planning & Growth [53]
Policy [54]
Pollution [40]
Science [16]
Technology [55]
Transportation [56]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [57]
International [19]
Canada [58]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [42]
Reporting the Financial Risks of Climate Change [71]

With the negative impacts of climate change becoming clearer by the day, there is a growing awareness among important financial institutions that global warming confronts businesses with large, even catastrophic, economic losses. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on the financial risks of climate change, plus what’s ahead and how to cover it, with story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [21]
Agriculture [45]
Climate Change [47]
Consumer [48]
Disasters [36]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [49]
Food [50]
Government [32]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [38]
People & Population [39]
Planning & Growth [53]
Policy [54]
Science [16]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [19]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Reporting the Financial Risks of Climate Change [71]

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