Publication Items

Author Brings Far-Reaching Insight to ‘The Three Ages of Water’ [1]

Leading water expert Peter Gleick’s new book on water’s past, present and future is an ambitious volume that offers a panoramic look at this essential resource — and hope for living in harmony with it in the future. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry calls “The Three Ages of Water” a rare book of breadth and depth, part history and part sustainable remedy. Read his review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Food [6]
Health [7]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Policy [11]
Science [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
International [16]
Africa [17]
Asia [18]
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Public [19]
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Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024 [20]

As global sales of electric vehicles surge, the positive impact on climate change emissions could be a critical benefit. But as our Backgrounder points out, it’s not as simple as that. There are challenges with politics, tax laws, mineral access, related pollution regulations and union jobs. Get an overview of the issue, in this latest entry in our expanding 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [11]
Pollution [28]
Science [12]
Technology [29]
Transportation [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
International [16]
Asia [18]
Europe [31]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Here’s Your Handy Doomsday Dataviz Dashboard [32]

If you’re harboring serious doubts about the climate future but want to be prepared to cover it, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers up a seasonably ghoulish list of a dozen and a half great visualization sources to help tell the story. And lest it leave you spooked, remember, as the saying goes, everything will be OK in the end. And if it's not OK, it's not the end.

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Reporters Toolbox [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [34]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Wildfire DisInformation Becomes a State Weapon, Aided by AI [36]

How did the Lahaina wildfire spark an AI-driven influence campaign out of China? Perhaps a technological leap. Or perhaps, the new WatchDog Opinion column suggests, a natural evolution of a decades-old disinformation playbook with roots in a war against science and culminating in climate denial. A look at the disturbing prospects and a plea for journalists not to sidestep the phenomenon but to cover it.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [26]
Policy [11]
Science [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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To Cover Climate Equity Well, Journalists Must Maintain Mental Health [40]

When climate journalists — especially those confronting various forms of oppression in their own communities — witness environmental destruction and human suffering, the trauma can creep into our psyches. But sometimes our professional stance keeps us from seeing the harm to our mental health. In her new Voices of Environmental Justice column, Yessenia Funes looks at the question head-on, exploring resources and paths to better self-care.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [35]
Diversity [42]
Environmental Justice [5]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
International [16]
Asia [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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COP28 Will Be Earth-Shaping News in 2024 and Beyond [44]

When nations converge this fall for the latest round of annual talks on harnessing climate change, they meet at a crucial juncture. Will the increasingly dramatic impacts of global warming, and the prospects of worse, focus their attention enough to bring about progress? In this sweeping analysis, Backgrounder assesses the varied pressures at play at the coming COP28, along with tips for covering it, from up close or afar.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [45]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Policy [11]
Science [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
International [16]
Canada [46]
Africa [17]
Asia [18]
Europe [31]
Middle East [47]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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The Spread of Harmful Algal Blooms Makes News in Multitude of Locales [48]

As algal blooms (think “red tides” or “dead zones”) grow larger and more frequent, they are emerging not just on the coasts and major estuaries, but in inland lakes and streams. And they cause all kinds of harm, to humans and to the environment. The latest TipSheet has details on how to cover the problem locally, including story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [26]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [53]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Uncovering the Environmental Impacts of a Controversial Water Project [54]

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.

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Inside Story [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [25]
Infrastructure [56]
Journalism & Media [26]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
International [16]
Asia [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Expert Advice Helps Journalists Navigate Unfamiliar Scientific Seas [57]

Journalists who lack a strong science background can find themselves in deep water when reporting environmental stories. How do you avoid over- or understating research findings? What’s the difference between observational and experimental studies? And what about those pesky percentages? Former Washington Post science reporter Rick Weiss and his SciLine colleagues have some answers.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [50]
Air [34]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [45]
Journalism & Media [26]
Pollution [28]
Science [12]
Wildlife [59]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Pitching High and Tight — An Independent Journalist Finds Success [60]

In her early days, freelancer Gloria Dickie aimed high, pitching her dream publication first, as well as offering newsier stories and short features instead of long-form. The formula worked, leading to assignments, a book project and a prestigious staff job. Freelance Files Co-Editor Christine Woodside spoke with Dickie about the lessons of a life as an independent. Plus, a BookShelf review [61] of “Eight Bears” by a fellow bear connoisseur.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [62]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [26]
Wildlife [59]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [63]
International [16]
Canada [46]
Asia [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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