Publication Items

NASA Set To Ditch Satellite-Based Environmental Data Source [1]

Instrumentation on the International Space Station that gathers 3-D images of forest canopies and other environmental data is scheduled to soon be junked. But the move is provoking an outcry from scientists and pushback from some politicians. Reporter’s Toolbox examines what the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation does and how journalists might make use of it, while it lasts.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Forests [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Science [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Corporations and Climate Change Toolbox [13]

Corporations may be taking steps to address climate change, but are they moving big enough and fast enough? As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists, we offer a resource toolbox on how to cover business-based climate solutions. Plus, insights from a related tipsheet [14].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Journalism & Media [8]
Policy [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Measuring the Impact of Corporate Commitments [19]

Corporations may be taking steps to address climate change, but are they moving big enough and fast enough? As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Megan Myscofski on how to cover business-based climate solutions. Get additional resources [20] and watch this video from an earlier webinar [21]. And see the full Covering Climate Solutions special report [22].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Journalism & Media [8]
Policy [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Measuring the Impact of Corporate Commitments [19]
Bringing the Climate Crisis Story Home in 2023 [23]

Even as national governments scramble to address climate change, including with a new global summit planned for next fall, environmental journalists may find that action (or inaction) by state and local governments will yield an abundance of climate stories in the year ahead. The latest TipSheet offers numerous questions to ask, story ideas and resources to mine for local climate reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [8]
Policy [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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When Sizing Up Threats to Biodiversity, Databases Can Help [26]

Biodiversity is on the minds of many this week as international biodiversity treaty talks take place in Montreal. For environmental journalists covering the topic, there are a number of databases readily available that track endangered species in the United States and globally. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has a helpful list. Plus, visit our new biodiversity “Topics on the Beat” [27] page and keep on top of the latest biodiversity headlines [28] with EJToday.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Science [9]
Wildlife [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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As Concern Over Methane Mounts, Emission Controls Yield Stories [31]

While carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas most often in the news, methane has greater warming power and accounts for a big chunk of the current increase in global warming. Now, growing regulatory pressure may help shift that focus and could drive more local environmental reporting, per the latest TipSheet. The backstory, plus reporting ideas and resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [32]
Air [33]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Policy [18]
Pollution [36]
Waste [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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New ‘Climate Trace’ Emissions Database Unveiled at COP27 [38]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [8]
Technology [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Journalism Industry Program Supports Reporting on Workers — and Work — in a Warming World [40]

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 [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [42]
Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [45]
Government [25]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [47]
Policy [18]
Technology [39]
Water & Oceans [48]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Africa [49]
Asia [50]
Middle East [51]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Bird Migration Explorer Can Help Hatch Environmental Stories [52]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Studies [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Wildlife [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Reporting on Storm Chasing’s ‘Human Side’ Hints at Climate’s Future [53]

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 [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Studies [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [47]
Science [9]
Region:
International [11]
South America [55]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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