Publication Items

“Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease” [1]

Marine ecologist Drew Harvell’s new book makes the case that the world’s oceans are sick and that few are paying enough attention. According to our latest BookShelf review, her “Ocean Outbreak” takes readers on a panoramic journey through the deep, while equipping reporters to better report problems that go well beyond climate change.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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For Students, SEJ Conference Can Make the Grade [13]

Not only is the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual gathering a great way for student journalists to get propelled into the profession, argues our most recent EJ Academy column. It’s also how SEJ itself can invest in its future. The case for creative ways to bring newbies to the next conference.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Urban Farming a Fertile Bed for Crop of Local Stories [16]

The rise of the modern environmental and food movements has shifted urban farming into high gear. For environmental journalists, that could yield a bumper crop of local stories. The latest TipSheet has more, along with questions to ask, story angles to follow and reporting resources to tap.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [18]
Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [20]
Consumer [21]
Food [22]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Politics Putting Down Stakes Over Oil, Gas Leasing on Federal Lands [24]

The leasing of public lands to drill for oil and gas may seem a labyrinthine topic. But it could be time to get wonky and, ahem, drill down on it, as the politics of 2020 bring the controversial practice to the fore. The latest Backgrounder helps get you up to speed on the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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State of the Air Report Spotlights Persistent Pollution Problems [31]

Happen to have any air breathers in your audience? Then the latest State of the Air Report will give you fodder to cover the persistent pollution problems that plague the skies. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory on the fight against air pollution and five smart ways to tell the story from a local-regional context.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [32]
Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [3]
Government [29]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
International [11]
Asia [34]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’ [35]

Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [18]
Agriculture [19]
Biodiversity [36]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [37]
Policy [38]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
California [39]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
International [11]
Mexico [41]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Unfolding Mystery Yields Complex Characters, Key Climate Clues [42]

The tale of a failing nation’s climate woes is revealed in a cache of scientific notes hidden in a London attic after their author goes missing. The gripping mystery was unraveled with award-winning skill by journalist Laura Heaton, in our latest “Inside Story” Q&A. Read on and find out the story’s significance for climate adaptation.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [37]
Region:
International [11]
Africa [45]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Use EPA TRI Database To Find Toxic Threats [46]

The Toxics Release Inventory database, refreshed annually, has long been the foundation of many a good environmental news story. The latest release is now out, and this week’s TipSheet reminds journalists why the searchable online TRI can be such a valuable reporting tool in tracking toxic dangers.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [18]
Air [32]
Chemicals [20]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Health [4]
Government [29]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Asia [34]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Styrofoam Facts — Why You May Want To Bring Your Own Cup [47]

What makes styrofoam good — like its insulating, shock-absorbing qualities that make it suitable for hot coffee cups, coolers, helmets and packing material — is also what makes it bad … for the environment, that is. This month’s Backgrounder looks at the technical and environmental aspects of this long-troubling plastic pollution source.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [20]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [22]
Government [29]
Health [23]
Pollution [7]
Science [48]
Waste [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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“Bombs Away: Militarization, Conservation, and Ecological Restoration” [50]

Does the military use ecological restoration as a means to “green” over the complex relationship between nature and culture, undermining the impacts of history and warfare? Our latest BookShelf review of the new volume, “Bombs Away: Militarization, Conservation, and Ecological Restoration,” explores one author’s argument that it does.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [29]
Military [51]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [52]
International [11]
Asia [34]
Europe [53]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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