Publication Items

“Whose Water Is It Anyway?: Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands” [1]

Water rights activist Maude Barlow eschews sanitized language to take on what she calls the “lords of water,” fighting global and local battles to turn communities “blue.” Barlow’s new book, “Whose Water Is It Anyway?: Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands” is the subject of our latest BookShelf review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Policy [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Canada [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Soiled Skies Incite ‘Choked’ Author To Pursue Air Pollution Story [13]

The data on dirty air is devastating. But it wasn’t just the numbers that prompted freelance journalist Beth Gardiner to chase the story of worsening air pollution around the globe. It was also the impact on human lives and the intersection with politics, power and money. She explains in our latest feature story. Plus, resources for your own reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [22]
Policy [7]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Asia [25]
Europe [26]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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‘Red List’ Is Among Top Data Resources on Threatened Species [27]

When it comes to rare species, good news can be equally rare. But that makes their stories all the more compelling to tell. And that’s why our latest Reporter’s Toolbox details a leading database, soon to be updated, called Red List. Plus, other species databases for reporters.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Studies [31]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Science [24]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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“Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working With Elephants” [33]

A new book, “Giants of the Monsoon Forest,” offers an intimate look at the lives of working elephants in conflict-ridden Myanmar, where one of the planet’s most majestic animals faces increasing pressures. BookShelf reviewer Melody Kemp, based in Laos, describes her own experience with elephants, their surprising history with man and hopeful possibilities for their future.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [29]
Forests [34]
Military [35]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
International [10]
Asia [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Ongoing Climate Change Will Bring More Bad News on Health in 2020 [36]

Illness, injury, death. Those are the worsening health impacts of climate change, as global warming shifts disease vectors, encourages bacteria and foodborne illness, and leaves people increasingly suffering from heat, smog, smoke, allergies and other risks of extreme weather. Our latest TipSheet helps you get a handle on the sprawling health-climate story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [38]
Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [30]
Food [39]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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News Can Net Eyeballs By Turning Dweebish Data Into Magic Maps [40]

When it comes to telling environment and energy stories, especially about place and scale, data visualizations can turn an average story into a standout. Reporter’s Toolbox takes a look at some recent examples of inspiring data-mapping projects that provide insight into everything from auto emissions and floods to vanishing rivers and whipping winds.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Journalism & Media [20]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [23]
Transportation [42]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
California [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [47]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [52]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Another Bad-News Year Ahead for U.S. Coal? [53]

As U.S. coal’s comedown continues, our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a close look at the factors behind the industry’s decline and finds a combination of economics, competition and shifting global markets, along with aging technology, politics and environmental pushback. What’s in store for coal in 2020?

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [15]
Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [55]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [56]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
California [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [47]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [52]
International [10]
Canada [11]
Mexico [57]
Africa [58]
Antarctica & Arctic [59]
Asia [25]
Australia & Oceania [60]
Central America & the Caribbean [61]
Europe [26]
Middle East [62]
South America [63]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Climate Change Toolkit: Latest Headlines, TipSheets, Backgrounders & More [64]

To help better cover climate change news, including during the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit, Sept. 23, in New York, the SEJournal offers a range of resources. Get the latest climate change headlines and EJToday's curated climate coverage. Check out our range of climate-related Issue Backgrounders, TipSheets and Reporter's Toolboxes, plus our Climate Change Guide and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [65]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [55]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [56]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Policy [7]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Algae — Society’s Big, Green … and Emerging Menace [66]

It’s poisoning fresh waters across the United States, as well as elsewhere in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Blue-green algae is on the rise, lingering later and later into the year. Our new Issue Backgrounder explains the contributing factors behind the potent toxin’s scourge, its societal and public health ramifications, and the many angles and resources to tell the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [38]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [30]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [67]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
California [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [52]
International [10]
Canada [11]
Mexico [57]
Africa [58]
Antarctica & Arctic [59]
Asia [25]
Australia & Oceania [60]
Central America & the Caribbean [61]
Europe [26]
South America [63]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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30th Anniversary Prompts Big-Picture Look at SEJ’s Future [68]

A Colorado homecoming for SEJ, plus a transition ahead, per the latest report from SEJ President Bobby Magill. His quarterly update also looks at preparations for a major strategic planning initiative, challenges and changes for the upcoming board elections. More on what’s in store for SEJ as it turns 30.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [69]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about 30th Anniversary Prompts Big-Picture Look at SEJ’s Future [68]

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