Publication Items

National Seashores Are a Secret Summer Treasure [1]

While less heralded than its national park system, the United States abounds in waterfront treasures that are part of the national seashore and lakeshore program. The latest TipSheet takes you on a guided tour of more than a dozen, from barrier islands and dunes to tidepools and turtles. Plus, a half-dozen reporting ideas for your own region.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region:
California [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Database Details Planetary Asset — Canada’s Forests [17]

They’re a carbon sink, a playground and a major market, but also a source of smoke pollution and pest infestation. Millions of acres of Canadian forest are a big North American story, and the latest Reporter’s Toolbox points you to a central data source that can help quantify, analyze and visualize the numbers and see the proverbial forest for the trees.

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Reporters Toolbox [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Air [20]
Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Forests [26]
Natural Resources [6]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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The Joy of Rewilding [30]

Rewilding is a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity. It’s also the name of an online magazine launched by journalists Kat Tancock and Domini Clark. Their goal? To expose more people to the concept and inspire action through positive storytelling. Co-founder Tancock on the magazine’s editorial vision, opportunities for freelancers to contribute and what rewilding means to her.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Agriculture [19]
Biodiversity [33]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [24]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [34]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Mexico [36]
Europe [37]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Spring Is Coming. How Silent Will It Be? [38]

Bird populations remain in steep decline, mostly due to human activity. But as the latest TipSheet reports, reporting on the disappearance of our avian residents can lead journalists to some bread-and-butter environmental stories: whether about local ecosystems, climate change, chemicals, land disturbance and more. Read on for more, including nearly a dozen-and-a-half story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [33]
Chemicals [39]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Studies [40]
Health [41]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Chronic Wasting Disease May Be Stalking Deer Hunters [42]

Fall deer hunting season is getting underway across much of North America. And with it, the uncertain risks from chronic wasting disease. Environmental journalists would do well to report the story to help keep safe those who eat the meat of deer and elk they kill. The latest TipSheet has more on the backstory, along with 10 story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [24]
Food [43]
Health [41]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [34]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Wildfire Smoke Is Showing Up Everywhere. It Can Be Fatal [44]

Wildfire’s immensely destructive power is not just about what it burns. The smoke from more frequent fires, too, has real potential to harm human health, the new Backgrounder explains, releasing particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and worse. Learn more about the hazards and historical perspective, along with what journalists should tell their communities can be done.

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Backgrounders [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [46]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
California [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [47]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Rethinking Forest Management in the Pyrocene [48]

Recent urban-interface infernos, fueled by climate change, leave no doubt that we have entered the age of runaway fire. Writer and ecologist Lauren Oakes writes that large-scale combustion is permanently reshaping ecosystems and societies as we learn to live with wildfire, not just fight it. Instead of perpetuating problematic approaches to forest management, experts call for confronting the root causes of this crisis and adopting science-informed responses.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [49]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [40]
Forests [26]
Government [3]
Health [41]
Infrastructure [50]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Policy [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
California [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [51]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Australia & Oceania [52]
Europe [37]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Trump Tariffs Blow Up Long U.S.-Canada Environmental Partnership [53]

As trade wars loom with U.S. allies, including our neighbors to the north and south, another kind of long-standing relationship is under threat — the environmental partnership between the United States and Canada. A Backgrounder Analysis examines deep-rooted ties over energy, water and timber. Does the brewing conflict over trade mean the long bonds over the environment have been broken?

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [54]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Forests [26]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Policy [27]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [51]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Mexico [36]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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U.S. Fuel Exports To Profit Industry, Slam Consumers [56]

‘Energy dominance’ is a Trump catchphrase whose meaning may be vague — since the U.S. is already the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas. But one thing that does seem clear, per the new Backgrounder, is that a flood of new U.S. permits to export gas will likely mean higher energy prices for U.S. customers.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [21]
Consumer [54]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [25]
Policy [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Mexico [36]
Europe [37]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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New Angle for Reporting on Oil and Gas Industry — Radioactive Waste [57]

Industry experts and government regulators have long known that radionuclides reside in oil and natural gas. Yet radioactive emissions and waste continue to threaten the lives of workers and community members across the country. Investigative journalist Justin Nobel on the opportunities and urgent need for reporters to drill into a story steeped in questions of accountability, health and justice.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Air [20]
Chemicals [39]
Climate Change [21]
Consumer [54]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [40]
Government [3]
Health [41]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [58]
People & Population [59]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Science [34]
Technology [60]
Waste [61]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [62]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [47]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
International [14]
Canada [15]
South America [63]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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