Publication Items

“Bombs Away: Militarization, Conservation, and Ecological Restoration” [1]

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 [3]
Government [4]
Military [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]
International [9]
Asia [10]
Europe [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Want Pesticides With That Kale? [13]

Seemingly healthy foods might not be as healthy as consumers believe. A new list tracking pesticide residue tells a different story, explains this week’s SEJournal TipSheet. Find out what iconic health food is on the “Dirty Dozen” list and which healthy standby makes the “Clean Fifteen.” Plus, the backstory, why pesticide residue matters and resources to report on the issue.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [15]
Chemicals [16]
Consumer [17]
Food [18]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [22]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [24]
Biodiversity [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Food [18]
Forests [30]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Military [5]
Natural Resources [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [33]
Wildlife [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [35]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [22]
Resiliency Checklist — Is Your Community Ready for the Next Big Flood? [36]

With flood-ravaged Midwestern states in the news, it’s time to ask whether your own community is ready for the “big one.” This week’s TipSheet offers a 10-point Resiliency Checklist to focus your reporting. Track the vulnerability of infrastructure like drinking water and sewage plants, roads, bridges and levees, the adequacy of flood insurance and much more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [15]
Climate Change [37]
Disasters [38]
Journalism & Media [20]
People & Population [39]
Planning & Growth [40]
Transportation [41]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [44]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [45]

Drinking water contaminated with PFAS for years has caused worry, even outrage, in local communities affected by the toxic chemicals. Now, a military database may help reporters locate contamination sites. This week’s TipSheet has more on the database, along with tips for evaluating your local PFAS story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [24]
Chemicals [16]
Consumer [17]
Environmental Health [27]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Military [5]
Policy [32]
Pollution [33]
Science [46]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Doc on Rare Porpoise Wins Sundance Award [47]

An environmental documentary that follows a risk-laden effort to save a rare and elusive porpoise won over audiences at the recent Sundance Film Festival. Correspondent JoAnn Valenti takes a look at the film, along with other documentaries that explore the role of journalists and journalism.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [24]
Biodiversity [25]
Economy & Business [49]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Journalism & Media [20]
Water & Oceans [43]
Wildlife [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
International [9]
Mexico [51]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Can States Divvy Up the Shrinking Colorado River Water Supply? [52]

The vast Colorado River, recently in the news over a troubled drought deal, is at the heart of numerous environmental problems in the American West, where water is scarce and the legal complexities of water rights voluminous. The latest Issue Backgrounder offers an explainer on the story, which involves at least seven states, the federal government, Native American tribes, a hornet’s nest of irrigation districts and even Mexico.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [15]
Climate Change [37]
Consumer [17]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [54]
International [9]
Mexico [51]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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New Coal Ash Data Help Pinpoint Local Pollution Stories [55]

Hundreds of coal ash ponds and landfills around the United States pollute drinking water supplies, and now a newly released report helps localize the problem for environmental reporters. This week’s TipSheet explores the new data source, provides the back story on coal ash regulation (or lack thereof) and the potential health risks, while offering numerous questions to ask and resources to track down.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [16]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [3]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [33]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [56]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [57]

In this how-to, veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick shares new techniques for capturing panoramas from the air — while on commercial plane flights — in order to illustrate human impacts on the landscape. Plus, Dimick details how and why he developed the new approach [58], in our latest EJ InSight column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [15]
Air [60]
Forests [30]
Journalism & Media [20]
People & Population [39]
Planning & Growth [40]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [57]
Capturing a Planet on the Fly [58]

Capturing panoramas from the air has become a passion for veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick. In the latest EJ InSight, our new column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, Dimick describes how he visualizes the expanding human footprint of the emergent Anthropocene era — by shooting from commercial airplane flights. Plus, Dimick shares his techniques in a how-to sidebar [57].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [15]
Air [60]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Forests [30]
Journalism & Media [20]
People & Population [39]
Planning & Growth [40]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Capturing a Planet on the Fly [58]

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