Publication Items

Cascadia Bioregion Rife With Energy, Environment Troubles To Report in 2023 [1]

Iconic critters like salmon, orca and wolves. Climate controversies like natural gas greenwashing and carbon auctions. And wildfire fallout like “smoke-a-geddon.” These are just some of the wide array of stories worth covering as environmental journalists scan Cascadia, the huge area encompassing Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and stretching from Alaska to Utah. This special TipSheet, part of our 2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, outlines top issues in the region, offering insights, resources and story angles.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Disasters [9]
Diversity [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [16]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Food [18]
Forests [19]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Transportation [29]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
California [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
International [38]
Canada [39]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [41]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this “2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” special report. Check out the guide’s various TipSheets and Backgrounders, an overview analysis and a report from a year-ahead panel, as well as a special look at environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Winning Over Editors and Others with Award Winners’ Multimedia Nuggets [43]

If you’re looking to engage key constituencies for your journalism — whether editors, sources, students or people who have been marginalized — a new set of short videos from award-winning journalists (like KESQ's Angela Chen, at left) can serve as a helpful resource. Inside Story has a roadmap of how to make smart use of these video nuggets to, for instance, convince newsroom powerbrokers to give you more time and support for ambitious stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [45]
Climate Change [7]
Diversity [10]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [23]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Science [46]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
California [35]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
International [38]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Collaborative Journalism Project Reveals Inequities in Escaping Climate Change Hazards [48]

When U.S. communities become unlivable due to climate change impacts, can residents count on government relocation assistance — and are those most in need of help actually getting it? Those questions kickstarted a year-long investigation led by three high-powered journalism organizations. Now they’re sharing their reporting resources toolkit and inviting other journalists to widen the coverage with more local stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [9]
Diversity [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [50]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [27]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
California [35]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Environmental Reporting Through an Indigenous Perspective [55]

Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check out additional resources [56] and watch video from an earlier webinar [57].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [7]
Diversity [10]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Food [18]
Forests [19]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [23]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [50]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [59]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
International [38]
Canada [39]
Australia & Oceania [60]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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U.S. Wildfire Response Badly Off-Base, New Doc Convincingly Shows [61]

A gripping new documentary on raging megafires weaves together stunning cinematography with deeply researched revelations that reveal the futility of current policy around managing wildfires, writes veteran wildfire reporter Robert McClure in a new EJ InSight column. His review, with three big takeaways.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [62]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [16]
Forests [19]
Government [20]
People & Population [50]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [27]
Science [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
California [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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On the Persistence of Ocean Plastics [63]

Concerns about seaborne plastic waste go back decades, but science writer Juli Berwald suggests that myths and disinformation about sources and solutions continue to cloud the waters. From lentil-sized nurdles to sprawling fishing nets, 200 million tons of plastic now fill the ocean and, for her, it has become evident that the ocean plastics story is really a land story. But will the newly signed international treaty on plastics offer relief?

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [45]
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Studies [16]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Science [46]
Technology [64]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
California [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
International [38]
Mexico [65]
Africa [66]
Asia [67]
Europe [68]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Conflict Over Biden’s Offshore Wind Drive To Generate News in 2022 and Beyond [69]

Offshore wind, which some see as a panacea in the search for climate-friendly energy solutions, is getting a push from the Biden administration. But as noted in this week’s TipSheet, part of our 2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, there are numerous obstacles to the renewable power source, whether from states, coastal property owners and towns, fishing industry and even some environmentalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [15]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [27]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
California [35]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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As Locales Move to Decarbonize Buildings, Will States Ban Gas Bans? [70]

While climate change is certainly a global phenomenon, conflicts over addressing it often turn on local concerns. Case in point: Community bans on the use of the fossil fuel methane (aka natural gas), which has in turn prompted some states to ban the bans themselves. The latest TipSheet explains the bans and how they play into the climate change debate, plus story ideas and resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
California [35]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [71]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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As Climate Change Brings Extreme Heat Events, Human Health Is a Casualty [72]

With heat waves driven by global warming pounding parts of the western United States this summer, environmental journalists mustn’t overlook the toll on especially vulnerable populations, among them disadvantaged groups, the elderly, those in low-income housing and more. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters understand heat’s health effects, track heat-vulnerable populations and clarifies how communities can prepare and prevent the worst public health impacts.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [73]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
People & Population [50]
Region:
National (U.S.) [33]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
California [35]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
International [38]
Canada [39]
Europe [68]
Middle East [74]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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