Publication Items

How Much Longer Will Insurers Cover Wildfire Loss Near You? [1]

With wildfire exploding across the West this season, it may not be long before insurance companies worried about houses built along the wildland-urban interface try to raise premiums or drop policies altogether. It’s already happening in California, which is pushing back. Will it happen in your region as well? TipSheet has the backstory, plus a range of reporting resources.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Planning & Growth [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
California [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
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Public [13]
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Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews [14]

They’ve long been a staple of the news business. But now, with the pandemic continuing to keep journalists from their subjects, remote video interviews have become an essential tool. And even newbie video reporters can quickly learn the basics. Science video producer Eli Kintisch shares a quick eight-step remote video setup and some simple tricks of the trade, in this SEJournal how-to.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Agriculture [17]
Air [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Food [27]
Forests [28]
Government [29]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Military [33]
Natural Resources [34]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Other or All [36]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [6]
Policy [38]
Pollution [39]
Science [40]
Technology [41]
Transportation [42]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
California [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
International [50]
Canada [51]
Mexico [52]
Africa [53]
Antarctica & Arctic [54]
Asia [55]
Australia & Oceania [56]
Central America & the Caribbean [57]
Europe [58]
Middle East [59]
South America [60]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Small-Market Reporter Unmasks Race Gap in Pollution Response [61]

When two towns — one an affluent suburb and the other a poor rural community — faced similar air pollution crises, lopsided government action made clear there was an underlying race and class divide. Reporter Sharon Lerner shares the story behind her award-winning reporting that tells the “Tale of Two Toxic Cities,” in our latest Inside Story Q&A.

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Inside Story [62]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Air [18]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [29]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
People & Population [37]
Pollution [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Using Data Sources To Track Climate-Driven Mayhem at Superfund Sites [63]

Hazardous waste and floodwaters don’t typically mix well together. So when a Michigan dam recently burst, and flooded not just the local community, but also threatened a nearby Superfund site, it prompted Reporter’s Toolbox to look at how environmental journalists could track similar threats in their areas, especially as climate change raises the risks of similar disasters.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [5]
Government [29]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [39]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
International [50]
Europe [58]
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Public [13]
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Disaster Preparedness Key Amid Pandemic [65]

Unheeded warnings are the hallmark of many disasters. And with coronavirus still hobbling the nation, communities and journalists must now watch for all the ways COVID-19 could make even the most familiar hazards far worse. Prepare with this extensive Backgrounder, which touches on issues around evacuations and emergency readiness when facing storms, fires, toxic releases and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [66]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [18]
Chemicals [20]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [23]
Government [29]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [6]
Policy [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
California [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [67]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [68]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Agriculture [17]
Air [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Food [27]
Forests [28]
Government [29]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Military [33]
Natural Resources [34]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Other or All [36]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [6]
Policy [38]
Pollution [39]
Science [40]
Technology [41]
Transportation [42]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Wildlife [69]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
California [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
International [50]
Canada [51]
Mexico [52]
Africa [53]
Antarctica & Arctic [54]
Asia [55]
Australia & Oceania [56]
Central America & the Caribbean [57]
Europe [58]
Middle East [59]
South America [60]
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Data Project Details Nation's Disintegrating Dams [70]

Hundreds of U.S. dams are at risk, and the Associated Press undertook a massive two-year-long investigative reporting project to gather and sort data that would identify those presenting the greatest hazards. In this guest Reporter’s Toolbox, AP data journalist Michelle Minkoff details the news service’s painstaking process, its striking findings and the impact of its reporting. Plus, key lessons learned for other data news projects.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [5]
Government [29]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Future of Nuclear Power Hangs in Balance of Climate, Costs [71]

Safety has traditionally been the key question when discussing the realities of nuclear power. But in assessing the future of the nuclear industry amid debates over its potential to help tackle the climate crisis, the latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & the Environment” reports that there may be an equally pressing concern.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [66]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Journalism & Media [31]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
California [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
International [50]
Canada [51]
Asia [55]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Delving Into Drones [72]

Veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick offers practical advice on learning to fly your own drone. Plus, he shares insights [73] and photos [74] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes, and explains why he sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism as a match made in heaven.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [75]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [19]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [23]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Government [29]
Journalism & Media [31]
Natural Resources [34]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Drones and Photojournalism — Elevating the Craft to New Heights [73]

A match made in heaven — that’s how veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism. In the latest EJ InSight, Essick shares insights and photos [74] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes. Plus, in a sidebar, Essick gives practical advice on learning to fly your own drone [72].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [75]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [19]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [23]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Government [29]
Journalism & Media [31]
Natural Resources [34]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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