Publication Items

Biden Nominees Foretell Aggressive Action on Climate, Environmental Justice [1]

Key picks for President Biden’s environment and energy team suggest top priorities, among them an aggressive, whole-government climate change agenda. The latest Backgrounder assesses choices to pursue Biden’s international and domestic climate policies, as well as historic selections for EPA and Interior, and more. Plus, dive into SEJournal’s expanding “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [2]” special report.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
International [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Covering Your Climate: The South [19]

This Society of Environmental Journalists’ special report — “Covering Your Climate: The South” — is the second in a series [20] designed to help journalists of all kinds cover the impacts of climate change in their region, and to report on actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and preparations for what can’t be stopped. This special report begins with the extensive background overview and in the coming weeks, we’ll publish three tipsheets with a wealth of story ideas for right now and over the coming decade, plus a resource toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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South Slow To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels, Other Climate Impacts [23]

Preparations for the inevitable impacts of the climate crisis in the South, the country’s most vulnerable region, have been hit or miss. And one of the toughest challenges — preparing coastal communities for inevitable flooding from sea level rise — is just beginning. More on the region’s climate adaptation considerations in the final entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [19]” special report. Plus, a backgrounder, additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [10]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region [32]

As global warming worsens, effects like extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding and inland flooding will have an outsized impact in the Southern United States. The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The South [19]” special report looks at those effects. Plus, read an introductory overview and watch for additional entries on climate mitigation and adaptation in the South.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [33]
Air [34]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [35]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [37]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [10]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [39]

Most Southern state leaders are doing the least to fight the climate crisis, despite having the most to lose environmentally and economically. When will that begin to change? The latest entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [19]” special report looks at the politics of the climate crisis, the dominance of utilities, and the transportation and forestry sectors, along with the few climate breakthroughs.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [34]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [35]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [37]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [10]
Pollution [38]
Transportation [40]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Is the South Confronting Its Climate Threats? [41]

The South is ground zero for the climate crisis in the United States, yet little is being done to prevent impacts or protect communities. Will the South tap its potential to be part of the solution? Our special report, “Covering Your Climate: The South,” helps reporters cover the region, starting with a backgrounder on climate concerns from Texas to Virginia.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [33]
Air [34]
Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [35]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [37]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [43]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [10]
Pollution [38]
Science [44]
Technology [45]
Transportation [40]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Environmental Justice Stories Will Keep Proliferating in 2021 [46]

The surging racial justice movement has reenergized aspirations to correct the environmental injustices that blemish countless underprivileged U.S. communities. The new TipSheet, another part of our 2021 Guide [2], scans the landscape of trouble spots, from urban to rural, industrial zones to Superfund sites. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [34]
Chemicals [48]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
People & Population [28]
Policy [10]
Pollution [38]
Waste [49]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
International [17]
Mexico [51]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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New Mapping Software Offers Unique View of Western Wildlife Migration [52]

Large migratory species have been traveling across the North American continent for thousands of years. But the land has been dramatically affected, altering how these big game move about. A new data mapping site for scientists can now help environmental journalists track Western wildlife herds and their health as well. The latest from Reporter’s Toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [42]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Studies [54]
Science [44]
Wildlife [55]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Conservative Court To Consider Upcoming Environment Cases [56]

Amy Coney Barrett’s swearing-in as associate justice this week brings a solidifying conservative majority to the Supreme Court. That likely means environmental issues coming before the justices will face new legal tests. The latest TipSheet explores four prominent cases coming to the high court this term that will help shed light on its evolving views on climate, water and public information.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [57]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [55]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Youth Activist Groups Push Climate Into Voting Booths [58]

A key Democratic primary win in Massachusetts last week appears to portend a weather change in climate politics, with youth groups helping propel the issue into November’s polling places. Reporter’s Toolbox helps environmental journalists cover the shift by cataloging some of the biggest youth climate activist groups with local chapters and large geographic reach.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
International [17]
Europe [59]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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