Publication Items

Youth Activist Groups Push Climate Into Voting Booths [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
International [9]
Europe [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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‘The Power of Partnerships’ Helps Uncover America’s Energy Gamble [12]

It took teams of journalists to produce an award-winning series of reports digging into environment and climate health effects of massive oil and natural gas production in the Southwestern United States. Our latest Inside Story talks with Jamie Smith Hopkins of the Center for Public Integrity about the benefits of reporting a big story jointly and the project’s sometimes surprising findings.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Policy [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews [19]

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 [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [21]
Air [22]
Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [25]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Food [30]
Forests [31]
Government [32]
Health [33]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Military [35]
Natural Resources [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Other or All [37]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [39]
Policy [18]
Pollution [40]
Science [41]
Technology [42]
Transportation [43]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [46]
California [47]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
International [9]
Canada [54]
Mexico [55]
Africa [56]
Antarctica & Arctic [57]
Asia [58]
Australia & Oceania [59]
Central America & the Caribbean [60]
Europe [10]
Middle East [61]
South America [62]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Potentially Explosive Fertilizer Could Be Found in Your Community [63]

Ammonium nitrate, the explosive agricultural fertilizer that blew up in Lebanon this month, killing dozens and severely damaging Beirut’s center, is stored by the thousands of tons all over the United States. But regulatory blindspots and secretive information policies mean few know exactly where. Backgrounder reviews the chemical’s oversight regime — and its gaps — and has ideas for reporting from your community.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [21]
Chemicals [24]
Disasters [26]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
International [9]
Middle East [61]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Using Data Sources To Track Climate-Driven Mayhem at Superfund Sites [65]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Government [32]
Health [33]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [40]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
International [9]
Europe [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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No Drought of Data, As Climate Dries U.S. [66]

With drought can come fire, and with megadrought, routine reporting becomes disaster headlines. Reporter’s Toolbox gets you to the bottom of the drought data sources that help determine what’s ahead for your region, sorting through the complicated set of federal drought monitoring agencies and resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Studies [28]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Science [41]
Water & Oceans [45]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [47]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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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 [3]
Agriculture [21]
Air [22]
Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [25]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Food [30]
Forests [31]
Government [32]
Health [33]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Military [35]
Natural Resources [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Other or All [37]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [39]
Policy [18]
Pollution [40]
Science [41]
Technology [42]
Transportation [43]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Wildlife [69]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [46]
California [47]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
International [9]
Canada [54]
Mexico [55]
Africa [56]
Antarctica & Arctic [57]
Asia [58]
Australia & Oceania [59]
Central America & the Caribbean [60]
Europe [10]
Middle East [61]
South America [62]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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The Journalism Student Who Went Down a Rabbit Hole and Came Up a Mine Shaft [70]

A young journalist looking for a quick report found himself instead on a five-month odyssey to cover the hidden dangers of abandoned mining sites in the Southwest — then picked up a Society of Environmental Journalists’ student award in the aftermath. How this student’s persistence paid off, in the latest EJ Academy.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [71]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [15]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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ASU’s Cronkite News Service Cleans Up in SEJ Student Awards [72]

One journalism school seems to have hit on a formula for success in generating award-winning student reporting on the environment. EJ Academy editor Bob Wyss on why Arizona State’s Cronkite News Service cleaned up in this year’s Society of Environmental Journalists’ student awards category.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [71]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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News Can Net Eyeballs By Turning Dweebish Data Into Magic Maps [73]

When it comes to telling environment and energy stories, especially about place and scale, data visualizations can turn an average story into a standout. Reporter’s Toolbox takes a look at some recent examples of inspiring data-mapping projects that provide insight into everything from auto emissions and floods to vanishing rivers and whipping winds.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [22]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [40]
Transportation [43]
Water & Oceans [45]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [46]
California [47]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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