Publication Items

Covering Native Connection to the Land [1]

Whether it's pipelines bringing leaks, coastal erosion and storms bringing displacement, or now, increasingly, data centers bringing loss of sovereignty, the central relationship that Indigenous communities have with place is under constant peril. Voices columnist Yessenia Funes urges fellow environmental journalists during Native American Heritage Month to refocus on the rich stories of Indigenous struggles and victories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Voices of Environmental Justice [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [14]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Energy on the Ballot [22]

As the public and news media alike tally the outcomes of this week’s U.S. midterm elections, it is the costs of energy — to the economy and the environment, today and into the future — that will continue to grow to dominate global discourse. A Backgrounder Analysis looks at how environmental journalists must seek the fuller story of this vast energy beat.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Policy [27]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities [30]

As a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering inspiration from his own career, he notes that the world’s rapidly changing oceans hold an abundance of stories and urges others to dive in and explore them.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [34]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
International [38]
Canada [39]
Antarctica & Arctic [40]
Asia [41]
Australia & Oceania [42]
Central America & the Caribbean [43]
Middle East [44]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Closing the Trust Gap With Environmental Justice Communities [45]

Communities impacted by environmental justice issues often view the media with wariness deeply rooted in history. But some journalists and EJ advocates are working together to forge a better relationship. While recognizing the challenges, they offer encouragement with a set of guiding principles for reporters who want to gain the trust of communities and tell accurate, respectful and impactful environmental stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Justice [8]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [47]
Policy [27]
Pollution [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Counting Heat Deaths When Official Data Is Deceptive [49]

Climate change’s real impact is difficult to measure when it comes to heat-related illness and death. That’s due, in large part, to the way health agencies count — or actually undercount — the numbers. But the latest TipSheet spotlights an approach journalists can use to tally the true toll. Plus, additional reporting resources to cover the story in your community.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Farm Bill Stuck in the Mud? [51]

The Farm Bill — omnibus legislation that affects the food supply of millions of Americans, as well as their air, water and soil — is bogged down in hyperpartisan division. But as Backgrounder outlines, environmental journalists would be wise to track how Congress ultimately uses it to address matters like land and water conservation, rural water supply and pollution, pesticides and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [52]
Chemicals [53]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [54]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [55]
People & Population [12]
Policy [27]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Decarbonizing Energy Systems With Clean Firm Power [56]

Solar and wind power are critical for combating climate change, but some energy experts warn they won’t be enough. Their vision for an emissions-free grid depends on technologies ranging from long-duration batteries to nuclear reactors. Journalist Nicolás Rivero on clean firm power’s potential, the challenges ahead and how Big Tech is driving the pursuit of always-on zero-carbon electricity.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Government [10]
Infrastructure [57]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Policy [27]
Pollution [13]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [58]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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EDGI Spares Soon-Hidden Climate Data [59]

As the Trump EPA prepares to erase critical emissions data gathered for the U.S. greenhouse gas reporting program — abandoned along with international climate change obligations — a group of researchers has made it their business to safeguard the data. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox outlines the preserved dataset and what it can tell journalists about the state of U.S. emissions.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [60]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [61]
Government [10]
Policy [27]
Pollution [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Extremely Hot Weather Cooks Up Unusually Awful Air Pollution [62]

Summertime and the livin' is smoggy. American air may be clearer now than when the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, but pollutants still abound. Heat and sunlight stoke chemical reactions that exacerbate health hazards. And worsening wildfires mix in harmful smoke. The latest TipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [63]
Chemicals [53]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Government [10]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [55]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [64]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
International [38]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Taming the Freight Beast [65]

The U.S. freight system delivers significant environmental impacts nationwide, especially in states that host major rail-and-road hubs and seaports. Meanwhile, new federal laws and policies are making it harder to curtail pollution generated by freight trucks, trains and warehouses. Journalist John Lippert looks at how the public, private and nonprofit sectors are rising to this challenge.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [63]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [46]
Infrastructure [57]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [55]
Policy [27]
Pollution [13]
Technology [29]
Transportation [64]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [66]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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