Publication Items

Methane and Climate Change Toolbox [1]

Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. As part of an ongoing Society of Environmental Journalists special project focused on covering climate solutions, check out a methane resource toolbox and stay tuned for a methane reporting tipsheet in the coming weeks. Plus, watch the recording [2] of an SEJ virtual webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Technology [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
International [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Climate ‘Censorship’ Raised in Disinformation Fracas [25]

A recent climate change disinformation kerfuffle involving House Republicans and White House climate czar Gina McCarthy (pictured, left) is an excellent reminder of how journalists can get caught up in the decades-long campaign to deny climate change, argues the latest WatchDog Opinion column. A warning about the effort to weaponize the idea of transparency when it comes to climate change.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Policy [14]
Science [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Keeping Up With Victims Displaced by Climate Disasters [28]

Disasters driven by climate change can leave a lot of people needing help or being displaced long term. But a key safety net and a central federal aid agency often accomplish little to help climate refugees, reports the latest TipSheet. Get the backstory, plus the outlook, along with questions and resources for stories in your community in the wake of climate disasters.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Policy [14]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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NOAA Data Portal Is a Great Home Port for Environmental Journalists [38]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration database is as vast as the oceans the agency monitors and filled with information collected by a wide array of instruments operating above, below and on the water’s surface. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox delves into the NOAA Data Discovery Portal and takes a look at a new search tool that promises easier exploration of this treasure trove.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Studies [9]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [16]
Technology [17]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
- Read more about NOAA Data Portal Is a Great Home Port for Environmental Journalists [38]
Can Qatar’s World Cup Really Be Carbon Neutral? [41]

Qatar — the world’s highest carbon emitter on a per capita basis — made big promises in its winning bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But will they deliver? Doha-based journalism professor Craig LaMay writes that while sports megaevent hosts face increasing pressure to address environmental concerns, critical coverage of their follow-through is challenging, especially in countries with no free press or public right to government information.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [10]
Infrastructure [44]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [13]
Technology [17]
Transportation [45]
Waste [46]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
International [23]
Canada [47]
Africa [48]
Asia [49]
Europe [50]
Middle East [51]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Reporting Ocean Stories Is Key to Blue Literacy, Planetary Health [52]

As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists publishing project focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at ocean-based solutions. In this special tipsheet, ocean scientist and science writer Juli Berwald offers a primer on the climate-related challenges and possibilities in the global ocean’s physics, chemistry and biology. Plus, check out an expanded toolbox [53] with reporting resources and watch a recent SEJ webinar [54].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [55]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [9]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Science [16]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [23]
Antarctica & Arctic [56]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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How 'Rights of Nature' Is Recasting the Relationship Between Law and the Earth [57]

In 2006, a local government council in Pennsylvania concerned about sewage sludge dumping enacted the Western legal system’s first formal “rights of nature” instrument. Today, numerous countries have laws recognizing specific rights or even legal personhood for nature. As legal expert Alice Bleby explains, this new perspective arises from a wide range of contexts and plays out in many different ways.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [58]
Biodiversity [55]
Chemicals [59]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [9]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Forests [60]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [61]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [35]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [62]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
International [23]
Africa [48]
Asia [49]
Australia & Oceania [63]
South America [64]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Amid Heat Waves, Data on Heat Deaths Deadly Serious [65]

Heat waves, heat domes … heat deaths. The reality of climate change means a grim uptick in fatalities, more so from excess heat than any other kind of extreme weather event. Reporter’s Toolbox points to useful data sources for covering the crisis, with insights on how to go behind the numbers to find the stories of those most vulnerable to heat’s effects.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [27]
Health [66]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Ocean and Climate Change Toolbox [53]

Oceans and climate change intersect with many other issues, a crossover likely to be emphasized in the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference and in future ocean-based climate discussions. This list of resources reflects some of that intersection in order to help environmental journalists better cover the field of “blue climate” solutions.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [55]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [9]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
- Read more about Ocean and Climate Change Toolbox [53]
Covering Climate Solutions [67]

As part of an initiative by the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, this special report offers a series of tipsheets and toolboxes focused on business-based solutions, nature-based solutions, ocean-based solutions and methane/energy-based solutions. Explore the special report and related webinars.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
- Read more about Covering Climate Solutions [67]

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