Publication Items

ESA Inaction Spells Trouble for an Iconic Grassland Bird [1]

The lesser prairie-chicken is in dire need of protection, but a decision on listing it under the Endangered Species Act is months overdue. Environmental reporter Mike Smith looks at the causes and potential consequences of the bureaucratic delay and muses on whether this unique bird will go the way of its even more imperiled relative, the Attwater’s prairie-chicken [2].

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Science [14]
Wildlife [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Could Biodiversity Be Bee’s Knees for Environmental Journalists This Fall? [22]

While a global gathering on biodiversity this winter will be news in itself, enterprising reporters can also find many biodiversity stories in their own backyards. The latest TipSheet offers insight into the domestic U.S. battle over endangered species, with a tale of a Tennessee dam, and a better understanding of the biodiversity-habitat connection. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Forests [26]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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How a Distant Chapter in Spice Trade Foretells Today’s Climate Chaos [30]

When Europeans colonized remote Indonesian islands centuries ago to dominate the trade in nutmeg and cloves, they were repeating a pattern of domination of peoples and nature that author Amitav Ghosh argues in his latest book has brought us to the present-day environmental crisis. BookShelf reviewer Melody Kemp offers praise for the book’s strong narrative qualities and incisive historical analysis.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [5]
Climate Change [32]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [34]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [35]
Policy [13]
Region:
International [29]
Asia [36]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Climate Censorship, Part II, Courtesy Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board [37]

A new quarrel over climate reporting, prompted by an editorial charging “censorship,” has the WatchDog troubled by the difficulty of finding a path for transparency. The latest WatchDog Opinion takes a look at the dispute, how online platforms like Twitter fit in and the limits of the laws on disinformation in the United States and Europe, all as part of an effort to chart a path forward for journalism.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [32]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Europe [39]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Sleuths Tap Obscure Toxics Database To ID Loophole on PFAS [40]

Data specialists working with two databases, one familiar and one little-known, have uncovered how companies may be able to hide releases of the family of toxic PFAS chemicals. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox details the data revelation and explores how journalists may make use of the Chemical Data Reporting service’s datasets for their own stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Chemicals [42]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [43]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Environmental Reporting Through an Indigenous Perspective [45]

Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check out additional resources [46] and watch video from an earlier webinar [47].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [5]
Air [49]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [32]
Diversity [50]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Food [34]
Forests [26]
Government [10]
Health [43]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [35]
Policy [13]
Pollution [44]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [51]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
International [29]
Canada [53]
Australia & Oceania [54]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Should Journalism Educators Mix It Up With Interdisciplinary Projects? [55]

When it comes to working across boundaries in an academic setting, those who teach journalism may be naturals, tapping as they often can into their experience reporting on those from very different backgrounds and disciplines. EJ Academy’s editor, Bob Wyss, shares his experience with a successful project examining self-driving vehicles and explains why fellow journalism educators may want to give interdisciplinary teaching a try.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [56]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [27]
Technology [57]
Transportation [58]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Lead Ammo and Tackle, Decades Later, Still Fought Over by Big Guns [59]

Lead kills. With hunting and fishing seasons underway, lead ammo and tackle put a known neurotoxin into the ecosystem. And that renews a long-standing controversy, with a tug of war over rules limiting lead at the local and federal levels. The latest TipSheet examines why it matters to vulnerable species, like the bald eagle, as well as to humans. Plus, local story ideas and resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Health [43]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [44]
Wildlife [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Fossil Fuels Registry Promises Global Warming Data. Does It Deliver? [60]

A new global fossil fuels registry sounds like a breakthrough for covering climate change and energy stories. But Reporter’s Toolbox inspected it and found potentially problematic data sourcing and accuracy. That doesn’t mean that it won’t be useful as one of several tools to help report the beat. Here’s how to make the most of fossil fuel data sources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Journalism & Media [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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U.S. Wildfire Response Badly Off-Base, New Doc Convincingly Shows [61]

A gripping new documentary on raging megafires weaves together stunning cinematography with deeply researched revelations that reveal the futility of current policy around managing wildfires, writes veteran wildfire reporter Robert McClure in a new EJ InSight column. His review, with three big takeaways.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [62]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [32]
Disasters [63]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [64]
Forests [26]
Government [10]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [65]
Policy [13]
Science [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
California [66]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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