Publication Items

New Environmental Justice Index Helps ID Vulnerable Communities [1]

Biden administration efforts to measure its response to environmental injustice have spurred the launch of a place-based database that scores individual communities on the issue. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reviews the new government index and suggests that despite weaknesses, it is still useful as part of a suite of similar tools. Learn more about how to effectively use the new database.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [8]
Policy [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Climate ‘Censorship’ Raised in Disinformation Fracas [12]

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 [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Policy [9]
Science [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Reporter Navigates Ethical Questions in Project on Endangered Species, Free Markets [16]

Rare parrots, captured in the wild and relocated to a European zoo, are at the heart of an award-winning feature that explores the role of private actors in conservation. Journalist Brendan Borrell (pictured, left) talks about the ethical concerns raised by the controversial figure at the heart of his Audubon Magazine piece, and offers advice on making the most of having an investigation scooped.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [7]
Wildlife [21]
Region:
International [22]
Central America & the Caribbean [23]
Europe [24]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Keeping Up With Victims Displaced by Climate Disasters [25]

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 [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [9]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
California [30]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [31]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Following Nature on a Transformative Journey Away From the Mean Streets of D.C. [35]

As a young man, Rodney Stotts knew plenty about drugs, guns and poverty and little about the other kinds of wildlife in his hometown. A chance offer of a job cleaning up Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia River set him on the path to becoming a master falconer — despite racist resistance — and a mentor to others who share his inner-city roots. BookShelf’s Jennifer Weeks reviews Stotts’ memoir, “Bird Brother.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [18]
Diversity [37]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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NOAA Data Portal Is a Great Home Port for Environmental Journalists [40]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [41]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Studies [42]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Science [15]
Technology [44]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Grants Uncover Downside of Wood Stoves, Water Subsidy Impacts [45]

When a young Ohio-based journalist found her interest piqued by the environmental impacts of wood-burning stoves, she turned — for a second time — to the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Her grant helped her dig deeper and, ultimately, produce a report for Undark. Reporter Diana Kruzman shares her experience with both FEJ-funded projects, along with advice for other grant seekers, in the new StoryLog.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [41]
Consumer [47]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Pollution [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
International [22]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies May Reduce Ocean Overfishing [49]

A new World Trade Organization agreement to limit global overfishing may yield important stories for environmental journalists, as billions of people around the world rely on already heavily exploited fish stocks as their main source of protein. This Backgrounder offers details on the pact and how it tries to address the problem, while providing resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [51]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Food [52]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Natural Resources [54]
Policy [9]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [22]
Asia [55]
Europe [24]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Covering Sharks in Shark Week's Wake — You're Gonna Need a Bigger Meme [56]

Despite how it looks on annual summer “shark attack”-style TV programming, the danger sharks represent to humans is dwarfed by the danger we represent to sharks. The latest TipSheet explores how mass media can distort the reality behind sharks and miss the point of their ecological value — and sheer wonder. Get ideas to better report the real story behind sharks.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Journalism & Media [7]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [22]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Can Qatar’s World Cup Really Be Carbon Neutral? [57]

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 [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [59]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [54]
Technology [44]
Transportation [60]
Waste [61]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
International [22]
Canada [62]
Africa [63]
Asia [55]
Europe [24]
Middle East [64]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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