Publication Items

“Environment, Social Justice, and the Media in the Age of the Anthropocene” [1]

A case study in how journalists can center environmental news around social justice is at the heart of a new volume of scholarly essays reviewed in the latest BookShelf. While its tale of rural residents poisoned by contaminants is decades old, its lesson of what happens when power players bank on media acquiescence holds for stories of today.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Military [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
International [10]
Europe [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Biden Nominees Foretell Aggressive Action on Climate, Environmental Justice [13]

Key picks for President Biden’s environment and energy team suggest top priorities, among them an aggressive, whole-government climate change agenda. The latest Backgrounder assesses choices to pursue Biden’s international and domestic climate policies, as well as historic selections for EPA and Interior, and more. Plus, dive into SEJournal’s expanding “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [14]” special report.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
California [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [25]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Assange Case Raises Free Press Concerns; Pushback on ‘Murder the Media’ Message [28]

The Espionage Act case against controversial figure Julian Assange is a wedge that could later be used to restrict press freedoms for journalists and so should be dropped by the incoming Biden administration, argues the new WatchDog opinion column. That, plus why the “murder the media” message signals the need for a law to make it a crime to assault journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Sick Schools in the City of Brotherly Love [30]

A Philadelphia Inquirer investigation into environmental harm suffered by the city’s children, minorities and poor dived into the “decaying infrastructure” of the city schools. The result? Findings of dangerous levels of lead, mold and asbestos, followed by an influx of funding to fix the problems and awards from journalism colleagues. For Inside Story, a Q&A with a reporter for the "Toxic City: Sick Schools" exposé.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Public Health Infrastructure Emerges As Critical Environmental Story [33]

A pandemic and a weakened public health framework underscore how essential is the public health reporting function of environmental journalism. The latest TipSheet entry in our ongoing special report, “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [34],” explores what’s ahead and asks are health agencies too hollowed out to serve? Plus, story ideas and extensive reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [36]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [19]
Health [5]
Infrastructure [39]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [40]
Policy [21]
Science [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Is Wireless Technology an Environmental Health Risk? [42]

As COVID-19 lockdowns push more people online and 5G technology continues its rapid expansion, should the question of whether electromagnetic radiation causes health and environmental injury be raised anew? Yes, argues an award-winning freelancer who herself suffers from electromagnetic hypersensitivity, and who musters suggestive scientific and medical research to make the case. Plus, sidebars on 5G and on taking personal precautions.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [44]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [45]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Science [41]
Technology [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Environmental Issues Likely To Find Their Way to Courts in 2021 [47]

Environmental journalists may want to brush up on their legalese for 2021, as the likelihood of legal challenges over environmental policies — and Trump-era rollbacks — increases. Our Issue Backgrounder, the newest entry in our growing special report, “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [34],” looks at potential legal conflicts over climate change, pipelines, drilling, auto emissions, clean water and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [48]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Renewables To Flourish Further in 2021 [50]

Energy markets may mean more than government action in the ongoing effort to cut global warming emissions. But industry spin makes it tough to sort out the facts. The latest TipSheet, part of our expanding “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [34]” special report, has context on tech advances, shifting demand and the impact of subsidies. That, plus six top developments to watch.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [37]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [51]
Policy [21]
Pollution [9]
Technology [46]
Transportation [52]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Resource Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the South [53]

As part of our special report, “Covering Your Climate: The South [54],” we’ve collected a wide range of resources to help reporters track down climate stories throughout the Southern United States. You’ll find an array of government, academic and NGO links for the Southern United States region, along with additional national and international resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [55]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Covering Your Climate: The South [54]

This Society of Environmental Journalists’ special report — “Covering Your Climate: The South” — is the second in a series [56] designed to help journalists of all kinds cover the impacts of climate change in their region, and to report on actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and preparations for what can’t be stopped. This special report begins with the extensive background overview and in the coming weeks, we’ll publish three tipsheets with a wealth of story ideas for right now and over the coming decade, plus a resource toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [57]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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