Publication Items

Helping Students Learn the Hard Work of Journalism [1]

Two flourishing nonprofit programs teach young writers the basics of journalism and environmental reporting — mentoring and paying students, who publish enterprise and public records stories, personal essays and narrative features. Read more about Florida Student News Watch with CD Davidson-Hiers [1] and Indiana’s climate solutions-focused Youth Environmental Press Team with Jim Poyser [2], in the new EJ Academy.

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EJ Academy [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Government [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [10]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [11]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Winter Storm — Reporting Resources From SEJ Publications [16]

As a major winter storm dumped snow and ice across much of the United States this weekend, taking lives, leaving many without power and stalling transportation, the SEJ Publications team offers resources for winter storm reporting in your region. We’ve got the latest headlines, plus a Toolbox on data sources, and an array of snow-related TipSheets to help tell the local climate story.

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SEJ News [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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The Joy of Rewilding [20]

Rewilding is a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity. It’s also the name of an online magazine launched by journalists Kat Tancock and Domini Clark. Their goal? To expose more people to the concept and inspire action through positive storytelling. Co-founder Tancock on the magazine’s editorial vision, opportunities for freelancers to contribute and what rewilding means to her.

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Features [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [23]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [24]
Journalism & Media [19]
Science [25]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [10]
International [26]
Canada [27]
Mexico [28]
Europe [29]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Trump Tries (and Fails) To Disappear Climate Disaster Data [30]

Even though the United States suffers multiple billion-dollar climate change-related catastrophes, the federal government has ceased sharing the data publicly. And it’s far from the only example of environmental data being blacked out, notes the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. But at least in some cases, civil society organizations have rescued the information and put it back online. See what’s still available.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [32]
Environmental Studies [33]
Government [6]
Science [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Thank You for the Work You Do — and for Letting Me Serve [34]

Outgoing board president Halle Parker reflects on her year leading the organization as her term comes to a close, thanking board members, staff and volunteers for their work during a challenging time for journalism. She highlights key changes aimed at better supporting freelancers and students, notes efforts to strengthen representation and community within SEJ and looks ahead to the organization’s 35th anniversary conference [35] in Chicago. Parker also underscores why recent membership bylaw revisions — approved by members — are critical to SEJ’s future.

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SEJ Presidents Report [36]
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Public [15]
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Solutions Stories a Compass for Readers [37]

Get more Voices of Environmental Justice in 2026, as we increase column frequency to bimonthly. And for her first contribution of the year, writer Yessenia Funes calls on climate reporters to offer audiences a sense of hope by leaning into solutions narratives, hard-hitting and data-driven stories that hold the powerful accountable. Expert advice on how to make solutions journalism work.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [39]
Environmental Studies [33]
Health [40]
Journalism & Media [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
California [41]
International [26]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Spring Is Coming. How Silent Will It Be? [42]

Bird populations remain in steep decline, mostly due to human activity. But as the latest TipSheet reports, reporting on the disappearance of our avian residents can lead journalists to some bread-and-butter environmental stories: whether about local ecosystems, climate change, chemicals, land disturbance and more. Read on for more, including nearly a dozen-and-a-half story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [44]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Studies [33]
Health [40]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [26]
Canada [27]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Geothermal a Valuable, But Overlooked Clean Energy Source? [45]

More heat pumps than ever are going into homes and businesses in the United States these days. But they are just one small-scale use of geothermal energy, a promising utility-scale technology that is growing worldwide — and with a minimal carbon footprint to boot. But there are drawbacks as well. The new Issue Backgrounder explains how it all works.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Natural Resources [48]
Technology [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
California [41]
International [26]
Asia [50]
Australia & Oceania [51]
Europe [29]
Middle East [52]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Between the Lines — Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability [53]

Writers with disabilities and chronic illnesses explore perspectives on nature and environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor Louise Kenward discusses the recent volume with contributor William Allen in a new BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A — the connection between climate change and disability, the benefits of learning to rest, the value of engaging with different perspectives and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [18]
Diversity [55]
Environmental Justice [56]
Environmental Politics [32]
Health [40]
Journalism & Media [19]
People & Population [57]
Policy [58]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [26]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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EPA’s Brownfields Data, Covered With Crud? [59]

Hundreds of thousands of polluted, abandoned industrial sites — called brownfields — dot the United States. For reporters seeking local environmental stories, this profusion of problem spots cries out for coverage. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points you to a series of government databases that track them and let you map them, but warns that the going won’t be easy. Find out why.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [19]
Pollution [60]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about EPA’s Brownfields Data, Covered With Crud? [59]

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