Publication Items

Renewables To Flourish Further in 2021 [1]

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 [2]” 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 [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Technology [16]
Transportation [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Renewables To Flourish Further in 2021 [1]
Resource Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the South [20]

As part of our special report, “Covering Your Climate: The South [21],” 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 [22]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Resource Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the South [20]
Covering Your Climate: The South [21]

This Society of Environmental Journalists’ special report — “Covering Your Climate: The South” — is the second in a series [23] 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 [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Covering Your Climate: The South [21]
South Slow To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels, Other Climate Impacts [26]

Preparations for the inevitable impacts of the climate crisis in the South, the country’s most vulnerable region, have been hit or miss. And one of the toughest challenges — preparing coastal communities for inevitable flooding from sea level rise — is just beginning. More on the region’s climate adaptation considerations in the final entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [21]” special report. Plus, a backgrounder, additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [14]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about South Slow To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels, Other Climate Impacts [26]
Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region [34]

As global warming worsens, effects like extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding and inland flooding will have an outsized impact in the Southern United States. The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The South [21]” special report looks at those effects. Plus, read an introductory overview and watch for additional entries on climate mitigation and adaptation in the South.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [35]
Air [36]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [9]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region [34]
Author Lopez Remembered; SEJ Speech Reshared [37]

Society of Environmental Journalists' members lamented the Dec. 25 death of renowned nature writer Barry Lopez, whose writings included "Arctic Dreams," "Of Wolves and Men" and more. Lopez gave SEJers a much-remembered address about writing, environmental journalism and more at the Barbra Streisand ranch in Malibu during the organization's 1999 annual conference in Los Angeles.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Diversity [39]
Environmental Health [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [30]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Author Lopez Remembered; SEJ Speech Reshared [37]
Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [40]

Most Southern state leaders are doing the least to fight the climate crisis, despite having the most to lose environmentally and economically. When will that begin to change? The latest entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [21]” special report looks at the politics of the climate crisis, the dominance of utilities, and the transportation and forestry sectors, along with the few climate breakthroughs.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [36]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [40]
Is the South Confronting Its Climate Threats? [41]

The South is ground zero for the climate crisis in the United States, yet little is being done to prevent impacts or protect communities. Will the South tap its potential to be part of the solution? Our special report, “Covering Your Climate: The South,” helps reporters cover the region, starting with a backgrounder on climate concerns from Texas to Virginia.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [35]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [43]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [44]
Technology [16]
Transportation [17]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Is the South Confronting Its Climate Threats? [41]
Biden Faces Environmental Challenges on Multiple International Treaties [45]

As the incoming Biden administration prepares to re-engage on the global stage, environment-related treaties are high on the agenda. The latest Backgrounder, part of our 2021 Guide [46], takes a closer look at 10-plus top treaties, including those focused on climate change, biodiversity, plastics pollution, airplane emissions, the future of the Arctic and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [36]
Biodiversity [42]
Chemicals [48]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Forests [49]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [17]
Waste [50]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [51]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [52]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Biden Faces Environmental Challenges on Multiple International Treaties [45]
Environmental Justice Stories Will Keep Proliferating in 2021 [53]

The surging racial justice movement has reenergized aspirations to correct the environmental injustices that blemish countless underprivileged U.S. communities. The new TipSheet, another part of our 2021 Guide [46], scans the landscape of trouble spots, from urban to rural, industrial zones to Superfund sites. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [36]
Chemicals [48]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [30]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Waste [50]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [54]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [55]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [56]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
International [52]
Mexico [57]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Environmental Justice Stories Will Keep Proliferating in 2021 [53]

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