Publication Items

“Whose Water Is It Anyway?: Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands” [1]

Water rights activist Maude Barlow eschews sanitized language to take on what she calls the “lords of water,” fighting global and local battles to turn communities “blue.” Barlow’s new book, “Whose Water Is It Anyway?: Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands” is the subject of our latest BookShelf review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Policy [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Canada [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Soiled Skies Incite ‘Choked’ Author To Pursue Air Pollution Story [13]

The data on dirty air is devastating. But it wasn’t just the numbers that prompted freelance journalist Beth Gardiner to chase the story of worsening air pollution around the globe. It was also the impact on human lives and the intersection with politics, power and money. She explains in our latest feature story. Plus, resources for your own reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [22]
Policy [7]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Asia [25]
Europe [26]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Data Sources a Jumping-Off Point for Radon Stories [27]

If radon is the forgotten environmental health story, per our recent TipSheet [28], then at least journalists ready to report have some good resources to do it. Our latest Reporter’s Toolbox details several databases that provide invaluable info on the problem, including a new comprehensive, and mappable, database from the Centers for Disease Control.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Environmental Health [30]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Radon — The Forgotten Environmental Health Story [28]

Thousands of lives are lost each year to lung cancers caused by radon exposure. Yet as the latest TipSheet explains the story often remains untold. Get the context to help turn this life-and-death environmental health concern into local news reporting. Plus, Reporter’s Toolbox highlights databases [27] that can kick-start coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Environmental Health [30]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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‘Red List’ Is Among Top Data Resources on Threatened Species [32]

When it comes to rare species, good news can be equally rare. But that makes their stories all the more compelling to tell. And that’s why our latest Reporter’s Toolbox details a leading database, soon to be updated, called Red List. Plus, other species databases for reporters.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Studies [34]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Science [24]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Delving Into Drones [36]

Veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick offers practical advice on learning to fly your own drone. Plus, he shares insights [37] and photos [38] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes, and explains why he sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism as a match made in heaven.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [33]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [30]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Government [41]
Journalism & Media [20]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Drones and Photojournalism — Elevating the Craft to New Heights [37]

A match made in heaven — that’s how veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism. In the latest EJ InSight, Essick shares insights and photos [38] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes. Plus, in a sidebar, Essick gives practical advice on learning to fly your own drone [36].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [33]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [30]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Government [41]
Journalism & Media [20]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Environmental Stories 'Down The Road' in 2020 From Highway Bill [45]

A massive transportation measure is working its way through Congress, with environmental elements including climate change and public transit. But will this “must-pass” measure actually pass in the coming year? Or will it be bogged down by politics or looming questions of how to pay for it? A new Issue Backgrounder explains.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [41]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Planning & Growth [48]
Policy [7]
Pollution [23]
Technology [49]
Transportation [50]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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“Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working With Elephants” [51]

A new book, “Giants of the Monsoon Forest,” offers an intimate look at the lives of working elephants in conflict-ridden Myanmar, where one of the planet’s most majestic animals faces increasing pressures. BookShelf reviewer Melody Kemp, based in Laos, describes her own experience with elephants, their surprising history with man and hopeful possibilities for their future.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [33]
Forests [52]
Military [53]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
International [10]
Asia [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Ongoing Climate Change Will Bring More Bad News on Health in 2020 [54]

Illness, injury, death. Those are the worsening health impacts of climate change, as global warming shifts disease vectors, encourages bacteria and foodborne illness, and leaves people increasingly suffering from heat, smog, smoke, allergies and other risks of extreme weather. Our latest TipSheet helps you get a handle on the sprawling health-climate story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [55]
Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [30]
Food [56]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
International [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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