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#SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours [1]

SEJournal is providing full coverage of all eight of the day-long tours from the annual Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference, April 15-18, in Chicago. In Part 2, contributors Meg Duff [2], Nathaniel Eisen [3], Nhung Nguyen [4] and Marlowe Starling [5] provide detailed reports from tours focused on the transitioning steel industry, microgrids, climate-friendly crop practices and evolving Midwestern agricultural systems.

Also check out the first round of tour coverage and read all the great work [1] from our team of early-career freelance journalists, part of SEJournal’s live #SEJ2026 Live conference reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [6]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [7]
Agriculture [8]
Air [9]
Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Studies [19]
Food [20]
Forests [21]
Government [22]
Health [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [30]
Pollution [31]
Science [32]
Technology [33]
Transportation [34]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Report on PFAS Better, With a Better Mapping Tool [41]

If drinking water safety is on your beat, then keeping track of seesawing regulations around PFAS is a challenge. But as Reporter’s Toolbox writes, a powerful government data mapping tool can help you at least locate nearby PFAS facilities at a glance. What it does well and where it sources its underlying data, plus some suggestions on using it for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [16]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [25]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Gas Prices Are Environment — and Human — Story [43]

As the Iran war effectively turns the Strait of Hormuz into a bottleneck for much of the world’s oil and natural gas, the price of gasoline in the United States has spiked, creating inflationary worries. So it’s a good time for journalists to remind their audiences of the overall environmental impacts of fossil fuels. TipSheet has more, including 10-plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Journalism & Media [25]
Military [45]
Natural Resources [27]
Transportation [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
International [46]
Middle East [47]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Renewable Job Training Makes the Grade at Community Colleges [48]

Jobs are relatively plentiful in green energy fields, whether in solar, wind, geothermal, energy efficiency, storage or hydro. To get at the trend, environmental journalists can check in with area community colleges, many of which offer technical training — and local stories. TipSheet has a closer look at the phenomenon, with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources for your coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Natural Resources [27]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [30]
Technology [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Ski Patrol — How Snow Helps Tell Local Climate Story [49]

Winter weather can reveal a great deal about global warming's impacts on your locale. So for environmental journalists, an outing to nearby slopes could be a smart reporting trip (with or without the ski boots). The latest TipSheet offers up more than a dozen story angles and snow and weather resources for your next climate story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Journalism & Media [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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As Realty Risk Data Is Pulled From Web, Alternatives Are Ready [50]

As one data source disappears, another often emerges, finds Reporter’s Toolbox, as it searches for ways to report on real estate risk. In our latest column, insight into where to find information on home hazards, especially from climate change, plus smart ways to use the data for your reporting and some emerging gaps to be aware of.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Disasters [51]
Journalism & Media [25]
Planning & Growth [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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The Cost of Losing Our ‘Sacred Acres’ [52]

In “We Are Eating the Earth,” author Michael Grunwald explains masterfully how good intentions have led us astray over our food system and climate change, writes BookShelf editor Tom Henry. Whether it’s our obsession with meat, myths about biofuels and regenerative agriculture, or feel-good ideas based on bad science, Grunwald argues it’s time for a fundamental shift in values.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [8]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Food [20]
Natural Resources [27]
Policy [30]
Science [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
International [46]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Drinking Water Database Opens Spigot on Local Stories [54]

Drinking water may be ubiquitous in the United States, but that doesn’t mean it’s always safe. To report the answer in your community, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox suggests exploring the Safe Drinking Water Information System, a federal government database mandated by the Safe Drinking Water Act. Here’s how to use it to identify whether your local systems meet its standards.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [13]
Health [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Toxic Fashion — A ‘Between the Lines’ Author Q&A [55]

A simple query about harmful chemicals in airline attendant uniforms started sustainable fashion writer Alden Wicker down a reporting path that uncovered a long history of toxic fashion, took her to India and ultimately inspired her award-winning book, “To Dye For.” In this BookShelf interview, Wicker talks about the challenges, the surprises and the choices made in telling this little-known story.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Justice [17]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
International [46]
Asia [56]
Visibility:
Public [40]
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Lead Pipe Data Map Offers Sharp New Tool [57]

Lead-contaminated drinking water has long been a widespread worry, but one big challenge has been locating the many lead service lines around the United States. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points you to a mappable database to help address that problem, with current, detailed data filtered through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Learn more about this resource and how to best use it.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [13]
Environmental Politics [18]
Health [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Policy [30]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Visibility:
Public [40]
- Read more about Lead Pipe Data Map Offers Sharp New Tool [57]

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