Publication Items

Is Climate Disaster Insurance a Worsening Disaster? [1]

The growing disconnect between climate risk and risk insurance for homeowners is leaving millions on the knife-edge of economic disaster. But the latest TipSheet suggests that reality offers environmental journalists an opportunity to navigate the morass, community by community. Get more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources in the latest column.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
California [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Risk Data Is There Despite Efforts To Hide It [19]

Hazmat risk data has long been subject to blackout efforts by industry. And now, Trump administration allies may change the rules to make existing information even harder to get. But Reporter’s Toolbox knows where journalists can still find the goods to support their reporting. Read on to learn about risks to the program in question — and Toolbox workarounds.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [21]
Chemicals [22]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [12]
Pollution [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about Risk Data Is There Despite Efforts To Hide It [19]
Why Environmental Journalists Should Care About the Presidential Records Act [24]

It may not seem at first glance like an environmental matter, but the Trump Justice Department’s declaration that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional potentially undermines the preservation of key administration records, warns WatchDog Opinion. That includes all kinds of environmental policy decision-making by the president, White House and other executive branch staff. Here’s why we need the act.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about Why Environmental Journalists Should Care About the Presidential Records Act [24]
National Seashores Are a Secret Summer Treasure [26]

While less heralded than its national park system, the United States abounds in waterfront treasures that are part of the national seashore and lakeshore program. The latest TipSheet takes you on a guided tour of more than a dozen, from barrier islands and dunes to tidepools and turtles. Plus, a half-dozen reporting ideas for your own region.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
California [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
International [32]
Canada [33]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about National Seashores Are a Secret Summer Treasure [26]
#SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours [34]

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 [35], Nathaniel Eisen [36], Nhung Nguyen [37] and Marlowe Starling [38] 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 [34] from our team of early-career freelance journalists, part of SEJournal’s live #SEJ2026 Live conference reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [40]
Agriculture [41]
Air [21]
Biodiversity [42]
Chemicals [22]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [47]
Food [48]
Forests [49]
Government [7]
Health [50]
Infrastructure [51]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [23]
Science [52]
Technology [53]
Transportation [54]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about #SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours [34]
War and Pizza — #SEJ2026 in Chicago [56]

Nearly as rejuvenating as attending the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual gathering is perusing the après-conference spoof by contributing quipster David Helvarg. While it seemed he was mostly there unabashedly preselling his forthcoming book, he somehow found time to send up SEJ’s earnest sessions, lambast its blown-up tours and rib its beat dinners. Read his Chicago roast.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [41]
Air [21]
Chemicals [22]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [57]
Government [7]
Health [50]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [27]
Policy [12]
Pollution [23]
Science [52]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about War and Pizza — #SEJ2026 in Chicago [56]
Why the Silencing of Protest Matters [58]

As the Trump administration and its allies seek to stifle free speech and paint protest as domestic terrorism, Voices columnist Yessenia Funes argues that environmental journalists must heed the impact on the environmental movement we cover. Start with what happened in Standing Rock, which swept back into the news this spring. Funes explains the connection, and where we may be headed.

SEJ Publication Types:
Voices of Environmental Justice [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [40]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [10]
Policy [12]
Pollution [23]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [60]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [61]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about Why the Silencing of Protest Matters [58]
National Trails System — You Can Get There From Here [62]

A walk in the woods can get you more than a good time — it can get you a good story. TipSheet explores the National Trails System and other trail systems around the United States, which provide scenic and historic high points for your reporting, along with traveler interviews and insights. A dozen story ideas and reporting resources for exploring your area’s natural wonders.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [49]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about National Trails System — You Can Get There From Here [62]
Bringing Back National Interest — and Climate Coverage — With VOA? [63]

Once a U.S. propaganda vehicle, the Voice of America became much more — a lifeline for millions across the globe. And one that, WatchDog Opinion notes, offered more climate news than most. That is, until Trump tried to kill it. Now that a legal ruling has given it new life, what’s the next chapter? And what will that mean for U.S. press freedom?

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [32]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about Bringing Back National Interest — and Climate Coverage — With VOA? [63]
Environmental Journalists in a Perilous Era — A Survival Guide [64]

Political upheaval. Economic uncertainty. Security fears. Today’s environmental journalism landscape is strewn with hazards. But whether you’re a freelancer or a staffer, you don’t have to face them alone. In fact, the best strategies for coping with on-the-job risks and riding out these tumultuous times involve community and collaboration. Contributors Madeline Ostrander and Michael Bradbury share insights and advice.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [65]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [43]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about Environmental Journalists in a Perilous Era — A Survival Guide [64]

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