Publication Items

Is Our Inextricable Link to Water the Key to Human Survival? [1]

The new book by renowned thinker and author Jeremy Rifkin, “Planet Aqua,” immerses the reader in a fascinating premise: that we live not on a land planet but within a great hydrosphere, and that water is no mere resource but a life-sustaining source. BookShelf editor Tom Henry explores how Rifkin’s wide-reaching narrative strives to upend conventional wisdom about our Earth.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Asia [7]
Europe [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Catching a Chemical Slipping Through the Regulatory Cracks [10]

A chemical found in widely used epoxy resins is an endocrine disruptor that remains largely unregulated, despite its ubiquity. That was the subject of a prizewinning explanatory reporting series that focused on the lesser-known bisphenol known as BADGE, and how it might affect artisan woodworkers, construction workers and many others. SEJournal talks with reporter Meg Wilcox (pictured) in this Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [12]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Europe [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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The Joy of Rewilding [15]

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.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [17]
Agriculture [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Journalism & Media [14]
Science [21]
Wildlife [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
International [6]
Canada [24]
Mexico [25]
Europe [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Geothermal a Valuable, But Overlooked Clean Energy Source? [26]

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 [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Technology [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
California [31]
International [6]
Asia [7]
Australia & Oceania [32]
Europe [8]
Middle East [33]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Rethinking Forest Management in the Pyrocene [34]

Recent urban-interface infernos, fueled by climate change, leave no doubt that we have entered the age of runaway fire. Writer and ecologist Lauren Oakes writes that large-scale combustion is permanently reshaping ecosystems and societies as we learn to live with wildfire, not just fight it. Instead of perpetuating problematic approaches to forest management, experts call for confronting the root causes of this crisis and adopting science-informed responses.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Politics [36]
Environmental Studies [37]
Forests [38]
Government [39]
Health [13]
Infrastructure [40]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
California [31]
Northwest (OR WA) [43]
International [6]
Canada [24]
Australia & Oceania [32]
Europe [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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U.S. Fuel Exports To Profit Industry, Slam Consumers [44]

‘Energy dominance’ is a Trump catchphrase whose meaning may be vague — since the U.S. is already the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas. But one thing that does seem clear, per the new Backgrounder, is that a flood of new U.S. permits to export gas will likely mean higher energy prices for U.S. customers.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [45]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [36]
Policy [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Canada [24]
Mexico [25]
Europe [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Desperately Seeking Data? OECD Has Loads [46]

If the possibility of a politically driven dearth of data for your climate and environment reporting has you on edge, the new Reporter’s Toolbox just may have something to soothe your nerves: A data source from beyond the grasp of the Trump administration and outside the boundaries of the United States. Take a quick tour of environmental data from the OECD.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [18]
Air [48]
Biodiversity [19]
Chemicals [12]
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Studies [37]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Pollution [50]
Transportation [51]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Europe [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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With Climate, an Undercurrent of Violence [53]

In his ambitious first book, “The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence,” journalist Peter Schwartzstein explores how climate change explains conflict, even war. BookShelf editor Tom Henry calls it a deeply researched volume that makes a strong case for the connections between global warming, political instability and violence, not just in poorer regions but for the richer West as well.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [54]
Environmental Politics [36]
Government [39]
Military [55]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [56]
Policy [42]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Africa [57]
Asia [7]
Europe [8]
Middle East [33]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Threats of Media Censorship Cloud COP29 [58]

Again this year, a petrostate hosts the COP climate gathering. Azerbaijan as host not only raises questions of how an oil-rich nation can help foster the fossil fuel cuts needed to stem climate change. But WatchDog Opinion also worries what Azerbaijan’s poor press freedom record will mean for journalists covering the gathering and for the civil society that normally enlivens the meeting.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [17]
Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [60]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Justice [54]
Environmental Politics [36]
Government [39]
Journalism & Media [14]
Policy [42]
Region:
International [6]
Asia [7]
Europe [8]
Middle East [33]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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As COP29 Begins, Where Can You Get Good Climate Emissions Data? [61]

The United Nation’s annual climate change meeting is underway this week and if you’re seeking databases on greenhouse gas emissions, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox suggests they might not be from the U.N. Instead, look for the best data from the European Commission’s EDGAR project. What makes EDGAR’s data particularly strong and how to make the best use of it in your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Government [39]
Science [21]
Region:
International [6]
Asia [7]
Europe [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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