Publication Items

Covering Native Connection to the Land [1]

Whether it's pipelines bringing leaks, coastal erosion and storms bringing displacement, or now, increasingly, data centers bringing loss of sovereignty, the central relationship that Indigenous communities have with place is under constant peril. Voices columnist Yessenia Funes urges fellow environmental journalists during Native American Heritage Month to refocus on the rich stories of Indigenous struggles and victories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Voices of Environmental Justice [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [14]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities [22]

As a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering inspiration from his own career, he notes that the world’s rapidly changing oceans hold an abundance of stories and urges others to dive in and explore them.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [26]
Science [27]
Technology [28]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
International [32]
Canada [33]
Antarctica & Arctic [34]
Asia [35]
Australia & Oceania [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Middle East [38]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Is Your Local Wildlife Refuge a Refuge No More? [39]

There’s a long history of hunting and fishing in the federal refuge and hatchery system. But the Trump administration has now thrown the doors wide, opening millions of acres in hundreds of locales across much of the country. TipSheet examines what’s missing in this dramatic policy shift, and offers insights and resources for reporting on the impact on the nearest refuge to you.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Forests [41]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [26]
Policy [42]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Behind the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand [43]

An investigative journalism pair shone a light on an important but rarely reported subject with huge environmental consequences: the illegal trafficking of massive quantities of natural sand from African countries. Read an interview with Inside Story about their award-winning reporting and learn what surprised them most and how they overcame the story’s unique challenges.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [45]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Natural Resources [26]
Region:
International [32]
Africa [46]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Farm Bill Stuck in the Mud? [47]

The Farm Bill — omnibus legislation that affects the food supply of millions of Americans, as well as their air, water and soil — is bogged down in hyperpartisan division. But as Backgrounder outlines, environmental journalists would be wise to track how Congress ultimately uses it to address matters like land and water conservation, rural water supply and pollution, pesticides and more.

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Backgrounders [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [49]
Chemicals [50]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [51]
Economy & Business [45]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [52]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [53]
People & Population [12]
Policy [42]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Oysters, Boisterous or Scarce, Fuel Local Environment Stories [54]

The world may be your oyster, but if you’re an environmental journalist, the oyster may also be your story. The latest TipSheet points out (amid numerous tasty serving tips) that oysters say a great deal about the health of local waters … and of the humans who consume the mollusk. Get a dozen-plus oyster story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Health [7]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Food [52]
Health [55]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [56]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [57]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [58]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Extremely Hot Weather Cooks Up Unusually Awful Air Pollution [59]

Summertime and the livin' is smoggy. American air may be clearer now than when the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, but pollutants still abound. Heat and sunlight stoke chemical reactions that exacerbate health hazards. And worsening wildfires mix in harmful smoke. The latest TipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [60]
Chemicals [50]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Government [10]
Health [55]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [61]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
International [32]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Taming the Freight Beast [62]

The U.S. freight system delivers significant environmental impacts nationwide, especially in states that host major rail-and-road hubs and seaports. Meanwhile, new federal laws and policies are making it harder to curtail pollution generated by freight trucks, trains and warehouses. Journalist John Lippert looks at how the public, private and nonprofit sectors are rising to this challenge.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [60]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [51]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [55]
Infrastructure [63]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Policy [42]
Pollution [13]
Technology [28]
Transportation [61]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [56]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [64]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Kelp — The Understory, Underwater [65]

Massive kelp groves, little-noticed despite their proximity to populated coastlines or their importance to ecosystems and to us humans, face numerous pressures and a drastic decline. In “Forest of the Sea,” author David Helvarg dives into the subject, literally, to help reveal this unique undersea world. BookShelf contributing editor Jennifer Weeks has a review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [66]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [7]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
International [32]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres [67]

Today’s teens are growing up in a world of conspicuous climate change, often directly affected by its consequences. Despite their youth, some are at the forefront of the fight against this threat. Freelance journalist and author Meera Subramanian — co-creator of a new nonfiction graphic novel about young climate campaigners — on teens as sources, activism as a topic and the pleasures of collaboration. See a sample of the book [68].

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Diversity [69]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [70]
Health [55]
Journalism & Media [11]
Pollution [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [14]
Science [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
International [32]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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