Publication Items

Extreme Heat Will Get You This Summer. Watch Out! [1]

With the approach of what looks like an unusually hot summer, the latest TipSheet offers guidance on covering extreme heat, starting with the step-by-step basics of understanding heat’s health impacts, from dehydration to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Plus, get 10 story ideas and reporting resources to cover the dangers of extreme heat locally.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres [10]

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 [11].

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [13]
Biodiversity [14]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Diversity [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Studies [19]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Pollution [20]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [21]
Science [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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National Seashores Are a Secret Summer Treasure [24]

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 [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
California [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [30]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
International [8]
Canada [34]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 2 [35]

Is the United States in the midst of a “nuclear renaissance”? This two-part Backgrounder explores the question, with a look at next-gen reactor design, the (lack of) independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and what to do with nuclear waste. Plus, see Part 1 [36] on the government role in developing nuclear power and an earlier effort at industry rebirth.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [39]
Policy [40]
Technology [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Scouring the Skies for Methane Data [42]

Emissions of the global warming gas methane are widely tracked through satellite sensors, despite some unexpected bumps in the data-gathering effort. But a big challenge is how to interpret and use the resulting insights in your coverage. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points out several important methane datasets and offers useful insights into how to turn them into stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Studies [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 1 [36]

Is the United States in the midst of a “nuclear renaissance”? This two-part Issue Backgrounder explores that question, beginning in Part 1 with a look at the government’s part in developing nuclear power, including through subsidies, as well as why the new reactors built earlier in the 2000s didn’t really make the case for the industry’s rebirth.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [39]
Policy [40]
Technology [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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In Subzero Temperatures, Protecting a Tiger in the Snow [44]

The population of Siberian tigers, the second-largest subspecies in the world, took a turn for the worse after the fall of the Soviet Union. But an international team of biologists in remote Russia has been working to try to save the big cats. “Tigers Between Empires” traces that effort, in a new BookShelf review from contributing editor Jennifer Weeks.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [14]
Science [22]
Wildlife [46]
Region:
International [8]
Asia [47]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Bringing Back National Interest — and Climate Coverage — With VOA? [48]

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 [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Bringing Back National Interest — and Climate Coverage — With VOA? [48]
Gas Prices Are Environment — and Human — Story [50]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [51]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [16]
Journalism & Media [6]
Military [52]
Natural Resources [27]
Transportation [53]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Middle East [54]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Why I Write About Extinction [55]

Reporting on species who are gone forever can be disheartening, but don’t let that stop you. After more than two decades on the extinction beat, John R. Platt has learned this work can also be deeply rewarding. He explains why he’s stuck with it and why other journalists should consider joining him in telling the stories of vanishing animals and plants.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [13]
Biodiversity [14]
Chemicals [56]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Studies [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
Pollution [20]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [21]
Science [22]
Wildlife [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Why I Write About Extinction [55]

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