Publication Items

Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres [1]

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 [2].

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Diversity [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Pollution [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [16]
Science [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
International [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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National Seashores Are a Secret Summer Treasure [22]

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 [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [24]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
California [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
International [20]
Canada [33]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Superfund Under Trump 2.0 — Quick … and Dirty? [34]

Every U.S. state has at least one Superfund site, the worst kind of toxic waste dump. And millions live near them. The latest TipSheet has a look at the state of the decades-old Superfund cleanup program under the Trump administration, and how environmental journalists can turn that into local stories, with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [35]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [24]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [15]
Waste [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [37]

Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started here [37].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [39]
Air [40]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [35]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Forests [44]
Government [24]
Health [13]
Infrastructure [45]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Military [46]
Natural Resources [26]
Policy [47]
Pollution [15]
Science [17]
Technology [48]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
California [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [51]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [52]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
International [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Coastal Flooding Challenges Cities Around the U.S. [54]

The United States has nearly 100,000 miles of coastline and much of it is at risk of flooding. But what that inundation looks like varies widely from place to place. From storm surges to land subsidence, the latest Backgrounder details the different types of flooding and the threats they pose to coastal communities, especially sea level cities.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [7]
Infrastructure [45]
Journalism & Media [14]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
California [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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New Angle for Reporting on Oil and Gas Industry — Radioactive Waste [56]

Industry experts and government regulators have long known that radionuclides reside in oil and natural gas. Yet radioactive emissions and waste continue to threaten the lives of workers and community members across the country. Investigative journalist Justin Nobel on the opportunities and urgent need for reporters to drill into a story steeped in questions of accountability, health and justice.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [40]
Chemicals [35]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [57]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Government [24]
Health [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [58]
People & Population [59]
Policy [47]
Pollution [15]
Science [17]
Technology [48]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [51]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [52]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
International [20]
Canada [33]
South America [60]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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EPA Nominee Heads for Approval, Despite Inexperience [61]

Former Congressman Lee Zeldin, the Trump administration nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has scant expertise in the field and little appeal to environmental groups. But at a Senate hearing earlier this month, the Trump loyalist aimed to score points by confirming the existence of climate change and deflating rumors of an agency move out of the Capital. The latest EJ TransitionWatch takes a look at Zeldin's prospects.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ TransitionWatch [62]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [24]
Policy [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Trauma Specialist Offers Ospreys As ‘Gateway Drug’ to Nature [63]

Therapist and artist Pamela Lowell spent several months observing and banding ospreys, but rather than offer the experience up as a scientific account, she turns it into a lighthearted memoir that aims to explore and explain a range of wildlife and environmental issues through art, insight and empathy. BookShelf editor Tom Henry has a review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Studies [12]
Wildlife [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Sniffing Out Invasive Plant Species — Conservation Canines in Action [65]

Plant species that take root outside their normal range and spread aggressively are wreaking havoc in ecosystems worldwide. But specially trained detection dogs are on the job, following their noses to find the invaders so they can be eradicated. Contributor Nancy Castaldo reports on a demo of this conservation tool by a scent-savvy Lab and his devoted handler.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Forests [44]
Science [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
International [20]
Europe [66]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Spurt in Hydro Relicensing To Leave U.S. Awash in Environmental Stories [67]

Hundreds of hydropower dams in the United States will see their licenses expiring in the next decade, generating years-long federal relicensing processes. That prospect calls for close local and regional coverage of the complicated balance between renewable energy needs with negative environmental impacts. The latest TipSheet explains the licensing process and the dam backstory, along with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [57]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Infrastructure [45]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Policy [47]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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