Publication Items

Between the Lines: Enviro Beat Icon “Connects the Dots” in Latest Book [1]

SEJournal’s Tom Henry speaks with former New York Times staff writer and environmental journalism pioneer Philip Shabecoff about how and why he wrote his latest book, “Places: Habitats of a Human Lifetime.”

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BookShelf [2]
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Public [3]
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Fostering Diversity in Environmental Journalism [4]

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [5]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [8]
Visibility:
Public [3]
- Read more about Fostering Diversity in Environmental Journalism [4]
Top Photo Winners Span the Globe [9]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Wildlife [12]
Region:
Africa [13]
Asia [14]
Visibility:
Public [3]
- Read more about Top Photo Winners Span the Globe [9]
Adaptation Snapshots [15]

Special Report: Part Two

By DONALD BORENSTEIN
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [16]
People & Population [8]
Climate Change [17]
Visibility:
Public [3]
- Read more about Adaptation Snapshots [15]
Ugandan Farmers Face Climate Adaptation Challenges [18]

Special Report: Part Five

By LISA MEERTS-BRANDSMA

Uganda’s fertile soils and mild climate not only support a rich diversity of flora and fauna, but also allow 80 percent of the country’s land to be under cultivation, and more than 80 percent of its citizens to live as farmers.
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [17]
Natural Resources [20]
Region:
Africa [13]
Visibility:
Public [3]
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Adopting Climate Adaptation Messages [21]

Special Report: Part Four

By LEE AHERN

Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Visibility:
Public [3]
- Read more about Adopting Climate Adaptation Messages [21]
Host City for SEJ Conference Maintains Sustainable Attitude [24]

SEJ returns to Chattanooga, Oct. 2-6, for its 23rd annual conference, this time building on and highlighting the city's sustainability theme, which has entered its second generation and garnered worldwide recognition. SEJ President Don Hopey explains.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [16]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Visibility:
Public [3]
- Read more about Host City for SEJ Conference Maintains Sustainable Attitude [24]
EPA Database Illuminates Ecological Effects of Toxics [26]

Environmental journalists who want to explore the impacts of toxic substances on wildlife, fish, and plants can get help from a little-known EPA database. Online and searchable, ECOTOX has gotten better over the years, making it useful for reporters as well as scientists.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [28]
Chemicals [29]
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Public [3]
- Read more about EPA Database Illuminates Ecological Effects of Toxics [26]
Interior Probe of Polar-Bear Scientist Buried with Settlement [30]

As efforts to suppress science go, the Interior Department's dunking-stool investigation of scientist Charles Monnett (who published observations that polar bears were drowning because of ice retreat) was quite a story. Now, with a $100,000 settlement, it is a story that may never be fully told, including whether there was evidence of political interference by top Interior officials.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [12]
Science [31]
Government [32]
Visibility:
Public [3]
- Read more about Interior Probe of Polar-Bear Scientist Buried with Settlement [30]
Corporations Spy on Environmental Nonprofits: Report [33]

The report documents the startling breadth of corporate spying on nonprofit groups that oppose corporate policies — especially environmental groups. Much of the spying is done by contractors using former government security agency employees — and some is done with complicity or help from the FBI or CIA.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [34]
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Public [3]
- Read more about Corporations Spy on Environmental Nonprofits: Report [33]

Special Report: Part Two

Special Report: Part Five

Special Report: Part Four

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