"Lifelong Cleveland resident Steve Gove recalls when the Cuyahoga River symbolized shame — fetid, lifeless, notorious for catching fire when sparks from overhead rail cars ignited the oil-slicked surface."
Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check out additional resources [4] and watch video from an earlier webinar [5].
When it comes to working across boundaries in an academic setting, those who teach journalism may be naturals, tapping as they often can into their experience reporting on those from very different backgrounds and disciplines. EJ Academy’s editor, Bob Wyss, shares his experience with a successful project examining self-driving vehicles and explains why fellow journalism educators may want to give interdisciplinary teaching a try.
Lead kills. With hunting and fishing seasons underway, lead ammo and tackle put a known neurotoxin into the ecosystem. And that renews a long-standing controversy, with a tug of war over rules limiting lead at the local and federal levels. The latest TipSheet examines why it matters to vulnerable species, like the bald eagle, as well as to humans. Plus, local story ideas and resources.
Hosted online and in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt alongside COP27, this hybrid Global Landscapes Forum event will seek answers on how to build a low-carbon economy that puts people and nature first. Simultaneous interpretation available (EN|FR|ES).
The Global Landscapes Forum and Pulitzer Center invite applications to attend this free online seminar for English-speaking journalists to better examine climate change through the lenses of the rights and labor of those most vulnerable. Get interview opportunities and a ticket to GLF Climate: Frontiers of Change, Nov 11-12, 2022.
This global journalism prize aims to make reporters' voices known beyond the borders of their home countries, to increase the diversity of perspectives offered in the media. Writing in many languages is eligible. Cash prizes. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025.
"In a stark contrast to recent election years, voters in just two states will decide on environmental issues this November. But there’s still a lot at stake."
"Miles Hatfield was walking into his dining room when he felt the wooden floor give way. His legs dropped hip-deep into water that had pooled under his brick house in the green hills of eastern Kentucky where he had lived for the past 40 years, trapping him in his own floor."
"Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine (D) on Thursday announced a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Velsicol, alleging the company contaminated waterways in the city and harmed the health of residents in predominantly minority neighborhoods."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/clean-water-act-50-environmental-gains-challenges-unmet
[2] https://apnews.com/article/science-fires-lakes-race-and-ethnicity-cleveland-f1d0d1f46a962a8ab7aff594a80e9173
[3] https://www.sej.org/publications/special-reports/climate-solutions/environmental-reporting-through-indigenous-perspective
[4] https://www.sej.org/publications/special-reports/climate-solutions/nature-based-and-indigenous-peoples-toolbox
[5] https://www.sej.org/calendar/sej-webinar-covering-climate-solutions-indigenous-communities-nature-based-approaches
[6] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-academy/should-journalism-educators-mix-it-interdisciplinary-projects
[7] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/lead-ammo-and-tackle-decades-later-still-fought-over-big-guns
[8] https://www.sej.org/calendar/glf-climate-frontiers-change
[9] https://www.sej.org/calendar/working-away-climate-change-reporting-intersections-climate-change-rights-and-labor
[10] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-true-story-award
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/where-environment-ballot-and-where-it-s-not
[12] https://therevelator.org/environment-ballot-2022/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-big-companies-shed-their-obligations-clean-old-mines
[14] https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-west-virginia-coal-mining-alpha/?srnd=green&leadSource=uverify%20wall
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/dc-sues-velsicol-allegedly-contaminating-local-rivers-pesticide
[16] https://thehill.com/policy/3687172-d-c-sues-chemical-company-for-allegedly-contaminating-local-rivers-with-pesticide/
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=908
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=905
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=906
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=907
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=910
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=911
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[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=913
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4900