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Environmental Digital Storytelling — A Best-in-Show Sampler [1]

As part of its periodic survey of the compelling work by digital journalists using data and multimedia, Reporter’s Toolbox looks at some favorite projects in the last year or so. On the list are granular maps and spinning globes, compelling photo essays and clickable storytelling. But the heart of the best digital journalism, Toolbox reminds us, is that it matters. And these do.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [5]
Diversity [6]
Environmental Justice [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Food [9]
Health [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
International [19]
Canada [20]
Africa [21]
Asia [22]
Europe [23]
Visibility: 
Public [24]
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"Meet The Activists Behind The New Youth Climate Lawsuit" [25]

"Maya Wiliams, 17, already does what she can to tackle climate change. She’s a vegan. She elected not to get her driver’s license, and she turns down trips if they involve airplanes."

Activism [26]
Climate Change [5]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [28]
Source: E&E News [29], 12/19/2023
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"Snakes, Spores and Sewage: Life in the Neighborhood Called ‘the Hole’" [30]

"The small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens has a colorful history but an uncertain future because of climate change."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [32]
Infrastructure [11]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [33]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: NYTimes [34], 12/18/2023
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"People Are Leaving Some Neighborhoods Because Of Floods, A New Study Finds" [35]

"Hundreds of thousands of neighborhoods in the United States are seeing population decline as a result of flooding, new research suggests. Those neighborhoods are often located in areas that are growing in population overall, including parts of Florida, Texas and the region around Washington, D.C."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [31]
Economy & Business [36]
Infrastructure [11]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [33]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NPR [37], 12/18/2023
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Climate Health Impacts Can Multiply Local Story Possibilities [38]

The connection between global warming and human health is worrying many public health experts, as some climate change-induced ecological shifts have worsened the potential spread of infectious diseases, including in North America. The latest TipSheet takes a closer look at a half-dozen climate-related diseases that environmental journalists might watch for local and regional stories. Plus, resources to report on the issue.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [5]
Health [10]
People & Population [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
International [19]
Visibility: 
Public [24]
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New Mexico Extends Ban On Oil And Gas Leasing Around Sacred Chaco Park [40]

"New oil and natural gas leasing will be prohibited on state land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, an area sacred to Native Americans, for the next 20 years under an executive order by New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard."

Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Justice [7]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Source: AP [43], 12/15/2023
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From Saving Owls To Removing Garbage: The Work Of Tribal Land Guardians [44]

"Far from untouched wilderness, the Guardians care for their urbanized Homelands with gentle compassion and expertise — and share it all on Facebook".

Activism [26]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [24]
Canada [20]
Source: The Narwhal [45], 12/14/2023
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"‘A Scam All Around’: Navajo Nation Groups Oppose Hydropower Projects" [46]

"Navajo Nation environmentalists are opposing a “self-described jet setter” and French millionaire’s plans for a massive hydropower project they claim will adversely affect the land, water, wildlife, plants and cultural resources of the largest land area held by Indigenous American peoples in the US."

Consumer [47]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Justice [7]
Environmental Politics [48]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Source: Guardian [49], 12/12/2023
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NPS Teaming Up With Tribes To Tell 'More Complete Story' Of U.S. History [50]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Wednesday that the National Park Service is launching an initiative with Native American tribes to tell “a more complete story of American history” at the country’s 428 national park sites."

Environmental Justice [7]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [51], 12/11/2023
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"At Tribal Summit, Biden Says He’s Working To ‘Heal The Wrongs Of The Past’" [52]

"President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it."

Environmental Justice [7]
Environmental Politics [48]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [53], 12/07/2023
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