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Environmental Studies [8]

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Science [14]

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Read more about U.S. Wildfire Response Badly Off-Base, New Doc Convincingly Shows [1]

Beat Reporter’s Coverage Calls Out Natural Gas Proponents [20]

Electric utilities may sound like a wonky beat, but in the hands of L.A. Times’ Sammy Roth, it became an opportunity to weave together seemingly dry, technical subject matter into a series of award-winning stories on natural gas that captured flash points for climate change, communities of color and energy politics. Roth shares his reporting experience in the latest Inside Story Q&A.

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Inside Story [21]

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Activism [3]

Air [22]

Consumer [23]

Economy & Business [24]

Energy & Fuel [25]

Environmental Justice [26]

Infrastructure [27]

Journalism & Media [28]

Policy [13]

Pollution [30]

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California [16]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]

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Public [19]

Read more about Beat Reporter’s Coverage Calls Out Natural Gas Proponents [20]

Arizona Tribe And Biologists Rescue The Apache Trout From Near Extinction [32]

"The White Mountain Apache reservation stretches across about 1.24 million acres in eastern Arizona, rising at its highest point to 11,000 feet above sea level. It is the only place in the world where the state fish of Arizona lives in its natural habitat ."

Fish & Fisheries [33]

Public [19]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]

Source: Arizona Republic [34], 09/30/2022

Read more about Arizona Tribe And Biologists Rescue The Apache Trout From Near Extinction [32]

"Key Takeaways From Biden's Conference On Hunger And Nutrition In America" [35]

"President Biden pushed for Congress to permanently extend the child tax credit, raise the minimum wage and expand nutrition assistance programs to help reduce hunger rates as he opened the second-ever conference on food insecurity and diet-related diseases. But the administration faces a sharp uphill battle."

Consumer [23]

Environmental Health [6]

Food [36]

Laws & Regulations [37]

Public [19]

Source: NPR [38], 09/29/2022

Read more about "Key Takeaways From Biden's Conference On Hunger And Nutrition In America" [35]

Toolbox on Nature-Based Solutions and Native/Indigenous Perspectives [39]

As concerns over global warming, the endangerment of plant and animal species, and water rights escalate, many environmentalists are turning to Indigenous people for guidance. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists special initiative focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at nature-based solutions and Indigenous people with reporter Brian Bull. Check out a resource toolbox and stay tuned for a reporting tipsheet in coming weeks. Plus, be sure to register for a Sept. 28 webinar [40] on covering Indigenous communities and nature-based climate solutions.

SEJ Publication Types:

Special Reports [41]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [3]

Agriculture [42]

Biodiversity [43]

Diversity [44]

Energy & Fuel [25]

Environmental Health [6]

Environmental Justice [26]

Fish & Fisheries [33]

Food [36]

Forests [9]

Government [10]

Health [45]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [46]

Religion, Faith and Spirituality [47]

Technology [48]

Waste [49]

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International [52]

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Read more about Toolbox on Nature-Based Solutions and Native/Indigenous Perspectives [39]

"Minnesota Ojibwe Harvest Sacred, Climate-Imperiled Wild Rice" [53]

"Seated low in her canoe sliding through a rice bed on this vast lake, Kendra Haugen used one wooden stick to bend the stalks and another to knock the rice off, so gently the stalks sprung right back up."

Agriculture [42]

Biodiversity [43]

Food [36]

Religion, Faith and Spirituality [47]

Water & Oceans [50]

Public [19]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [54]

Source: AP [55], 09/23/2022

Read more about "Minnesota Ojibwe Harvest Sacred, Climate-Imperiled Wild Rice" [53]

September 28, 2022

SEJ Webinar: Covering Climate Solutions — Indigenous Communities and Nature-Based Approaches [40]

SEJ's Sep 28, 2022 webinar was a discussion on how Indigenous peoples practiced "sustainable management" efforts long before modern society began talking about conservation, environmental protection or climate change and how their voices can greatly enrich environmental reporting — while enhancing the health of both people and ecosystems. Missed it? Watch the recording [56].

Other Events [57]

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Diversity [44]

Journalism & Media [28]

Planning & Growth [12]

"The U.S. Forgot Lake Charles, And It Could Happen Again Elsewhere" [58]

"Two years after Hurricane Laura, federal aid to help with long-term rebuilding still has not arrived".

Disasters [5]

Laws & Regulations [37]

Public [19]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [59]

Source: Nola.com [60], 09/19/2022

Read more about "The U.S. Forgot Lake Charles, And It Could Happen Again Elsewhere" [58]

September 30, 2022

DEADLINE: World Science Forum 2022 Media for Social Justice Fellowships [61]

"Science-interested" journalists anywhere in the world are invited to apply for an expenses-paid fellowship to attend this year's forum in Cape Town, South Africa, Dec 3-10, with flight reimbursement taking place on-site at WSF2022. Apply by Sep 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [62]

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Public [19]

Topics on the Beat:

Environmental Justice [26]

Journalism & Media [28]

Planning & Growth [12]

Science [14]

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Africa [63]

Drought Frontlines: Mexican Communities Strive To Save Every Drop Of Water [64]

"Sixteen Indigenous Zapotec communities in Mexico have created over 579 water infrastructure projects, including absorption wells, small dams and water pans, to conserve water in the Oaxaca Valley – a region impacted by recurrent droughts."

Infrastructure [27]