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April 28, 2023

Ethics, Urgency & Climate Journalism Conference [1]

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin Madison will host this conference, which is free and open to the public. Attend online or in-person. Keynoter is Justin Worland, a Washington D.C.-based senior correspondent for TIME covering climate change and the intersection of policy, politics and society.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]

#SEJSpotlight: Kylie Mohr, Fellow, High Country News [8]

Meet SEJ member Kylie Mohr! Kylie is an award-winning journalist based in Montana. She reports for High Country News, covering Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies. Her work focuses on wildfire, wildlife, public lands and climate change.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [5]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Fossil Fuel Execs See ‘Golden Age’ for Gas, If They Can Brand It as ‘Clean’ [9]

"At an industry conference, top executives lamented they had “lost the narrative” on natural gas, and outlined an effort to sell their product as the “cleanest energy in the world.”"

Climate Change [4]
Consumer [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 03/21/2023

Coming Your Way by Rail Today — A Hazmat Rogues’ Gallery [13]

Environmental reporters can prepare for possible rail accidents involving hazardous materials — like the one that hit East Palestine, Ohio — by having a keener understanding of what hazmat may be regularly carried through their communities. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox guides you to helpful lists of dangerous substances while offering a rundown of nearly a dozen-and-a-half of the worst offenders and their risks.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Disasters [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [5]
Transportation [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Leading Denier Think Tank Uses AI Image of Dead Whale and Wind Turbines" [20]

"The Texas Public Policy Foundation used AI to push a misleading story about renewable energy—a practice that could soon become widespread."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Earther [25], 03/17/2023
April 6, 2023 to April 7, 2023

Science Talk ’23 [26]

The Association of Science Communicators' SCIENCE TALK '23 is a hybrid conference taking place Apr 6-7 both in-person in Portland, Oregon, and with real-time online participation for speakers and attendees. This year's theme is "Giving Science a Voice."

Professional Meetings [27]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [28]

"Texas Officials Target Climate Science In Textbooks" [29]

"The Texas State Board of Education altered its internal guidance to schools last month to emphasize the “positive” aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [30]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [22]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: E&E News [32], 03/16/2023

“Take a Number:” SEJ’s Report on Growing FOIA Backlogs [33]

March 15, 2023 — If justice delayed is justice denied, can the same be said of information? The Freedom of Information Act requires federal agencies to respond to requests for documents within 20 business days, barring “unusual circumstances.” But an SEJ review finds that key federal environmental agencies are taking months and even years to respond to records requests.

Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [30]
Government [34]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Why Saving the Whales Means Saving Ourselves" [36]

"After decades of conservation efforts to protect whales, two recent books shed light on why they’re still threatened—and how we might change that."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [3]
International [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 03/13/2023

Finding the Secret Rail Hazmat Routes Near You [40]

Under federal rules, states can decide whether to divulge information about hazardous materials rolling along their railways — and mostly they don’t. Not knowing where and when hazmat trains are traveling or what’s on board creates anxiety and raises the risk for those who live near the tracks. TipSheet offers resources and step-by-step instructions for investigating railway hazmat threats to your community.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [16]
Disasters [17]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [42]
Government [34]
Health [18]
Infrastructure [43]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Policy [44]
Pollution [45]
Transportation [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]
International [38]
Canada [46]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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