SEJ
Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > Journalism & Media

Beyond the Fires and Floods — Comprehensively Covering Disasters [1]

Reporting on extreme-weather disasters is complicated, challenging work. Besides covering immediate impacts, there’s the broader context to consider, from climate change to social and political dynamics — all while looking out for your personal safety and well-being. Environmental journalist Colleen Hagerty draws on her own and others’ front-line experiences as she shares insights and advice for telling these high-stakes stories.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Diversity [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
  • Read more about Beyond the Fires and Floods — Comprehensively Covering Disasters [1]

Is Disaster Aid Backlog Becoming a (Blue State) Disaster? [13]

A critical logjam is emerging for post-disaster aid to U.S. states, $11 billion or more, according to some calculations. At the same time, FEMA, which dispenses much of it, is in the Trump administration’s crosshairs. TipSheet explores how this looks on the ground and how politics play into the backlog, plus offers 10 story ideas and resources for local reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Policy [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
  • Read more about Is Disaster Aid Backlog Becoming a (Blue State) Disaster? [13]

"RFK Jr. Pledged More Transparency. Here’s What The Public Doesn’t Know Anymore" [17]

"A year ago, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wanted to rebuild trust in federal health agencies, and vowed to employ “radical transparency” to do it. But many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government for years or decades has been delayed, deleted and in some cases stopped all together."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [21]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [23]
Science [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [25], 02/13/2026
  • Read more about "RFK Jr. Pledged More Transparency. Here’s What The Public Doesn’t Know Anymore" [17]

"What Are The Biggest Climate Polluters Near You?" [26]

"Many people already understand that climate-warming pollution is rising globally and that it’s caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and releasing methane gas. But do you know if there are major climate polluters near you?"

Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [8]
Pollution [27]
Technology [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [29]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [30], 02/12/2026
  • Read more about "What Are The Biggest Climate Polluters Near You?" [26]

Citing National Security, Trump Kills Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens [31]

"The administration ended a program that documented excessive levels of a carcinogen at industrial facilities across the country. Environmental groups who say the move leaves polluted communities behind have filed suit."

Air [32]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 02/12/2026
  • Read more about Citing National Security, Trump Kills Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens [31]

National Park Service Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall After Trump Order [34]

"A Pride flag has been removed from New York’s historic Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, following a memorandum issued by the federal National Park Service (NPS)."

Diversity [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Source: WPIX/The Hill [36], 02/11/2026
  • Read more about National Park Service Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall After Trump Order [34]

"RFK Jr.’s Surgeon General Pick Challenges The Medical Mainstream" [37]

"Casey Means, nominated for U.S. surgeon general, left her surgical residency over seven years ago. She authored "Good Energy" and promotes metabolic health. Her confirmation was delayed after childbirth. A Washington Post review found she earned over $536,000 from wellness partnerships. Some experts worry her policies may lack evidence."

Activism [38]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [15]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [8]
Science [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [40], 02/10/2026
  • Read more about "RFK Jr.’s Surgeon General Pick Challenges The Medical Mainstream" [37]

Catching a Chemical Slipping Through the Regulatory Cracks [41]

A chemical found in widely used epoxy resins is an endocrine disruptor that remains largely unregulated, despite its ubiquity. That was the subject of a prizewinning explanatory reporting series that focused on the lesser-known bisphenol known as BADGE, and how it might affect artisan woodworkers, construction workers and many others. SEJournal talks with reporter Meg Wilcox (pictured) in this Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [18]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [29]
Europe [43]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
  • Read more about Catching a Chemical Slipping Through the Regulatory Cracks [41]

"Are Faked Public Comments About To Tank An Ohio Solar Farm?" [44]

"Dozens of public comments opposing the $98 million Crossroads Solar project appear to be fabricated. Ohio’s siting board may block the project anyway."

Activism [38]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [46]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Technology [28]
Public [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Source: Canary Media [48], 02/09/2026
  • Read more about "Are Faked Public Comments About To Tank An Ohio Solar Farm?" [44]

Hong Kong Court Jails Media Tycoon, British Citizen Jimmy Lai For 20 Years [49]

"A Hong Kong court jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years on Monday after he was found guilty of national security offences last December"

Activism [38]
Environmental Justice [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [50]
People & Population [23]
Public [12]
Asia [51]
Europe [43]
Source: BBC News [52], 02/09/2026
  • Read more about Hong Kong Court Jails Media Tycoon, British Citizen Jimmy Lai For 20 Years [49]

Pages

  • « first [8]
  • ‹ previous [53]
  • …
  • 30 [54]
  • 31 [55]
  • 32 [56]
  • 33 [53]
  • 34
  • 35 [57]
  • 36 [58]
  • 37 [59]
  • 38 [60]
  • …
  • next › [57]
  • last » [61]
  • Contact Us  |
  • Donate  |
  • Join  |
  • Members  |
  • Privacy & Security Policies  |
  • Reach SEJ Members  |
  • Renew  |
  • Site Map
The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.

Source URL:https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=33

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/features/beyond-fires-and-floods-comprehensively-covering-disasters [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/features [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [9] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [11] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [12] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [13] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/disaster-aid-backlog-becoming-blue-state-disaster [14] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rfk-jr-pledged-more-transparency-here-s-what-public-doesn-t-know [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [25] https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-transparency-data-997a11fa0e3b15ea2c71bc26e50a27f3 [26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/what-are-biggest-climate-polluters-near-you [27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology [29] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [30] https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/what-are-the-biggest-climate-polluters-near-you/ [31] https://www.sej.org/headlines/citing-national-security-trump-kills-fenceline-monitoring-coke-ovens [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [33] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/trump-administration-ends-coke-fenceline-monitoring/ [34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/national-park-service-removes-pride-flag-stonewall-after-trump-order [35] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [36] https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5731921-national-parks-service-nps-stonewall-pride-flag-trump-order/ [37] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rfk-jr-s-surgeon-general-pick-challenges-medical-mainstream [38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [39] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [40] https://wapo.st/46GMt8D [41] https://www.sej.org/publications/inside-story/catching-chemical-slipping-through-regulatory-cracks [42] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/inside-story [43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/europe [44] https://www.sej.org/headlines/are-faked-public-comments-about-tank-ohio-solar-farm [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [47] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [48] https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/faked-public-comments-ohio-solar-farm [49] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hong-kong-court-jails-media-tycoon-british-citizen-jimmy-lai-20-years [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/military [51] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [52] https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cq5yv581e9yt [53] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=32 [54] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=29 [55] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=30 [56] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=31 [57] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=34 [58] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=35 [59] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=36 [60] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=37 [61] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=585