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Will Your Local Dam Turn Deadly in the Next Big Storm? [1]

The devastating death toll and damage from Hurricane Helene are a dire warning of the risks of extreme weather and flooding. But one notable hazard is that such flooding may overwhelm any one of the thousands of small, neglected U.S. dams. TipSheet examines the issue and offers more than a dozen story angles and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
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National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
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Public [13]
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October 22, 2026 to October 23, 2026

Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit [14]

Do you cover artificial intelligence, community health, outer space, climate change, local economies and/or the environment? To deepen your knowledge about how these issues are interconnected in the new nuclear landscape, join SEJ at this Outrider Foundation event in Hollywood, CA. 

Professional Meetings [15]
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Public [13]
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Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Journalism & Media [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
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National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]

"Helene Response Hampered By Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories" [18]

"False claims are adding to the chaos and confusion in many storm-battered communities. Social media platforms such as X have allowed the falsehoods to spread."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [20]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [21], 10/07/2024
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Public Records Bring Independent Reporting to the Next Level [22]

Freelancers may worry they don’t have time to chase down government documents. But if you’re looking for tools to help get your hands on public records, help is on the way. In the new Freelance Files, MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin offers a step-by-step guide to filing document requests, organizing and analyzing your documents and joining the FOIA community. Get started [22].

SEJ Publication Types: 
Freelance Files [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [24]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Visibility: 
Public [13]
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Residents Not Told When Carbon Capture Monitoring Well Leaks in Illinois [29]

"On Sept. 13, Decatur, Illinois, city councilperson David Horn found out a monitoring well at a carbon capture and storage site in his community was leaking. He did not find out through an internal council meeting, nor an emergency phone call from the city manager or an alert from environmental regulators. He found out like most other people did, through an article in E&E News."

Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 10/04/2024
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Voting In Alaska’s Fat Bear Week Starts After Attack Killed 1 Contestant [33]

"Voting started Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter."

Biodiversity [34]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [36]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
Source: AP [38], 10/03/2024
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Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small: SEJ 23rd Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment [39]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is pleased to announce the Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small winners of the 2024 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Read the stories.

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Journalism & Media [6]
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Public [13]
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October 10, 2024

Mongabay Webinar: How To Cover Geoengineering [40]

This Mongabay webinar will focus on how journalists can better cover geoengineering concepts, such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), the ethical and scientific questions/concerns surrounding this, and the global scientific divide on researching or deploying this technology to combat climate change. 3pm ET.

Other Events [41]
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Public [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [6]
Technology [42]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [43]

"Exchange Between Vance and Walz Shows Gulf on Climate Change Views" [44]

"As Hurricane Helene made climate change an early focus of the vice-presidential debate, the running mates quickly demonstrated the stark differences between the parties on the issue."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Source: NYTimes [45], 10/02/2024
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October 16, 2024

MIT Webinar: Climate Reporting in America [46]

Join MIT's newest class of Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellows as they discuss their work on major reporting projects for news outlets across the US, covering local implications of the transition to a clean energy economy in Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Oregon. 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET.

Other Events [41]
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Public [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Journalism & Media [6]
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National (U.S.) [9]

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