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Rockets and Bombs and Chemicals — The Environmental Horrors of War [1]

With the world in the midst of wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, it’s time for journalists to appraise — and report on — the intersection of conflict and the environment, argues the new Backgrounder. That means considering the environment not only as a victim of war, but also as the cause of war and a means of carrying it out.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Military [11]
People & Population [12]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
International [21]
Africa [22]
Asia [23]
Europe [24]
Middle East [25]
Visibility: 
Public [26]
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Faithful Work With Environmentalists To Conserve India’s Sacred Forests [27]

"Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit. The community leader and entrepreneur was a little boy when his uncle brought him here and said these words: “This forest is your mother.”"

Forests [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [30]
Public [26]
International [21]
Africa [22]
Asia [23]
Source: AP [31], 01/19/2024
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"Climate Crisis Fuels Bangladesh’s Worst Dengue Epidemic" [32]

"Mosquito-borne disease once largely limited to Dhaka spreads countrywide as higher rainfall and heat lead to fivefold rise in cases in a year, with children the hardest hit".

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Public [26]
International [21]
Asia [23]
Source: Guardian [33], 01/19/2024
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March 12, 2025

DEADLINE: AAJA-Medill Innovation Award [34]

This award recognizes journalism that approaches Asian American and Pacific Islander issues in a fresh and innovative way with a $5,000 cash prize and conference travel stipend. Must be a member of the Asian American Journalists Association or join prior to nomination. Deadline is Mar 12, 2025.

Awards and Grants [35]
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Public [26]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [36]
Journalism & Media [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
International [21]
Asia [23]

The Largest Great Ape To Ever Live Went Extinct Because Of Climate Change [38]

"An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday."

Biodiversity [39]
Climate Change [4]
Food [40]
Public [26]
International [21]
Asia [23]
Source: AP [41], 01/11/2024
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#SEJSpotlight: Alex (Ching Lam) Ip, Founder and Editor in Chief, The Xylom [42]

Meet SEJ member Alex Ip! Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alex is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The Xylom, a student-led newsroom exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science. He also recently led a team to translate the KSJ Science Editing Handbook into Chinese (Traditional and Simplified).

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [10]
Visibility: 
Public [26]
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"Siberia’s Ice Is Melting, Revealing Its Past And Endangering Its Future" [43]

"Nikita Zimov walked through the sticky brown muck of Siberia, just above the Arctic Circle. The sun radiated over the Russian republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, on a nearly 70 degree day. It was August of 2022, but in many ways the young scientist had traveled back in time thousands of years."

Climate Change [4]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [26]
Asia [23]
Source: Washington Post [44], 01/04/2024
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Environmental Digital Storytelling — A Best-in-Show Sampler [45]

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 [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [47]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Diversity [36]
Environmental Justice [48]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Food [40]
Health [9]
Infrastructure [50]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [51]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
International [21]
Canada [52]
Africa [22]
Asia [23]
Europe [24]
Visibility: 
Public [26]
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Hidden Death Toll Of Flooding In Bangladesh Sends A Grim Climate Signal [53]

"A study published last week shows Bangladesh’s intensifying monsoons come with a staggering death toll, both in the immediate aftermath of the flooding itself and, more significantly, in the months that follow. The true scale of the toll has not been fully captured by local officials, aid organizations, or the international research community."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Public [26]
Asia [23]
Source: Grist [54], 12/14/2023
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Environmental Change Threatens What's Left Of Japan's Cormorant Fishing [55]

"Cormorants have been a constant presence in Youichiro Adachi’s life, and when he was young, he cried whenever one of his family’s birds died. Now 48, Adachi still cares deeply for his birds, drawing them out of their baskets each morning and stroking their long necks to confirm their health and maintain a bond."

Fish & Fisheries [49]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [26]
Asia [23]
Source: Reuters [56], 12/13/2023
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