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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [1]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Other or All [26]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [36]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [41]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Mexico [50]
Africa [51]
Antarctica & Arctic [52]
Asia [53]
Australia & Oceania [54]
Central America & the Caribbean [55]
Europe [56]
Middle East [57]
South America [58]
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Public [59]
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"Discarded Coronavirus Masks Clutter Hong Kong's Beaches, Trails" [60]

"Discarded face masks are piling up on Hong Kong’s beaches and nature trails, with environmental groups warning that the waste is posing a huge threat to marine life and wildlife habitats."

Health [20]
Waste [34]
Public [59]
Asia [53]
Source: Reuters [61], 03/13/2020
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Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [62]

How do you survive as a freelance wildlife photojournalist in today’s constrained news media economy? In the latest EJ InSight, photographer Morgan Heim shares the approach she has successfully pursued, and shares its implications for storytelling, independence and integrity. See a slideshow of her images [63]. Plus, Heim explores the ethics of non-traditional photography [64].

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ InSight [65]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Journalism & Media [21]
Science [31]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [36]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [37]
California [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
International [48]
Asia [53]
Visibility: 
Public [59]
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Toxic Chemicals Data Can Inform Your Community of Risks [66]

The annual release this month of the latest Toxics Release Inventory opens up a world of data about local hazards — but only if journalists have the tools to uncover hidden problems. The latest TipSheet walks you through the background and context needed, plus offers up a reporter’s rig and a pack of questions for possible stories.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [67]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [7]
Disasters [10]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [37]
International [48]
Asia [53]
Visibility: 
Public [59]
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Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite Climate [68]

"Just beyond the windows of Satsuki Kanno’s apartment overlooking Tokyo Bay, a behemoth from a bygone era will soon rise: a coal-burning power plant, part of a buildup of coal power that is unheard-of for an advanced economy."

Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [59]
Asia [53]
Source: NY Times [69], 02/04/2020
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‘Last Days of the Mighty Mekong’ and ‘Dead in the Water’ [70]

The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions and a biodiversity hotspot. But massive hydropower projects have put the Southeast Asian body of water, as well as the lives of the people and natural world around it, in serious jeopardy. In the latest BookShelf, writer Melody Kemp, who lives alongside the legendary river, reviews two volumes that help explain what’s killing the Mekong.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [71]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region: 
International [48]
Asia [53]
Visibility: 
Public [59]
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Future of Nuclear Power Hangs in Balance of Climate, Costs [72]

Safety has traditionally been the key question when discussing the realities of nuclear power. But in assessing the future of the nuclear industry amid debates over its potential to help tackle the climate crisis, the latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & the Environment” reports that there may be an equally pressing concern. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [73]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Climate Change [8]
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [37]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Asia [53]
Visibility: 
Public [59]
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"The Merchants of Thirst" [74]

"In Nepal and many other countries, private tanker operators profit from growing water scarcity."

Water & Oceans [35]
Public [59]
Asia [53]
Source: NY Times [75], 01/13/2020
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Soiled Skies Incite ‘Choked’ Author To Pursue Air Pollution Story  [76]

The data on dirty air is devastating. But it wasn’t just the numbers that prompted freelance journalist Beth Gardiner to chase the story of worsening air pollution around the globe. It was also the impact on human lives and the intersection with politics, power and money. She explains in our latest feature story. Plus, resources for your own reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [77]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Politics [14]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [27]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [37]
International [48]
Asia [53]
Europe [56]
Visibility: 
Public [59]
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"India’s Ominous Future: Too Little Water, or Far Too Much" [78]

"The monsoon is central to Indian life and lore. ... Climate change is now messing with the monsoon, making seasonal rains more intense and less predictable. Worse, decades of short-sighted government policies are leaving millions of Indians defenseless in the age of climate disruptions – especially the poor."

Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [8]
Disasters [10]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [59]
Asia [53]
Source: NY Times [79], 11/27/2019
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