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Desperately Seeking Data? OECD Has Loads [1]

If the possibility of a politically driven dearth of data for your climate and environment reporting has you on edge, the new Reporter’s Toolbox just may have something to soothe your nerves: A data source from beyond the grasp of the Trump administration and outside the boundaries of the United States. Take a quick tour of environmental data from the OECD.

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Reporters Toolbox [2]
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Agriculture [3]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Waste [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
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National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Europe [20]
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Public [21]

"The Great British Sewage Dump" [22]

"Widespread sewage spills contaminate Britain’s waterways and hit the broader economy"

Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Government [26]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [21]
Europe [20]
Source: Reuters [30], 03/17/2025

"Destruction Of Ukraine Dam Triggered Toxic ‘Time Bomb,’ Researchers Say" [31]

"The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam in June 2023 exposed lake bed sediment containing more than 90,000 tons of dangerous heavy metals, setting off what researchers say is a toxic “time bomb.”"

Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [24]
Infrastructure [27]
Military [33]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [21]
Europe [20]
Source: Washington Post [34], 03/14/2025

Owner Says Arrested Captain Of Cargo Ship In North Sea Collision Is Russian [35]

"The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as it emerged that the ship failed several safety checks last year."

Chemicals [6]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [36]
Public [21]
Europe [20]
Source: AP [37], 03/13/2025

Fuel Leak From US Tanker Crash Could Hit UK Coast And ‘Devastate’ Wildlife [38]

"Wildlife trusts have warned of potential “devastating” impacts of pollution after an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship loaded with highly toxic chemicals collided in the North Sea."

Chemicals [6]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [36]
Public [21]
Europe [20]
Source: Independent [39], 03/11/2025

With Climate, an Undercurrent of Violence [40]

In his ambitious first book, “The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence,” journalist Peter Schwartzstein explores how climate change explains conflict, even war. BookShelf editor Tom Henry calls it a deeply researched volume that makes a strong case for the connections between global warming, political instability and violence, not just in poorer regions but for the richer West as well.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [41]
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Climate Change [7]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [25]
Government [26]
Military [33]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [29]
Policy [43]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Africa [44]
Asia [45]
Europe [20]
Middle East [46]
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Public [21]

"Take a Look: A Dark Scottish Isle Where Starlight Reigns Supreme" [47]

"On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned to embrace darkness."

Infrastructure [27]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [21]
Europe [20]
Source: NYTimes [48], 02/26/2025

Energy Secretary Chris Wright Backs Coal, Attacks ‘Sinister’ Climate Targets [49]

"Donald Trump’s new energy secretary has today vowed to “get out of the way” of coal, oil and gas, and called the UK’s 2050 net zero target “a sinister goal” that would “impoverish” people."

Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [25]
Science [50]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [18]
Europe [20]
Source: DeSmog [51], 02/21/2025
February 20, 2025

GIJN Webinar: Investigating Fossil Fuels [52]

In this Global Investigative Journalism Network webinar, moderated by SEJ member Amy Westervelt, journalists will learn key strategies for probing the fossil fuel industry, guided by insights from GIJN’s forthcoming Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels. 3 p.m. Central European Time (9 a.m. Eastern Time).

Other Events [53]
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Journalism & Media [12]
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International [19]
Europe [20]
February 27, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Story Grants to Support Reporting on the Marine Environment in the Adriatic Region [54]

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering grants to support in-depth reporting on the marine environment in the Adriatic region, as well as solutions to the climate and environmental threats confronting this ecosystem. Deadline: Feb 27, 2025.

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