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NASA Earthdata Offers a New Look at What Satellites See Down Here [1]

The capacity to visualize Earth’s ecosystems in detail is an invaluable aid to reporting on the environment. That’s now being bolstered with an ongoing upgrade to NASA’s Earthdata program, fueled by its ranks of satellites. Reporter’s Toolbox says the refurbishment offers treasures for journalists ranging from oceans, groundwater and land surfaces to the biosphere and atmosphere.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Science [8]
Technology [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
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Public [13]
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Insect Decline Poses Foundational Ecological Hazards [14]

Bugs may get a bad rap, but a serious possible global decline in their populations is making clearer what may be lost for ecosystems and human societies. Issue Backgrounder peers beneath the detritus to find what insects do, how we try to kill them and how they survive, and why it’s so hard to pin down the data around their shifting numbers.

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Backgrounders [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Natural Resources [7]
Pollution [17]
Science [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
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Public [13]
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"12 Climate Reads For Women’s History Month" [18]

"These books and reports explore climate change through historical, scientific, social, and political lenses."

Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [20], 03/23/2026
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Insect Migrations: Butterflies Crossing Oceans, Moths Navigating By The Stars [21]

"Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tracking their movements"

Biodiversity [3]
Transportation [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: Guardian [23], 03/20/2026
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"Revealed: The World’s Worst Mega-Leaks Of Methane Driving Global Heating" [24]

"The world’s worst mega-leaks of the potent greenhouse gas methane in 2025 have been revealed by an analysis of satellite data."

Infrastructure [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: Guardian [26], 03/20/2026
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Iran War Shows Relying on Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional’: UN Climate Chief [27]

"Price spikes from the war highlight the necessity of the renewable energy transition for stability and national security, the U.N. official says."

"The Iran war’s disruption to the global energy market should be a wake-up call for countries that continue to rely on fossil fuels, said United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell in a speech on Monday.

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Technology [9]
Public [13]
International [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 03/18/2026
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Iran War Pushes Nations To Triage As They Conserve Power To Curb Prices [32]

"The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing governments to choose where to cut demand or absorb costs, while prioritizing dwindling supplies. Asia is the most exposed since it relies heavily on imported fuel, much of it shipped through the now-blocked Strait of Hormuz."

Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Military [33]
People & Population [19]
Public [13]
International [12]
Source: AP [34], 03/18/2026
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Mezcal’s Popularity Booming In US, At Growing Environmental Cost In Mexico [35]


"Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sánchez Garnica’s family in rural Oaxaca, where the agave-based spirit was made through the night. As drops dripped from a clay oven, Garnica and her siblings listened to stories told by their parents while neighbors arrived by horse to get a taste of a drink known for its smoky flavor."

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [3]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Politics [30]
Food [38]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Mexico [39]
Source: AP [40], 03/17/2026
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Top US Lobbying Firms Working Both Sides Of The Pfas Issue At The Same Time [41]

"Some top US lobbying firms are simultaneously working both sides of the Pfas “forever chemicals” issue, raising serious conflict of interest questions and concerns that their activity is slowing states’ efforts to rein in the public health threat."

Chemicals [16]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: Guardian [43], 03/17/2026
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‘Poisoned for Gold’ Project Pricks Nation’s Conscience [44]

Two Ghanian video journalists traveled their country to document how contamination from illegal gold mining was harming the health of workers and nearby communities. Their resulting reporting not only won acclaim from their peers but also ignited a debate that resulted in the closing of polluting mining operations. Read more about their award-winning project and its impact in Inside Story Q&A.

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Inside Story [45]
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Chemicals [16]
Disasters [46]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [47]
Health [48]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [17]
Waste [49]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
International [12]
Africa [50]
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Public [13]
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