Public

Will A Summer of Crises Lead to Climate Action? It’s Not Looking Good [1]

"A $3.5 trillion budget bill is faltering in the Senate, and in America at large, well, as one expert put it: “It’s really hard to get people to change their way of life.”"

Climate Change [2]

Disasters [3]

Environmental Politics [4]

Infrastructure [5]

Laws & Regulations [6]

Transportation [7]

Water & Oceans [8]

Public [9]

National (U.S.) [10]

Source: Inside Climate News [11], 09/06/2021

Read more about Will A Summer of Crises Lead to Climate Action? It’s Not Looking Good [1]

March 23, 2022 to March 25, 2022

SCIENCE TALK ’22 [12]

SCIENCE TALK '22 is being planned as a hybrid conference, in-person and online, to take place in Portland, Oregon. The theme is Making Connections - The Many Arms of Science Communication.

Professional Meetings [13]

Visibility:

Public [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Science [14]

Region:

Northwest (OR WA) [15]

Fossil Fuel Industry Pitches Carbon Capture As Climate Cure. But Is It? [16]

Carbon capture and storage technology has been around for years, but is being repositioned as a way to continue using fossil fuels in the face of climate change. Backgrounder takes a close look at how it works, its history and its politics. But even as the technology is taken up by Congress, the question is: Does the math add up?

SEJ Publication Types:

Backgrounders [17]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [2]

Energy & Fuel [18]

Environmental Politics [4]

Government [19]

Laws & Regulations [6]

Natural Resources [20]

Policy [21]

Pollution [22]

Science [14]

Technology [23]

Region:

National (U.S.) [10]

International [24]

Visibility:

Public [9]

Read more about Fossil Fuel Industry Pitches Carbon Capture As Climate Cure. But Is It? [16]

Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story [25]

Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [26]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [2]

Disasters [3]

Journalism & Media [27]

Laws & Regulations [6]

Planning & Growth [28]

Region:

National (U.S.) [10]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]

International [24]

Asia [32]

Europe [33]

Visibility:

Public [9]

Read more about Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story [25]

September 14, 2021

Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and COVID-19: Sept 7 and 14 [34]

In the run up to the UN Food Systems Summit, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) offer a webinar series, Sep 7 and 14, to hear Indigenous Peoples in Perú, Kenya, India and China discuss resilient food systems.

Other Events [35]

Visibility:

Public [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [36]

Food [37]

People & Population [38]

September 20, 2021

DEADLINE: Alice Dunnigan Stipend To Attend JAWS CAMP 2021 [39]

Women journalists who work in small markets providing local news and/or who cover underrepresented communities may apply by Sep 20 for a full-registration stipend to participate in the JAWS (Journalism and Women Symposium) Conference And Mentoring Program (CAMP) happening Oct 15-17, 2021 online and on demand.

Awards and Grants [40]

Visibility:

Public [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Journalism & Media [27]

December 4, 2025

DEADLINE: J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards [41]

These Awards recognize excellence in nonfiction that exemplifies the literary grace and commitment to serious research and social concern that characterized the work of the awards' Pulitzer Prize-winning namesake, J. Anthony Lukas. Four awards are given, all with cash prizes. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.

Awards and Grants [40]

Visibility:

Public [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Journalism & Media [27]

In California, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger [42]

"The largest battery storage facility in the world, located along Monterey Bay in California, has completed an expansion, demonstrating how storage systems can exist on a gigantic scale and can easily expand."

Climate Change [2]

Energy & Fuel [18]

Infrastructure [5]

Technology [23]

Public [9]

National (U.S.) [10]

Source: Inside Climate News [43], 09/03/2021

Read more about In California, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger [42]

"Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns" [44]

"Repeated shocks from hurricanes, fires and floods are pushing some rural communities, already struggling economically, to the brink of financial collapse."

Climate Change [2]

Disasters [3]

Economy & Business [45]

Planning & Growth [28]

Water & Oceans [8]

Public [9]

National (U.S.) [10]

Source: NYTimes [46], 09/03/2021

Read more about "Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns" [44]

Climate-Driven Extreme Heat Threatens $500 Bln In New U.S. Costs By 2050 [47]

"Threats to agriculture, construction and service workers could cause hefty annual setbacks to the U.S. economy - and more deaths - by mid-century, researchers warn".

Agriculture [36]

Climate Change [2]

Disasters [3]

Environmental Health [48]

Public [9]

International [24]

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [49], 09/03/2021

Read more about Climate-Driven Extreme Heat Threatens $500 Bln In New U.S. Costs By 2050 [47]

SCIENCE TALK ’22 [12]

Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and COVID-19: Sept 7 and 14 [34]

DEADLINE: Alice Dunnigan Stipend To Attend JAWS CAMP 2021 [39]

DEADLINE: J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards [41]

Pages