Topic on the Beat: Water & Oceans [1]
Top Water and Ocean Stories From SEJournal
Updated February 2024
TipSheets & Toolboxes
- Drainage Infrastructure Leads to Wet Basement Stories [2]
- Watershed Data … for the Rest of Us [3]
- Dredging for Data on Wetlands Permits [4]
- Reemerging Wetlands Controversy Brings Local Angles [5]
- Data Portal Takes Measure of Water Quality [6]
- The Spread of Harmful Algal Blooms Makes News in Multitude of Locales [7]
- Dangerous Inland Flooding in Reporters’ Forecast [8]
- Reporters Can Address Uncertainty Over Local Risk of Rising Seas [9]
- Seasonal Fishing Stories Reflect a Changing Environment [10]
- Bring Home Cyber Risks to Water Supply, in Wake of EPA Tightening [11]
Backgrounders
- Painful Process Underway of Regulating PFAS in Drinking Water [12]
- WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies May Reduce Ocean Overfishing [13]
- Supreme Court Winds Up for Another Swing at Clean Water Act [14]
- Climate Crisis May Quickly Confront U.S., World With National Security Threats [15]
Features
- Exploring the Impacts of Hydroelectric Megaprojects on Indigenous Lands [16]
- Going Beyond Sensational Drought Headlines Gives Local Audiences News They Need [17]
- On the Persistence of Ocean Plastics [18]
- Why Reporters Should Catch the Watershed by the Tale [19]
- Time To Flip the Ocean Script — From Victim to Solution [20]
Inside Story Q&As and FEJ StoryLogs
- One Grant, Multiple Stories [21]
- Uncovering the Environmental Impacts of a Controversial Water Project [22]
- Diving Deeper on the Wetlands Beat Yields Groundbreaking Coverage [23]
- Grantee Wades Into Surprising Blue-Green Algae Problem [24]
- Pulitzer Finalist on an Estuary’s Tale, and Stories Hiding in Plain Sight [25]
BookShelf Reviews
- Author Brings Far-Reaching Insight to ‘The Three Ages of Water’ [26]
- Between the Lines — Great Lakes Author Looks Back on a Writing Career, Forward to Journalism’s Future [27]
- Tracing Humanity’s Longtime Urge To Manage Moving Water [28]
- Author Shares Unorthodox Look at the Ways of Water [29]
- “Saving America’s Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation’s Most Biodiverse River System” [30]
Special Report: Covering Climate Solutions
- Reporting Ocean Stories Is Key to Blue Literacy, Planetary Health [31]
- Ocean and Climate Change Toolbox [32]
All Water & Ocean Stories From SEJournal [33] All Water & Ocean Headlines From EJToday [34]
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