EJ InSight
EJ InSight is an occasional SEJournal Online column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, sharing exemplary work of leading practitioners in photojournalism, videography and data infographics.
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How Others Are Practicing Multimedia
As part of SEJournal's new EJ InSight column, a quarterly section that will explore the range of photojournalism, videography, information graphics and data visualization for environmental journalism, read a short piece on how print environmental journalists are experimenting with photography.
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Reporting from Iraq — with Both Camera and Notebook
In the first edition of a new SEJournal column — EJ InSight — we look at how one freelance print journalist took up the camera to diversify her skills and report a unique story from the marshes of Iraq. See a photo gallery of her images. Plus, multimedia efforts from other environmental reporters.
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47,000 Ticks on a Moose, and That’s Just Average. Blame Climate Change.
"The biggest number of winter ticks that Peter J. Pekins ever found on a moose was about 100,000. But that moose calf was already dead, most likely the victim of anemia, which develops when that many ticks drain a moose’s blood. So it was probably a lowball estimate, because some of the ticks had already detached."
Source: NY Times, 10/19/2018
"Canada's Ban On Asbestos To Take Effect But Mining Residues Are Exempt"
"Canada’s new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium."
Source: Canadian Press, 10/19/2018
Iowa Regulators Ask If Dakota Access Pipeline Has Enough Insurance
"The Iowa Utilities Board is questioning whether the builder of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline has adequate insurance coverage to protect Iowans from potential oil spills."
Source: Des Moines Register, 10/19/2018
AMS: Trump Claim About Climate Scientists ‘Misleading And Very Damaging’
"In his interview with Lesley Stahl on Sunday night, President Trump said that climate scientists who find that human activities are driving climate change have a “very big political agenda.” The American Meteorological Society (AMS), the leading scientific society for meteorology and related disciplines, pushed back forcefully on that assertion."
Source: Washington Post, 10/19/2018
"Endangered Species: FWS Recommends Shielding Some Records From Public"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending that staffers 'withhold' certain documents requested by the public on Endangered Species Act decisions in cases where the service can 'foresee harm' in future lawsuits challenging those decisions."
Source: Greenwire, 10/19/2018
Air Pollution: US Chamber's Pick Landed Gavel Of Key EPA Advisory Panel
"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which regularly opposes tougher environmental regulations, last year succeeded in placing one of its candidates on a key EPA air quality committee, newly released records show."
Source: Greenwire, 10/19/2018
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