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Angling for Stories on Streams Suffering From Climate Change? Try Trout [1]

Telling the local climate change story may mean you’ll have to dip a wading-boot-clad toe into the nearest stream, virtually at least. A decline there of a bellwether species, freshwater trout, could signal climate change-driven changes in critical water temperatures. To help guide your investigation, Reporter’s Toolbox spotlights a government database that taps into a massive network of monitoring stations. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

Fact Check: No, Biden Is Not Trying To Force Americans To Eat Less Red Meat [10]

"Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying to force Americans to eat far less red meat."

Activism [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Food [13]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: CNN [14], 04/27/2021
May 11, 2021

SEJ Webinar: What Would Real Environmental Health and Justice Look Like? [15]

Join SEJ's all-star panel, ahead of the new White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council meeting on May 13, for a discussion of what's happening in local communities and at the national level, and get story ideas on both the problems and solutions to the challenges of protecting environmental health and equity. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

Other Events [16]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [17]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]

SEJ Calls on DOJ To Expand Investigation of Minneapolis Police Department [18]

April 22, 2021 — Today, SEJ wrote a letter to Attorney General of the United States Merrick B. Garland calling on the Department of Justice to expand its investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department to include violations of civil rights and of the First Amendment stemming from police targeting journalists in Brooklyn Center and anywhere else in Minnesota that occurred during the recent protests. Read the letter [19].

Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [20]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
May 10, 2021

DEADLINE: Solutions Journalism Study Abroad Program [22]

Solutions Journalism Without Borders' pilot program in Antigua, Guatemala will run from July 3-31, 2021. Learn how to catalyze high-impact solutions reporting in order to amplify marginalized voices and reframe coverage of complex issues in underserved communities around the world. ​Deadline is May 10.

Workshops and Fellowships [23]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [6]
Region: 
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
April 29, 2021

Impact Investigations: Environmental Coverage with a Racial Equity Lens [25]

Join the Fund for Investigative Journalism on April 29, 2021 for a free online forum. Hear from several leading journalists, including two of their grantees whose recent stories examine the impact of environmental issues on communities of color. Moderated by Lottie Joiner, who serves on the FIJ’s Board of Directors. 11:30am ET.

Other Events [16]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [11]
Environmental Health [4]
Journalism & Media [6]
June 4, 2023 to June 6, 2023

Science Writers and Communicators of Canada 2023 Conference [26]

The SWCC will gather in Ottawa June 4-6 for their 2023 Conference to explore the big topics including, but not limited to, climate change, health, reconciliation, and trust in science.

Professional Meetings [27]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [30]
Region: 
International [31]
Canada [32]

"10 Things We Learned About Earth Since The Last Earth Day" [33]

"If anything, the worst public health crisis in a century has brought our understanding of our planet, and our place in the fragile yet resilient web of life throughout it, into stark relief."

Activism [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Vox [34], 04/22/2021

Jackson, Miss., Won’t Release Email About 2020 Water System Problems [35]

"The city of Jackson, Mississippi, has denied a TV station’s public records request for email about problems with the city water treatment system. WLBT-TV recently requested all city email related to the Environmental Protection Agency telling Jackson in March 2020 to bring its water treatment system into compliance with federal law."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [17]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [36]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [37], 04/20/2021

Wastewater Ponds Often a Local Story Worth Stirring Up [38]

The tale of a toxic wastewater pit menacing a Florida community is a story that could be told in communities around the nation. As the latest TipSheet warns, these waste sites can turn into ticking time bombs. But in reporting the story locally, the first thing to know is which of the many kinds of wastewater ponds to look for. Here’s a rundown.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [40]
Chemicals [41]
Disasters [42]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [36]
Waste [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [45]
International [31]
Canada [32]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

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