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Unique Podcast Team Gives Voice to Troubled Communities Near Declining Salton Sea

In the Coachella Valley east of Los Angeles, the massive Salton Sea is rapidly drying up, threatening vulnerable immigrant communities in a growing toxic environment. The Living Downstream podcast reported extensively on these hazards, winning third place in the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Awards for Reporting on the Environment’s explanatory reporting, small, category, in 2022. Inside Story spoke with one of the prizewinners.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism
Agriculture
Climate Change
Disasters
Environmental Health
Environmental Justice
Environmental Politics
Health
Journalism & Media
Natural Resources
People & Population
Water & Oceans
Region: 
National (U.S.)
California
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Public

CDC Data Offer Multiplicity of Starting Points for Environmental Health Stories

For reporters seeking stories that connect environmental and health issues, there may be no better — or more wide-ranging — place to start than with high-quality data from the Centers for Disease Control’s wide range of datasets. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks into where the CDC’s data originates from and how that affects its usefulness, and offers up a helpful overview of CDC data surveys.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Studies
Government
Health
Journalism & Media
Science
Region: 
National (U.S.)
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Public

"Republicans Fight Over Who Loves Fossil Fuels The Most At Second GOP Debate"

"After dodging surprisingly pointed questions about climate change at the first debate Fox News hosted last month, the contenders hoping to take on President Joe Biden next November battled each other over who would do most to ramp up production of the fossil fuels destabilizing the planet’s weather systems."

Climate Change
Energy & Fuel
Environmental Politics
Journalism & Media
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: HuffPost, 09/29/2023

"Barely Making It: A Conversation With ‘Eight Bears’ Author Gloria Dickie"

"Despite the conservation gains made by iconic bear species like the giant panda and the brown bear, most bear species remain at risk." "Gloria Dickie is an award-winning journalist who has documented the state of the world’s eight remaining bear species in a compelling new book, “Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future.”

 

Biodiversity
Journalism & Media
Natural Resources
Wildlife
Public
International
Source: Mongabay, 09/28/2023
October 4, 2023

SWCC Webinar: The Lure of the Preprint — The Risks and Opportunities of Un-Peer-Reviewed Science

Preprints offer an opportunity to cover research when it is very fresh. But they also come with risks. This virtual workshop, 12:00 PM, EDT, is hosted by Science Writers and Communicators of Canada. It will not be recorded or available online afterwards. $15 for members and $30 for non-members.

Workshops and Fellowships
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Public
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media
Science
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International

Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting, Small: SEJ 22nd Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment

The Society of Environmental Journalists is pleased to announce the Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting, Small winners of the 2023 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Read the stories and hear from the first-place winner.

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Journalism & Media
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Public

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