#SEJournalReportersToolbox

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 week ago

A group of large white satellite dishes (radio telescopes) arranged across a grassy field under a cloudy sky, connected by a winding paved road. Below the image, text reads: “NASA Earthdata offers a new look at what satellites see down here” and “SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox,” alongside the SEJ logo.

The capacity to visualize Earth’s #ecosystems in detail is an invaluable aid to reporting on the environment. That’s now being bolstered with an ongoing upgrade to #NASA’s Earthdata program. #SEJournalReportersToolbox

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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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3 weeks ago

A firefighting aircraft drops a large plume of red fire retardant over a burned hillside near a suburban neighborhood, with houses and winding roads visible below dry hills. The image headline reads “Fire Sleuths Get Wildland Urban Interface Data Maps,” with “SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox” displayed at the bottom.

Communities surrounded by #forest can be a beautiful place to live … or a #wildfire trap. Environmental journalists can #map and identify these so-called wildland urban interfaces through a federal government #resource, writes the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox.

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1 month ago

Boreal forest shrouded in smoke from a forest fire, in the Salt Plains section of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada’s largest, in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories.

Millions of acres of #Canadian #forest are a big North American story, and the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox points you to a central data source that can help quantify, analyze and visualize the numbers: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

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2 months ago

A satellite image shows Hurricane Ian approaching Florida in late September 2022. Climate disaster data maintained by Climate Central put the cost of damage from the tropical cyclone at $122 billion, with 152 dead

Even though the U.S. suffers multiple billion-$ #climatechange-related catastrophes, the gov't has ceased sharing the #data, per #SEJournalReportersToolbox. But in this case, civil society has rescued the info: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

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2 months ago

Approximately 450,000 polluted industrial sites called brownfields are spread across the United States, mapped in this government database. Screenshot: U.S. EPA EnviroAtlas for Brownfields.

Hundreds of thousands of polluted, abandoned industrial sites — #brownfields — dot the U.S. For reporters seeking local environmental stories, these problem spots cry out for coverage: www.sej.org/publications... #SEJournalReportersToolbox bsky.app/profile/sejo... bsky.app/profile/ejto...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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3 months ago

When one data source disappears, another often emerges. Get insight on where to find information on home hazards, especially from climate change. Plus, see smart ways to use the data. #SEJournalReportersToolbox

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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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4 months ago

The EPA was once a reporter’s database mecca. Nowadays, not so much. But there's still a great government data source for reporters. More about the official home for spending info on the U.S. government in the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox: www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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4 months ago

A massive trove of water data from the U.S. Geological Survey offers reporters resources to cover present-day flooding threats, compare them to past flood events or help prepare reporting for tomorrow’s disasters. Learn more in the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox:
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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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5 months ago

The Trump admin. effort to cut funding for environmental justice programs is the new reality. But the uncertain status of Biden-era grants suggests important local stories remain. #SEJournalReportersToolbox suggests a rescued grants database to help make that possible: www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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5 months ago

Drinking water may be ubiquitous in the US, but that doesn’t mean it’s always safe. #SEJournalReportersToolbox suggests exploring the Safe Drinking Water Information System. Learn how to use it to identify whether your local systems meet its standards: www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

@sejorg.bsky.social

6 months ago

#SEJournalReportersToolbox shares a high-quality, mappable database that can serve up stories on more than 100 categories of crops, with numbers drawn from satellite imagery. Plus, a pro tip on searching the data smartly: use layers. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

@sejorg.bsky.social

6 months ago

An important federal database that tracks polar ice & snowmelt is facing funding cuts and reductions in services. #SEJournalReportersToolbox looks at the kind of high-quality information the @nsidc.bsky.social can provide environmental reporters. That is, while it lasts.
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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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7 months ago

Public databases — a boon to good environmental reporting — have long been a priority for the U.S. EPA, as evidenced in its just-published “open data plan.” But as #SEJournalReportersToolbox notes, that pioneering approach may succumb to Trump 2.0 policies. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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8 months ago

Whether about urban heat islands, sea-surface temperatures or air pollution — NASA has the satellites whose sensors capture insights galore. #SEJournalReportersToolbox offers an introduction to the extensive data portal, and how to get started (before it’s gone). www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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9 months ago

Lead Pipe Data Map Offers Sharp New Tool Lead-contaminated drinking water has long been a widespread worry, but one big challenge has been locating the many lead service lines around the United States. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points yo...

Lead-contaminated drinking water has long been a widespread worry, but one big challenge has been locating the many lead service lines around the United States. #SEJournalReportersToolbox points you to a mappable database to help address that problem. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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9 months ago

Streamflow data gathered by U.S. Geological Survey gauges helps track the country’s floods and droughts. But the database may disappear if the Trump administration follows up on a decision not to renew leases of the USGS water science centers. #SEJournalReportersToolbox

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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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10 months ago

The latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox reports on a band of programmers organized into the Public Environmental Data Partners rescuing wiped data and making it accessible to reporters. See who’s behind the project and find out which datasets are being restored. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

@sejorg.bsky.social

11 months ago

Even as U.S. government agencies rush to wipe climate change information from their websites, others are racing to reconstruct lost data elsewhere. Case in point is a rescued database on climate risks preserved by @theguardian.com. #SEJournalReportersToolbox www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

A few powerful industries dominate many states, giving campaign dollars outsized influence on legislation. While Congress may be languishing, you can track state-level environmental lobbying for stories with this powerful data tool. #SEJournalReportersToolbox www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

If the possibility of a politically driven dearth of data for your reporting has you on edge, #SEJournalReportersToolbox may have something to soothe your nerves: A data source from beyond the grasp of the Trump admin. and outside the boundaries of the US. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

#SEJournalReportersToolbox has a handy list of more than a dozen Trump trackers, watching everything from campaign promises and executive orders to litigation launched against the administration. There’s even a tracker watching his time spent on the golf links. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

Journalists aiming to cover stories on real estate climate risk would do well to explore an impressive bit of @washingtonpost.com data journalism on the subject. Learn more in the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox: www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

If you’re looking for greenhouse gas emission databases, #SEJournalReportersToolbox suggests looking to the European Commission. Why its EDGAR project has the best data for your reporting and how to make smart use of it. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

To get a better read on local landslide risk for local stories, #SEJournalReportersToolbox recommends an enhanced resource from the U.S. Geological Survey, which layers the risk data into easily readable map form. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

@sejorg.bsky.social

1 year ago

When disasters strike, it's not just communities at risk — it's our #climatedata too. Discover how recent events like #HurricaneHelene are highlighting vulnerabilities in environmental information storage, in the latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox: www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

The latest #SEJournalReportersToolbox reviews the latest enhancements to the federal government’s EJScreen data tool and how they can be used to tell stories of real people’s daily lives. www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

@sejorg.bsky.social

1 year ago

A sweeping array of satellites observes our planet and sends vast amounts of data back — data that the powerful NASA Worldview website can translate into graphic form to help journalists tell some of the environment beat’s most central stories. #SEJournalReportersToolbox

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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

Sea surface temperature data can tell reporters something about many water-related environment stories, whether algal blooms, bacterial risks to public health or the prospects for entire estuarine systems. Learn more in this #SEJournalReportersToolbox: www.sej.org/publications...

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists

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1 year ago

Climate heating and agricultural pollution are making algae problems worse. #SEJournalReportersToolbox explores useful sources of data for tracking trends. Plus, tips on how to use the data for local reporting on the risks posed by this seasonal threat. www.sej.org/publications...