This free FIJ webinar offers tips and resources on environmental investigations, including stories on climate change, pollution and regulation.

“Naveena Sadasivam, senior staff writer at Grist, will share how she and Lylla Younes investigated medical-device warehouses in several states that used toxic chemicals that endangered workers and community members. Their investigation was produced with a grant and other support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

“Tom Perkins, veteran freelance journalist, will share how he investigated Michigan corporations and regulators using improper methods to measure pollution from new facilities. That investigation, published in The Guardian, was produced with a grant and other support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

“The session will include concrete tips and resources for how to identify and obtain public records, how to cultivate human sources, how to verify government monitoring and oversight, and how to integrate a community/environmental justice lens in investigative reporting. It will be moderated by four-time Peabody Award-winning journalist Ellen Weiss, president of the Fund for Investigative Journalism’s board of directors.

“Everyone who registers for the webinar will receive a recording of the session and a tip sheet from the speakers.”