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Video

Environmental Investigations and the Law: What Editors Expect Freelancers To Know

"Freelancing in investigative journalism can be risky, especially when legal threats are real. So how much legal knowledge do editors expect when freelancers pitch environmental investigations? How do they assess legal preparedness, what kind of support they can offer, and when publication lawyers step in to protect hard-hitting reporting. Find out what you need to get commissioned, get published, and avoid preventable legal trouble, by watching this webinar's recording."
Events

Covering the Conflagration: Reporting From the Wildfire Frontiers

Canadian Journalism Foundation

"Wildfires are becoming not only annual events but also unmistakable signs of the broader climate emergency—scorching forests, forcing evacuations, disrupting ecosystems, and crossing borders. Covering the Conflagration brings together journalists who report directly from these frontlines, capturing both the immediate dangers and the longer-term consequences of fire. Jesse Winter, Visual Journalist and recipient of the 2024 CJF Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism; Nancy MacDonald, National Reporter for The Globe and Mail and Colleen Hagerty of the Solutions Journalism Network’s My World’s on Fire project will discuss what it takes to cover these events."
  • When: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1-2 p.m. ET
Podcast

TMiP Podcast

"The Talking Maths in Public Podcast is a community podcast for members of the TMiP network, which collects short segments from different people working in maths communication to share their projects, ideas and thoughts, as well as discuss maths communication and education research, and provide a regular opportunity to hear from others in the community. The podcast will be produced monthly for six-month blocks, in even-numbered years (when no TMiP conference is taking place). This will allow for a more sustained exchange of ideas between events, and produce a resource for TMiP members and other maths communicators to draw on. Series 1 of the podcast began in July 2024, and episodes were released monthly until December 2024. Each episode consists of three or four segments, each covering a different aspect of maths communication."
Podcast

Reporters’ Roundtable: What’s Driving US Energy Policy News in 2026?

Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs

"What issues are shaping US climate and energy policymaking in 2026? How might upcoming court rulings change things? As high utility bills persist, how is the public responding to changes in energy policy? And what stories or trends are not being told amid all of these important energy storylines? Today on the show, Bill Loveless speaks with reporters Maxine Joselow and Josh Siegel about covering energy and climate policy, and what key stories and trends they’re covering in 2026."
Resource Database / Guide

GIJN Resource Center’s Top Guides for 2025

Global Investigative Journalism Network

"This year, GIJN’s Resource Center team produced a wide variety of guides on everything from investigating climate change to reporting on AI, from digging into Chinese companies to probing evidence of war crimes, and from covering food insecurity to looking at land conflict."
Video

Satellite Data for Journalists: Turning Earth Images Into Stories

Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) and the European Journalism Centre (EJC)

"The session explains how satellite imagery can be processed into maps and measurements that show how land is used and how it evolves over time. It presents the core principles behind satellite-based land monitoring, including the use of high-resolution imagery, automated analysis tools, and online platforms that make Earth observation data accessible to non-specialists. Through concrete examples, the webinar shows how climate journalists can use this data to support investigations, strengthen evidence, and visualise environmental change. Topics include long-term trends affecting forests, cities, agricultural land, and natural areas, with links to climate change, deforestation, urbanisation, and land degradation."
Article

When Women Researchers Publish, Media Attention Doesn’t Always Follow

"Media coverage can give scientists a powerful career boost, raising their visibility and signaling that their work matters beyond the lab. But a new study finds that benefit goes disproportionately to men, potentially widening existing gender gaps and shaping public perceptions of who counts as a researcher. In an analysis of 1.2 million news stories about scholarly research, men-led papers were found to receive more attention overall and were heavily overrepresented in the top 5% of most covered studies. Women-led papers, on the other hand, clustered at the bottom."
Article

Essential Open Source Tools for Journalists Investigating Air Pollution

International Center for Journalists

"Despite its widespread impact, tracking air pollution is challenging. Governments may under-report data, corporations often hide emissions, and polluters exploit regulatory loopholes. Investigative journalists play a key role in exposing this environmental misconduct, a task that open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools can help with. I lay out below OSINT tools that journalists can utilize to track air pollution, uncover its sources, and reveal the corporate networks responsible."
Resource Database / Guide

Best Practices for News Organizations: How To Protect and Support Journalists Harassed Online

This new guide is the result of a collaboration between PEN America and the Coalition Against Online Violence. "Developed in close consultation with over a dozen news outlets and civil society organizations in the U.S. and internationally, this guide provides newsrooms of all sizes with practical strategies for protecting their staff and freelancers. "
Article

Into the Wild: Reporting on Human-Wildlife Interactions

"Wildlife stories are among the most captivating science journalism has to offer. Images of safari vehicles interrupting cheetahs’ kills or whales overturning boats go viral. But these photos don’t tell the whole story. Media sometimes portray such encounters as freak accidents or one-off spectacles—as if human encroachment had nothing to do with them. Too often, journalists overlook the context surrounding these interactions in their reporting."
Resource Database / Guide

Reporting on Atmospheric Rivers

The Uproot Resource Library includes this guide to Atmospheric Rivers, or ARs,  providing facts, reporting examples, terms, research areas, potential sources and more.
Video

Extreme Heat: A Rising Public Health Threat

This webinar recording provides journalists with "new ideas for reporting angles and stories, and a firmer understanding of the policy and regulatory approaches that can offset heat’s worst effects."
Article

How To Cover the Ongoing Confusion Over COVID Vaccines

"The confusion around COVID vaccine recommendations and access in the fall of 2025 is reminiscent of the first months of 2021 when the vaccines first became available. Back then, most access barriers arose from logistical and supply-chain issues. Now, barriers have been created by HHS policy (or lack thereof) and a patchwork of laws in different states and jurisdictions that have created confusion about how people can legally access the vaccines. The confusion in 2021 felt familiar, relatively speaking, for journalists who have covered any vaccine rollout, which usually involves some hiccups and uncertainty. The new quagmire of COVID vaccine access is more challenging to cover because it’s a moving target, with circumstances changing by the day. Even the people who are supposed to know what’s going on — pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, physicians, and public health experts — aren’t sure what will happen next. All this uncertainty makes the role of journalists more crucial than ever in helping audiences decide whether they should get the new COVID vaccine and helping them understand the barriers they might encounter, why those barriers exist, and how, if possible, they can navigate them. These tips can help journalists deliver the information their audiences need now."  
Video

Preparing for Reporting on Autism, Vaccines and Related Science

Association of Health Care Journalists

"In this webinar, moderator Tara Haelle and an expert panel — including Paul Offit, M.D. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), and Jessica B. Steier, DrPH, PMP (Founder and CEO of Unbiased Science) — help reporters navigate the science behind autism, vaccines, and the expected Health and Human Services report on autism causes." Includes a number of additional resources.
Source database

SCIP Climate/Environmental Source Book

"The team behind the SciComm Identities Project (SCIP) has created a source book for journalists covering climate and environmental topics to provide a more representative range of experts who are also trained science communicators. The guide features two dozen SCIP fellows: scholars and professors whose work is related to climate change across a wide range of disciplines. In the source book, fellows are listed according to cross-cutting topics to easily identify their primary areas of expertise. Each fellow’s section includes their title and institution, a short bio that lists their research and areas of expertise, and their contact information. Where applicable, it also links to their social media and personal websites. You can also search the document by clicking on more than 50 topic areas, which range from agriculture to wildfires, and identify experts by their geographical area."
Article

Handy AI Tools for Science Writers

"AI is being integrated into newsrooms and into the lives of journalists. Of course, AI is also entering freelancing, including scientific writing. Here are some tools that can help lighten the load and increase your efficiency, while retaining the human element of our craft."
Article

What Journalists Should Know About the Threat of Chikungunya

"Dengue, malaria, West Nile, Zika … most people have heard of these diseases. But far fewer people are familiar with chikungunya, a tropical disease likely to increase with the continuing effects of climate change." Find basics, study findings, story ideas and resources.
Video

Investigating the Climate Crisis: A Toolbox for Accessing Databases and Sources

"A 'toolbox' for finding and using reliable climate data, maps, and platforms. Includes guidance on ethically incorporating Indigenous perspectives in reporting. Speakers:
  • Heron Martins, environmental engineer; expert in Amazon data systems; currently with Center for Climate Crime Analysis
  • Ikaruni Nawa, Indigenous journalist and anthropologist; co-leader of the Brazilian Indigenous Journalists Network
Article

Covering Science in the Context of Conflict

"War is a science story. War creates untold humanitarian and environmental crises, disrupts research, and destroys scientific infrastructure—yet these critical science stories often remain undertold. To find and tell science stories from regions in turmoil, journalists have to dig for unique angles, gather and verify context about conflicts, track down and protect sources, and, above all, stay safe. To find a science angle, track the destruction of scientific facilities, highlight researchers who are displaced or experiments that are disrupted, or uncover long-term health impacts of warfare."
Video

How To Report on the Green Transition and Critical Minerals

Pulitzer Center

"This webinar will help journalists explore how to cover the green transition with nuance, uncover supply chain complexities, and investigate who benefits, and who bears the cost, of this mineral rush. Participants will learn how to:
  • Identify underreported angles in the green transition
  • Investigate the impacts of mining on communities and ecosystems
  • Analyze corporate and government claims around sustainability
  • Use tools to trace mineral supply chains and global trade"
Resource Database / Guide

Resources To Help You Cover Data Centers in Your Community

SciLine

"As data centers are being built in more and more U.S. localities to meet demand for generative AI, they are consuming massive amounts of energy, increasing electricity costs for consumers, and driving debates about land use. A range of data sources and types of expertise can deepen your coverage of these centers and how they will impact your community." Originally published August 19, 2025. Updated February 25, 2026.
Blog

ScienceBlog.com

"ScienceBlog.com is a leading platform for science enthusiasts and experts to share their knowledge and insights with a dedicated audience." The website hosts multiple blogs on topics including:
  • Brain & Behavior
  • Earth, Energy & Environment
  • Health
  • Life & Non-Humans
  • Physics & Mathematics
  • Space
  • Technology
Resource Database / Guide

GIJN Reporting Guide for Landfill Methane Emissions and Solutions

"This GIJN guide will describe what resources are available and what questions to ask about methane emissions from landfills and how to reduce them. Examples of great investigations on the issue can be found at the end of this guide." Topics include:
  • How landfills contribute to climate change
  • Finding out about methane emissions
  • What to ask about solutions
Video

Is Climate Change to Blame? Understanding and Communicating the Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

"On June 12, 2024, the Yale Center for Environmental Communication hosted a conversation focused on the field of attribution science — a field focused on determining the influence of human-induced climate change on extreme weather events. We learned how scientists establish these connections as well as how to effectively communicate the impact of human-caused climate change on extreme weather events."
Newsletter

SciLine Newsletter: Matter of Fact

"Every Wednesday [beginning Aug. 13, 2025], Matter of Fact brings you localizable story ideas, data, advice, and resources to help you cover current news using scientific evidence and expertise."