“If drinking water safety is on your beat, then keeping track of seesawing regulations around PFAS is a challenge. But as Reporter’s Toolbox writes, a powerful government data mapping tool
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“The Pew Charitable Trusts, in partnership with the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, developed the Distributed Energy Resources State Policy Explorer to compile and share DER-related legislation enacted throughout
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“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, fueled
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This guide includes research, surveys, data, and other helpful information for journalists covering substance use, addiction, overdose, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.” Read background information on the guide including why
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“The below dashboard compares White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2026. It will be updated regularly as the funding debate unfold. Click
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“Whether you’re a seasoned journalist or you’re just starting out, you’re sure to encounter ethical questions in your work. This might involve ethical dilemmas when covering topics like animal research,
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“Communities surrounded by forest can be a beautiful place to live … or a wildfire trap. Environmental journalists can readily map and identify these so-called wildland urban interfaces through a
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“Limited to familiar photographs of people on court steps, or stock images of corporate offices, the visual language of climate litigation is often restricted to depicting a technical process or
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“A massive trove of mappable 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
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“Rare disease researchers, patients and caregivers alike often welcome news media coverage to bring awareness to conditions that, despite the term ‘rare,’ collectively impact more than 300 million people worldwide.
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“Drinking water may be ubiquitous in the United States, but that doesn’t mean it’s always safe. To report the answer in your community, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox suggests exploring the
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On January 29, 2026, top investigative reporters Charles Piller of Science and Liza Gross of Inside Climate News discussed the ins and outs of investigative science reporting. Piller is the recipient of CASW’s 2025 Victor Cohn Prize
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“Cropland can easily be found time and again at the heart of the key concerns on the environment beat, whether climate, water, chemicals or, of course, land. The latest Reporter’s
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“The climate emergency is a huge, multi-faceted story for every beat in the newsroom. So far, most climate coverage has focused on the problem itself, which makes sense; scientists call
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Climate Action Campaign tracks cuts to extreme weather preparedness, frozen investments, blocked pollution protections and more by the Trump 2.0 administration since December 2024.
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“In this 2026 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy — the SEJournal’s 10th annual — we look ahead to the coming year’s news a bit differently than in the past.
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“ComSciCon is embarking on a project funded by the Kavli Foundation and the Rita Allen Foundation to create a resource for early-career scientists who want to make sure their work
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“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
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“This toolkit builds on the Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight Series, an initiative designed to expand the field of AI accountability reporting by equipping journalists worldwide with the skills and knowledge
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On October 9, 2025, CASW Connector hosted a Chat discussing how journalists can approach the firehose of science funding freezes, cuts and reinstatements during the Trump administration. Panelists and participants
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On Sunday, November 8, 2024, CASW Connector hosted a hybrid session at the ScienceWriters2024 meeting that introduced science writers to audience engagement practices. The CASW team co-created the session itself
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“Produced in partnership by The Open Notebook and the Reynolds Journalism Institute, the Navigator is designed to equip reporters on any beat to bring science and data into their stories
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