Climate Change Threatens Asian Trade
Climate Change Threatens Food Security
Attacking climate change creates jobs and investment opportunities, say Lim Tuang Liang and Syed Mubarak.
Shifting the Lens on Climate Change Reporting
Telling the Whole Story About Who’s Most at Risk
Veteran journalist Sonya Ross made history at the AP and pioneered coverage of race. As managing editor for Inside Climate News, history’s repeating itself.
How Aquaponics Fits Into the Circular Economy
Singapore Start-Up Innovates Sustainable Vertical Farming Methods
Journalists observed V-Plus Agritech's combination of aquaponics and IoT that's aimed at spreading sustainable, resilient vertical farms.
How to Spot Good Carbon Credits
Businesses Want to Prove They’re Helping, But Journalists Beware Greenwashing
The business of carbon reduction requires savvy coverage of “good” versus “junk" carbon credits. And “green” projects can harm biodiversity.
No Data? No Problem.
Environmental Journalism Elevated by Creative Thinking and Expert Help
Gaining a community’s trust when seeking data yielded prize-winning journalism for former Palm Beach Post reporter Lulu Ramadan.
Wood Pellet Industry Expanding
“Perverse” Carbon Accounting Loopholes Fuel Global Growth
North Carolina activists decry local and global harms of cutting trees to make wood pellets for export.
Heirs’ Property Legal Morass
Black families still vulnerable to exploitation by timber companies, developers.
Lack of clear title to African American lands affects logging, affordable housing and ability of families to accumulate wealth.
Forestry Science and Sustainability: The Enviva View
Bioenergy is a Crucial Climate Solution, Wood Pellet Maker Says
Bioenergy can help meet global demand for energy, and biomass is organic and renewable. Does this add up to long-term sustainability?
Biodiversity and Climate Change
Landowners and Conservationists Clash Over Wood-Pellet Industry
As Southern forests in the U.S. are harvested for fuel, an ecologist explains what is lost, and a landowner describes how he keeps forests healthy.
The Long Road to the Glasgow Climate Summit
Efforts to Regulate Carbon Defeated by Parochial Interests
As protestors declare the COP26 climate summit a failure, a look back at more than three decades of inertia.
Are Wood Pellets Worse Than Coal?
How a Carbon Accounting ‘Error’ Helped Fuel the Wood-Pellet Industry
As world leaders at COP26 pledge to halt deforestation, the U.S. wood-pellet industry is expanding. Experts say it releases more carbon than fossil fuels.
How Forests Provide a Carbon ‘Sink’
But the U.S. sink is shrinking.
As the wood-products industry cuts down trees to burn as fuel, the nation begins to lose a major repository of stored carbon.
Covering COP
Climate Negotiators Head for Glasgow Fearing Failure to Stop Earth from Overheating
Reporters should avoid the minutiae and focus on the threat posed by carbon emissions that are still rising, climate journalists advise.
COP26 Lookahead: ‘CBAMs’ and Climate Policy
Can Border Taxes End Carbon Leakage and Help Reduce Greenhouse Emissions?
The European Commission is working to implement climate measures to prevent carbon leakage. Here’s how to cover it and what to expect in negotiations.
Bioenergy Resources for Fellows
Tackling Food Insecurity and Climate Change in Tandem
Ag Practices Drive Climate Change as Population Rises. What Would Sustainability Look Like?
Agriculture accounts for 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 10% of U.S. emissions. Meanwhile, better diets could slash emissions, disease and mortality. Three experts on food and the environment detail what can be done to change both.
Covering Clean Energy and Politics
How Will 2020 Play Out on Climate Issues?
Energy issues abound, from the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accords to home weatherization.
Climate Change Impact on Farming
Studying Innovation in Agriculture to Counter Carbon
Your diet choices affect the planet; so too the choices farmers make.
Protecting the Biodiversity of the Seas
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Offer Chance to Study Vast Swaths of Oceans
Two federal oceans officials describe the marine sanctuary system that encompasses more than 600,000 square miles of marine and Great Lakes waters.
Certifying Sustainable Fishing Practices
Certification Can Let Consumers Know Their Seafood was Produced Ethically
A Marine Stewardship Council official explains what sustainably produced seafood means – and how his organization documents it.
Chef: Buy Sustainable Fish
Seafood Watch Guidelines for Consumers
Matthew Beaudin is head chef at the institution that created fish-buying guidelines.
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
With Fish a Key Protein Source for Many, How Can Regulators Curtail Illegal Catches?
Illegal fishing is endemic, and 90 percent of large predatory fish are gone. There are some solutions on the horizon.
Making Shrimp Sustainable
Case Study: How Experts are Working to Change One Seafood Industry’s Practices
From the Monterey Bay Aquarium, an official documents the story of shrimp.
How the U.S. Regulates Fisheries
The Fish Differ by Region, but NOAA Fisheries has the Same Mandate Nationwide
The director of NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast operation explains how they protect the oceans, the fish and the fishermen whose livelihoods depend on it.
Regulating a Moving Target
Climate Change Prompts Fish to Migrate – and Regulators to Scramble
The Magnuson-Stevens Act manages the nation’s fisheries. Though considered a success, the law is facing new challenges as species adapt to a changing climate.
Understanding Ocean Hypoxia
Lack of Oxygen Leads to Dead Zones in the World’s Oceans
An effect of climate change and scourge of fisheries worldwide, hypoxia happens when the oceans run out of oxygen.
Bio-Inspired Design from the Seas
Engineers Look to the Ocean for Ideas
At the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, researchers know the best ways to advance sciences are visible all around.
Scientific Research on the Monterey Bay
A Field Trip to MBARI
Journalists learn how one nonprofit plumbs the depths of ocean science.
A New Model for Selling Fish
A ‘Community Supported Fishery’ Growing on the California Coast
How two college friends decided to reinvent the way fish is marketed – and help boost sustainability in the process.
A Career Pushing for Healthy Oceans
Washington Stalwart Leon Panetta Was an Early Advocate for Oceans and Fisheries
Across a half century of public service, Leon Panetta also focused on action to help save the oceans.
Promises and Pitfalls of Aquaculture
Will ‘Farmed’ Bluefin Tuna be on the Menu?
The dramatic decline of wild seafood stocks has created the imperative for aquaculture.
Using Data to Map the Earth
EarthTime Tool Uses Data to Show How Planet is Changing
Carnegie Mellon University resource is an in-depth way to detail impact of pollution, climate change and development.
Seafood from Slaves
How an Associated Press Team Uncovered Slavery Practices in the Seafood Industry
Martha Mendoza, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, shares her tips and secrets for a deep-dive investigation into seafood labor practices.
Regulating Fish in International Waters
In the World’s Vast Oceans, a Bewildering Array of Regulations
The marine fisheries are a shared resource; deciding how to manage them is tricky.
Increasing the Catch
Once Slowly Dying, Fisheries in Monterey Bay are Now Recovering
A unique combination of industry, nonprofits and civic leaders are pushing to revive the fishing industry off the California coast.
Choking the Seas with Plastic Trash
Picture This: One Truckload of Plastic Trash Per Minute
Castoff plastic bottles, grocery bags and straws litter the oceans and kill off fish.
Understanding Ocean Acidification
How Changing Acid Levels in the World’s Waters are Impacting Sea Life
A researcher and an oyster farmer describe how climate change is already impacting fisheries and aquaculture.
Taking Agriculture Higher
Short on Space? Vertical Farms Can Grow Food in Tight Urban Spaces
The co-founder of a new generation of indoor, multi-story farms discusses how they can produce food with fewer environmental impacts.
Award-Winning Chef Dishes on Fish
Chef of “Indigenous” Restaurant on Fish-to-Table Movement
Why it matters where your fish entrée came from, and how it was caught.
Protecting Fish Spawning Sites
What is Being Done to Protect Fish in Hot Spots?
A veteran scientist explains where journalists can look for stories in the ongoing fight to combat overfishing.
