Parris, Thomas M., 'Keeping Abreast of Environmental News. Reprinted with permission. The world wide web changes frequently. Keeping Abreast of Environmental News Simply staying abreast of news regarding the environment is a challenging task. With literally hundreds of news outlets, there is simply not enough time in the day to scan all of the relevant newspapers, newsletters, and wire services.
Most people fall back to a strategy of reading just one or two general newspapers a day.
However, in a complex and many faceted field such as the environment, this approach misses many important stories that may not be sufficiently newsworthy to print in a mass circulation publication. Fortunately, several organizations provide electronic access to news summaries drawn from a number of sources. These services scan and summarize hundreds of environmental news sources to produce concise daily summaries delivered via electronic mail. While both are international in scope, Greenwire focuses primarily on sources published in the United States while ENDS Environment Daily focuses on European sources. However, quality comes at a price.