How Journalists Can Use Scraping Tools for Environmental Stories

Much of today’s most valuable environmental information is locked inside inaccessible websites and fragmented datasets. Web scraping empowers journalists to extract, organize, and analyze information at scale, turning scattered clues into compelling investigations.

This webinar will introduce scraping as a critical tool in the environmental reporter’s digital toolbox. You'll learn:

• The basics of web scraping and ethical/legal considerations
• How to collect large datasets from public websites
• Real-world case studies: deforestation data, pollution records, permit databases
• Tools and platforms to get started, with no coding experience required

Whether you're investigating government transparency or corporate greenwashing, scraping can supercharge your environmental reporting with data others overlook.

The speakers—composed of Pulitzer Center grantees, fellows, and partners—will be announced soon.

Register here for the webinar.

Thumbnail photo caption: Landscape of Amazon rainforest trees reflected in river water on a sunny summer day. Image by PARALAXIS/Shutterstock.