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2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment

The battle over environment and energy policy takes a sharp turn in January as Democrats regain control of the House and begin countering the Trump Administration's sweeping actions. On January 25, 3:00-5:00 p.m., join SEJ and the Wilson Center in Washington DC for the 7th annual Journalists' Guide to Energy and the Environment, where top reporters will look ahead at 2019's biggest stories. Reception to follow. Event will also be livestreamed. Free registration required.

Many Environmental Court Disputes Will Make News in 2019

U.S. courts will be a key venue of environmental conflict in 2019, as the Trump administration pushes back against an extensive array of long-standing environmental law. This special edition Issue Backgrounder looks at seven key legal disputes, including cases involving climate change liability, intergenerational equity and policy, as well as conflicts over maintaining national monuments, defining which waters are subject to anti-pollution rules, disposing of coal ash and extending offshore drilling.

SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event

Our Calendar lists professional meetings, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Jan 18, 2019 deadline: The Radio Television Digital News Foundation offers scholarships for outstanding students and fellowships for young professionals (<10 years experience in the field) pursuing careers in radio, television, or online news. Two fellowships go to promising minority applicants.

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Freelancers: This section of SEJ.org offers resources specifically tailored to YOU. Various SEJ journalists have offered these links as sources of information. We pass them along as a service.

SEJ Publication Highlights

Rollback on Auto Emission Standards Faces Rocky Road

01/16/2019 – Expect the fight to worsen over the Trump Administration’s attempted rollback of auto mileage standards. Not only is California resisting a loss of its waiver to set tighter rules, joining at least 16 other states in a preemptive lawsuit. But carmakers themselves are deviating from the Trump line, worried over a fracturing of the nationwide auto market or seeking an edge in the field for more efficient vehicles. This special edition TipSheet looks at prospects for conflict in the year ahead.

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“Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World”

01/09/2019 – The economics of fracking may be as big a worry as its environmental impacts, finds a new book on the energy extraction industry. Our latest BookShelf reviews the volume from a seasoned business reporter, who questions conventional views about a renewed U.S. energy “dominance,” probes the financial instability of the industry’s boom and raises the politically destabilizing spectre of a future decline for the fossil fuel market.

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Getting Inside the Head of a Book Editor

01/09/2019 – “Think big, but keep your feet on the ground” — that’s the kind of sound advice that would-be authors receive behind closed doors at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference, where book editors offer confidential feedback on author pitches in the yearly “Book Slam.” Now, SEJournal has tapped Slam moderator Meera Subramanian to gather book editors’ top 15 tips from the 2018 SEJ gathering in Flint. We share them with you in our latest Between the Lines.

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Headlines

"Senators Consider Former Lobbyist As EPA’s Permanent Chief"

AP, 01/16/2019
"U.S. Lettuce Industry, Wary Of E. Coli, Wants FDA Back On The Job"

Washington Post, 01/16/2019
How the Shutdown Is Delaying Climate Data and Undercutting Scientists

NY Times, 01/16/2019
"French Court Cancels Monsanto Weedkiller Permit On Safety Grounds"

Reuters, 01/16/2019
Some of Biggest Green Groups Have Cold Feet Over the “Green New Deal”

New Republic, 01/16/2019
"New Congress, New House Push for Environmental Civil Rights"

Bloomberg Environment, 01/16/2019
Trump Signs Green Water Infrastructure Bill

Youngstown Vindicator, 01/16/2019
"Interior: Republican Governors Turn On Zinke Plan"

EnergyWire, 01/16/2019
Trump Admin To Bring Back Offshore Drilling Staff During Shutdown

The Hill, 01/16/2019
"2nd North Atlantic Right Whale Calf Spotted Off Florida"

Cape Cod Times, 01/16/2019

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