Publication Items

Use EPA TRI Database To Find Toxic Threats [1]

The Toxics Release Inventory database, refreshed annually, has long been the foundation of many a good environmental news story. The latest release is now out, and this week’s TipSheet reminds journalists why the searchable online TRI can be such a valuable reporting tool in tracking toxic dangers.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Asia [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [17]

In this how-to, veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick shares new techniques for capturing panoramas from the air — while on commercial plane flights — in order to illustrate human impacts on the landscape. Plus, Dimick details how and why he developed the new approach [18], in our latest EJ InSight column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Air [4]
Forests [21]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [23]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Capturing a Planet on the Fly [18]

Capturing panoramas from the air has become a passion for veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick. In the latest EJ InSight, our new column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, Dimick describes how he visualizes the expanding human footprint of the emergent Anthropocene era — by shooting from commercial airplane flights. Plus, Dimick shares his techniques in a how-to sidebar [17].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Air [4]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Forests [21]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [23]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Where Does All That Recycling Go? [26]

Where do all those recyclables actually go? This week’s TipSheet dives into the trash to find a story worth telling — of troubling overseas dumping, problematic local incineration and a fraying patchwork of U.S. regulation. Plus, several dozen questions you might want to ask, a pair of pro tips and a dozen resources to track the story in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Consumer [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [29]
Pollution [12]
Waste [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Asia [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Award-Winner — ‘Trust Your Gut’ but Track the Data [31]

Small market environmental beat reporting can shine a light on serious issues that affect local residents, and Texas Observer’s Christopher Collins does that with a passion. That’s the word from judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual reporting awards, who recently honored Collins for his work, citing his mix of hard-hitting info and interesting characters. In the latest Inside Story, Collins shares how he gets his story ideas, overcomes challenges and focuses on how issues affect real individuals.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [20]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [7]
Food [34]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [12]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [36]

If a wood stove seems like a good solution to the winter’s bitter cold, you may want to think again. The unhealthful particulate pollution many such stoves generate has prompted new federal emission standards. But some states are pushing back, and the EPA is now considering a two-year delay in the new regulations. This week’s TipSheet has the latest news and why it matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Consumer [27]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Northwest (OR WA) [40]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment [41]

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [20]
Air [4]
Climate Change [43]
Disasters [6]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [44]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [45]
Policy [29]
Pollution [12]
Science [46]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [47]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [48].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [49] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [50] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [43]
Disasters [6]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [44]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [45]
People & Population [22]
Policy [29]
Pollution [12]
Science [46]
Transportation [52]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Urgency of Katowice Carries Over to SEJ Mission [53]

From under a blanket of dense smog that hung over the southern Polish town hosting a recent United Nations climate change conference, the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Bobby Magill, had a moment of clarity for the profession and the organization. His insights, and how they will affect the future of SEJ as it begins a new strategic planning process, in Magill’s latest SEJ President’s Report. Plus, a special honor for a “tireless” SEJ leader.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Climate Change [43]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [44]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Planning & Growth [23]
Policy [29]
Pollution [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Europe [55]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Many Environmental Court Disputes Will Make News in 2019 [56]

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 Publication Types:
Backgrounders [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [43]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [44]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [45]
Policy [29]
Pollution [12]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [58]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [59]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [60]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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