Publication Items

Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [1]

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.

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BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [13]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Waste [22]
Wildlife [23]
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National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments [26]

As President Trump continues to fill environment and energy leadership positions in 2018, one source of stories will be potential conflicts of interest for appointed regulators and agency leaders. This week's TipSheet runs down more than 20 key appointments to watch at EPA, Interior, Ag, Energy and more.

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TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Government [14]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [31]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Technology [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Battle Builds Over Science Integrity in Environmental Policy [34]

Purges of EPA science panels by Administrator Scott Pruitt are just one among many moves in an ongoing dispute over the integrity of the environmental sciences in government policymaking. The latest Issue Backgrounder takes a deep dive with a briefing on five likely battles ahead for the coming year.

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Backgrounders [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [14]
Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Technology [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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For Pruitt EPA, There Is No Bad News on Ozone Pollution [37]

Trying to figure out the air quality in your coverage area? The EPA may not be much help. But this week's TipSheet suggests some effective work-arounds for your reporting. Get the backstory on ozone standards, tips on how to track ozone "nonattainment" for your area and learn why smog matters so much to public health.

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TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
California [38]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [39]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
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Public [25]
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FOIA Suit, Silence on Hog Farms & Sea-Level Rise, Plus Shield Laws [43]

A push for disclosure on hazardous air emissions from industrial hog farms, and reporting on how the coastal real estate industry works to block bad news about sea-level rise. That, plus the Bay Journal FOIAs the EPA over grant defunding, and a move in Congress towards a federal shield law, all in the latest WatchDog.

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WatchDog TipSheet [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Disasters [45]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [46]
Pollution [20]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
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Public [25]
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Clean Power Plan Showdown Ahead, But Will It Matter? [48]

President Trump campaigned partly on the promise to abolish an Obama-era program to cut power plant CO2 emissions. But as TipSheet explains in the first in a series of special reports on key issues in the coming year, the program is tied up in complex court proceedings that may, in the end, be moot. Learn why.

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TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Battling Mosquitoes: The Fog of Chemical Warfare [49]

Mosquitoes are not just annoyances. They also bring disease. But is the current patchwork of mosquito-control efforts effective? Or are the remedies, particularly pesticide spraying, worse than the problem? This week's Tipsheet has resources to help you report on balancing the risks of disease against those of spraying.

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TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Consumer [9]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [15]
People & Population [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Summertime and the Air is (Cough) Unhealthy [50]

With summer heat in many cities comes worsening air pollution, and a crop of smog-related stories. This week's TipSheet explains how smog forms and harms health, then helps you report on local smog factors and learn if your area is in "nonattainment" with EPA ozone standards, themselves a shifting target under Trump.

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TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Data-Driven Journalism Delivers … Mostly [51]

Make sure data-driven reporting fulfills its potential with your environmental coverage. This extensive ToolBox looks at the broader trends in the burgeoning field, then zeros in on best uses for data journalism, spotlights great examples, and shares the resources, reading and helpful sites to get you on your way.

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Reporters Toolbox [52]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Clean Power Plan Undoing Has State, Regional Fallout [53]

Rewinding the Clean Power Plan and its planned cuts in U.S. carbon emissions may not have the effect intended, reports this week's TipSheet. Why changes now underway in the electric power industry may have less to do with regulations than with the energy market itself. Plus, covering developments state by state.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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