Publication Items

Environmental Issues Likely To Find Their Way to Courts in 2021 [1]

Environmental journalists may want to brush up on their legalese for 2021, as the likelihood of legal challenges over environmental policies — and Trump-era rollbacks — increases. Our Issue Backgrounder, the newest entry in our growing special report, “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [2],” looks at potential legal conflicts over climate change, pipelines, drilling, auto emissions, clean water and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region [15]

As global warming worsens, effects like extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding and inland flooding will have an outsized impact in the Southern United States. The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The South [16]” special report looks at those effects. Plus, read an introductory overview and watch for additional entries on climate mitigation and adaptation in the South.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [18]
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [19]
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [31]

Most Southern state leaders are doing the least to fight the climate crisis, despite having the most to lose environmentally and economically. When will that begin to change? The latest entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [16]” special report looks at the politics of the climate crisis, the dominance of utilities, and the transportation and forestry sectors, along with the few climate breakthroughs.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [25]
Planning & Growth [27]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Transportation [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Is the South Confronting Its Climate Threats? [33]

The South is ground zero for the climate crisis in the United States, yet little is being done to prevent impacts or protect communities. Will the South tap its potential to be part of the solution? Our special report, “Covering Your Climate: The South,” helps reporters cover the region, starting with a backgrounder on climate concerns from Texas to Virginia.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [34]
Agriculture [18]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [35]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [19]
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [37]
Technology [38]
Transportation [32]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Biden Faces Environmental Challenges on Multiple International Treaties [39]

As the incoming Biden administration prepares to re-engage on the global stage, environment-related treaties are high on the agenda. The latest Backgrounder, part of our 2021 Guide [40], takes a closer look at 10-plus top treaties, including those focused on climate change, biodiversity, plastics pollution, airplane emissions, the future of the Arctic and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [34]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [35]
Chemicals [41]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [42]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Transportation [32]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [45]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Environmental Justice Stories Will Keep Proliferating in 2021 [46]

The surging racial justice movement has reenergized aspirations to correct the environmental injustices that blemish countless underprivileged U.S. communities. The new TipSheet, another part of our 2021 Guide [40], scans the landscape of trouble spots, from urban to rural, industrial zones to Superfund sites. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [34]
Air [4]
Chemicals [41]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [26]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
International [45]
Mexico [51]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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“You Can’t Fool Mother Nature: The Once and Future Triumph of Environmentalism” [52]

It’s been a half-century since the first Earth Day in 1970 and a new book from an old hand catalogues the advances and the setbacks in the decades since. BookShelf contributor Francesca Lyman reviews “You Can’t Fool Mother Nature: The Once and Future Triumph of Environmentalism,” and explores how a long view from a veteran environmentalist informs the field of environmental reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [34]
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [26]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Climate Change Policy Likely To Permeate Executive Under Biden [54]

What will climate change policy look like under a Biden administration? If nothing else, it appears it will be broadly based across a wide range of executive branch operations. This week’s TipSheet walks you through the top 10 federal departments, agencies and spending centers and how they will pivot to focus on global warming.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [18]
Air [4]
Chemicals [41]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [42]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Military [55]
Natural Resources [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [37]
Technology [38]
Transportation [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [45]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Carmakers Map Out Shifting Road Ahead [56]

Automakers are at the heart of the conflict over climate change policy, thanks to the prevalence of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. That may now be changing. And not just because of the incoming Biden administration, but also with shifting investment in the future of electric vehicles. A look at how car companies are piloting that path, from the latest Backgrounder. Electric Hummer, anyone?

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Transportation [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [57]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Midnight Deregulation Zombie Horror Show Begins [58]

A rush of last-minute regulatory (and deregulatory) actions are underway in the waning days of the Trump administration. And the latest TipSheet has suggestions not only for how to keep track, but also how to bird-dog the numerous ways the incoming Biden administration might try to reverse Trump’s course.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [37]
Transportation [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [59]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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