Publication Items

How a Hurricane Whipped Up Student Energy/Poverty Project [1]

A journalism teaching project planned to cover local energy inequities. That was before Hurricane Irma swept Florida. In the end, inspired student reporters moved community leaders to action with human-centered, data-driven stories focused on solutions. Journalist and educator Cynthia Barnett shares the lessons in our latest EJ Academy column.

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EJ Academy [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
People & Population [10]
Policy [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [15]

The Great Lakes are not only the largest fresh water system in the world, supplying drinking water to tens of millions. They also face a range of environmental woes that make them ready fodder for reporters. This week’s TipSheet runs down some ongoing developments, plus key resources to cover them.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [17]
Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [19]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [26]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
International [30]
Canada [31]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Selective Media Tour on EPA Scandal, ‘Weaponizing’ Transparency and More [32]

The EPA turns to friendly media to share its news, while limiting access to mainstream reporters. And the agency moves to “weaponize” transparency. Those stories, plus, a new way to map political influence on environmental policy, and key reports made public, in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

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WatchDog TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [34]
Climate Change [35]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Policy [11]
Pollution [27]
Science [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Lead Paint Lingers as Environmental Health Threat [38]

Lead is not just poisoning much of the U.S. drinking water supply. It’s also a threat to millions of the nation’s children, who continue to ingest lead paint chips from older housing stock decades after lead paint was banned. This week’s TipSheet explores this perennial problem and offers resources for local coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [19]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Sun Doesn’t Shine at Trump Environmental Agencies [39]

There’s little cause to celebrate upcoming Sunshine Week for those who cover Trump administration environmental agencies. The latest WatchDog catalogues how the EPA has adopted a secretive approach and displays frequent hostility to the news media, including with a troubling series of attacks on individual journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [35]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Policy [11]
Pollution [27]
Science [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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“Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” [40]

A hard-nosed account of Monsanto and its controversial and popular herbicide Roundup comes in a new book by a former wire service reporter, who pieced together documentation and fact-finding from over 20 years to make a case there was a dangerous cover-up. BookShelf reviews Carey Gillam’s “Whitewash.”

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BookShelf [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [17]
Air [34]
Chemicals [19]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Food [42]
Government [8]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [43]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Technology [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Asia [49]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [50]

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.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [17]
Air [34]
Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [35]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [51]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [27]
Science [37]
Waste [52]
Wildlife [53]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Investigations May Bring News in 2018 [54]

Almost a dozen investigations are underway at the U.S. EPA and the Interior Department, including of unusual travel, private sector connections and staff/advisory panel moves. This week's TipSheet runs down the probes in detail, and offers resources for coverage of developments in 2018.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [35]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Policy [11]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Central America & the Caribbean [55]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Energy Markets Offer Clues on Environment’s Future [56]

How the U.S. economy uses energy has huge impacts on the environment. So this week's TipSheet helps journalists understand the economy-energy-environment nexus, detailing nine top trends to watch on fossil fuels and alternative energy in 2018. Plus, a list of helpful sources for tracking energy markets.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [35]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [57]
Planning & Growth [26]
Pollution [27]
Technology [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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