Publication Items

Tracking the Big Climate Bills — An Infrastructure/Reconciliation Breakdown [1]

During the next two weeks, expect a rush of Congressional activity as both chambers attempt to set details that will constitute what some see as possibly the most important climate legislation in years. TipSheet helps you keep track of the action, first setting the stage on two massive measures, and then providing resources to track more than half-a-dozen House committees.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [13]
Science [14]
Transportation [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Reclaiming Coal Country — Quest for a New Economy in Appalachia [18]

Longtime energy and environment journalist Elizabeth McGowan traveled to southeast Kentucky to shine a light on efforts to diversify Appalachia’s longtime coal-based economy. In FEJ StoryLog, McGowan shares how her on-the-ground reporting approach, funded in part by the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism, yielded not only a powerful story, but insights into overcoming its challenges.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [23]
Policy [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Fossil Fuel Industry Pitches Carbon Capture As Climate Cure. But Is It? [25]

Carbon capture and storage technology has been around for years, but is being repositioned as a way to continue using fossil fuels in the face of climate change. Backgrounder takes a close look at how it works, its history and its politics. But even as the technology is taken up by Congress, the question is: Does the math add up?

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [22]
Policy [13]
Pollution [27]
Science [14]
Technology [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Covering New IPCC Reports Helps Explain Gravity of Climate Crisis [30]

A new science assessment released this week pinpoints more global warming risks, but also represents reporting challenges to environmental journalists working to cover climate change. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn has the latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and advice for reporters working the climate beat. Plus, links to other climate change reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [34]
Forests [35]
Government [9]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Planning & Growth [36]
Policy [13]
Science [14]
Transportation [15]
Water & Oceans [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Solar Panel Stories Can Shine for Local, Regional Reporters [38]

As the solar panel business resurges, the wide scope of possible regional and local story angles — climate, tech, consumer, business, jobs, air quality and grid reliability — make bright prospects for journalists. The latest TipSheet sets out recent political and market developments, along with more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [39]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [22]
Policy [13]
Technology [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Asia [40]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Drilling for Data on Offshore Wells [41]

For reporters covering the long-standing conflict over offshore drilling, which erupted again this month after a federal judge blocked a halt to new leases, an Interior Department database offers a wealth of data about offshore wells. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox walks you through the maze of bureaucracy behind the database, and then provides detailed guidance on how to make the most of its info.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [22]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Boom and Bust — Two Books Explore Working-Class Communities in the Clean Energy Transition [46]

For a clean energy transition to succeed, it almost certainly will have to bring along displaced workers and communities. To help journalists understand the challenges underlying that shift, BookShelf’s Jenny Weeks reviews two volumes. The first is a new memoir of working in North Dakota’s booming Bakken oil fields, the second an earlier account of decline in a working-class community in Oregon.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [8]
Health [21]
People & Population [23]
Policy [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
Northwest (OR WA) [49]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Is Investor Activism Really Greening Corporate Policy? [50]

Corporate boardrooms are increasingly arenas in the fight over the future of energy and the environment, making it vital for journalists to understand the players, their motivations and the potential impacts on business planning. The new Issue Backgrounder explores the implications of recent news around investment policy, explaining some of its origins and deciphering the shifting scrimmage ahead.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [39]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [11]
Policy [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Before You Cover That Pipeline Protest, Check the Law [51]

At least 16 states currently have critical infrastructure anti-protest laws that could sweep up journalists on the scene, reports the latest TipSheet. The laws, which more states are considering, apply to pipelines, but sometimes other facilities that impact the environment too, like powerlines, dams, port facilities and refineries. How to keep track and avoid going to jail.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [52]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [53]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Ready for Climate Change-Induced Grid Blackouts Along With Heat Waves? [55]

Climate change can mean doubling down on disasters, such as a combination of widespread power outages with the kind of extreme heat that kills. The latest TipSheet explores why such simultaneous disasters are so dangerous, where they’ve happened already, why they are increasingly likely to happen again and how to prepare to cover them in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [39]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Planning & Growth [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
California [56]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [52]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [49]
International [29]
Europe [57]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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