Publication Items

“Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown” [1]

The memorable career of California Gov. Jerry Brown has at its core a spiritual connection to the environment, a connection that he successfully channeled into the political realm, particularly around climate change. That’s according to the writer of a new biography that delves into the origins of Brown’s environmental politics and his climate change legacy. Read our latest BookShelf review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Policy [8]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Even Without Senate, Biden Can Still Do Much To Fight Climate Change [14]

What will a Biden presidency mean for climate and environmental policy if it’s facing the prospect of a GOP-controlled Senate? Quite a bit actually. The latest Backgrounder examines a range of executive actions that the Biden White House could take on energy and the environment. Plus, a look at what’s possible through independent agencies and, yes, bipartisan legislation. But there are a lot of powerful climate actions [15] a Biden administration could take — by executive action alone [16]. Also see headlines on the topic [17] from EJ Today.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [19]
Air [20]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Policy [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Conservative Court To Consider Upcoming Environment Cases [25]

Amy Coney Barrett’s swearing-in as associate justice this week brings a solidifying conservative majority to the Supreme Court. That likely means environmental issues coming before the justices will face new legal tests. The latest TipSheet explores four prominent cases coming to the high court this term that will help shed light on its evolving views on climate, water and public information.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [27]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Policy [8]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Climate Money Meets the Super PACs [32]

Amid the frenzy of Election 2020 comes a quieter development: The emergence of Big Climate money. Green groups and climate-focused fundraisers are now starting to take their place as major players alongside Big Oil as campaign contributors. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox suggests databases and other resources to help track climate (and other election) money.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [19]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [22]
Policy [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Time To Flip the Ocean Script — From Victim to Solution [34]

The narrative around the ocean should become a more hopeful one, argues former NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco. As evidence at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ recent virtual conference, Lubchenco cites a top-level international analysis that suggests the ocean can play a positive role in everything from reducing climate change to securing the future of food. Find out more.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [37]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Food [38]
Government [7]
Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [39]
Policy [8]
Pollution [9]
Science [40]
Transportation [41]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Could Dems Borrow GOP Playbook To Roll Back Trump Rules? [43]

If oddsmakers are right and the Dems sweep the White House and both houses of Congress next month, one significant outcome could be the rollback of prominent Trump administration deregulatory moves. The latest TipSheet explains how an arcane law might make such reversals possible, and then spotlights half-a-dozen potentially vulnerable Trump regulatory actions.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [20]
Chemicals [44]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Policy [8]
Pollution [9]
Science [40]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Climate-Unfriendly Coal May Be Losing Ground in U.S., But Not Worldwide [45]

When it comes to climate change, coal’s carbon emissions mean trouble. But as Backgrounder explains, if the once-powerful coal industry is on the decline in the United States, the fuel’s still finding favor worldwide. And that’s bad news for the Paris climate accord’s hopes of gaining control of runaway warming. The story behind the “exaggerated death” of coal.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [20]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [46]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [39]
Policy [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [47]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
International [24]
Asia [49]
Australia & Oceania [50]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Plant Trackers Help Mark Coal’s Decline [51]

Keeping tabs on the increasingly frequent closing of U.S. coal-fired electric power plants is an important way to follow developments on the larger climate change beat. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points to several mapping databases that help make the job far easier — whether watching the industry in the United States or abroad.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [19]
Air [20]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Journalism & Media [22]
Natural Resources [39]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Need Climate Questions? We’ve Got Climate Questions. [52]

Climate change may have made an unexpected appearance at the raucous 2020 presidential debate last night, but it's equally important to quiz state and local candidates on the topic too. The latest TipSheet offers environment and energy journalists a list of 10 key climate change questions to ask in reporting elections in your coverage area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Military [53]
Policy [8]
Science [40]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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LNG Transport Proposal Flags Worries Over Rail Hazmat [54]

A Trump administration push to allow trains to carry liquified natural gas raises larger concerns about allowing hazardous materials to be carried around the United States by rail, per the latest TipSheet. Get the latest on the LNG transport plan, along with the backstory about the risks of numerous other rail hazmat, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [44]
Disasters [55]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Transportation [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [24]
Canada [56]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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