Publication Items

Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [17]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
International [22]
Canada [23]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Selective Media Tour on EPA Scandal, ‘Weaponizing’ Transparency and More [25]

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.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [27]
Air [28]
Climate Change [29]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [30]
Government [31]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [32]
Pollution [18]
Science [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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As Threat of Coal-Ash Pollution Grows, Data May Diminish [34]

Coal ash can contaminate surface and ground water with toxic heavy metals. But as this week’s TipSheet reports, Trump deregulation aims to loosen EPA rules on its disposal. That may mean a big local pollution story. If journalists can find the data, that is. The latest on the new rules, plus resources for coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [5]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [31]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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“Yellowstone Migrations” [35]

A photographer undertook an artistic and scientific odyssey that was inspired by an ancient migration now imperiled by human encroachment. His new volume tracks the mythical journeys taken by pronghorn, mule deer and elk through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. BookShelf reviews Joe Riis’ “Yellowstone Migrations.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [4]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Natural Resources [15]
Science [33]
Wildlife [37]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [39]

A new book on the Gulf of Mexico earns kudos for the balance and passion of its tone, as well as for its historical storytelling about this important ecosystem and the overfishing, oil spills, hurricanes, explosive growth and poor land-use decisions it faces. BookShelf reviews Jack Davis’ “The Gulf.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [4]
Disasters [40]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [17]
Policy [32]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Mexico [43]
Central America & the Caribbean [44]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Abandoned Mines — Stories Beneath Your Feet [45]

They count in the tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands, and each one is a potential story. This week’s TipSheet looks at abandoned mines spread across the United States, many of them polluted, and with few cleanups underway. Find out what’s at stake, and get reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [40]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Government [31]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [18]
Waste [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Trump, Congress Face Test on Infrastructure Politics, Funding [47]

Infrastructure is much in the news these days, with battles over politics and funding yielding stories for environment reporters. In play are a Trump plan, who gets to pick projects, who pays and much more. But in an election year, how likely are infrastructure plans to move forward? The backstory, with angles for environment and energy, plus what to watch for in 2018, in our Backgrounder on infrastructure.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [29]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [31]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [17]
Policy [32]
Technology [49]
Transportation [50]
Waste [46]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [51]

Covering local infrastructure projects often means covering energy and the environment. This week’s TipSheet offers a companion to our special backgrounder on the national infrastructure story emerging out of Washington. We’ve got dozens of resources and links for finding infrastructure news and information from Congress, executive agencies, infrastructure organizations and environmental groups.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [27]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [31]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Planning & Growth [17]
Policy [32]
Pollution [18]
Technology [49]
Transportation [50]
Waste [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [52]

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide [53].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [28]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [29]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [31]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [32]
Science [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [55]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [31]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [56]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [57]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Asia [58]
Visibility:
Public [24]
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