Publication Items

As EPA, Other Agencies Muzzle Staff, WatchDog Issues Leaker's Guide [1]

At a time when government information may be harder than ever to access, WatchDog offers a unique guide to leaks that reporters can offer potential whistleblowers. Also in the latest column, sealed records on a weedkiller-cancer connection, secret talks on coal-ash regs and more.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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What Plans for Clean Power Plan? [15]

This week's TipSheet looks at the murky legal and regulatory prospects for the Clean Power Plan, an EPA effort to cut carbon emissions now being challenged by the Trump administration. Will it be revoked in presidential action, or is more likely to get drawn into a murky court proceeding?

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TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Tracking Committee Leaders for 115th Congress [20]

To help keep tabs on the newly seated 115th Congress and its gate-keepers of energy and environment law, the latest TipSheet offers a checklist of committee leadership. Plus, a closer look at three key Senate panels, likely agendas and new leadership, such as Senate Energy Committee Chair John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (shown in photo).

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [19]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Congressional Regulatory Override — The Rulebook [23]

Regulations about toxic air pollution from oil refineries are among many Obama administration actions that may be targetted for reversal by Republicans in Congress. The key to such a move? The Congressional Review Act. TipSheet explains how it works — and doesn't.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [24]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Coal-Ash Issue Not So Easy To Dispose Of [25]

Late last week Congress moved authority over coal-ash pollution standards from the feds to states and utilities. With hundreds of huge pits and ponds of the potentially toxic substance scattered across the United States, our latest TipSheet explores this unsolved problem and helps you find your local coal-ash angle.

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TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [6]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Tracking Potential Trouble Ahead Over Offshore Drilling [26]

Keep an eye on the controversial practice of offshore drilling, suggests our latest TipSheet. The White House has just issued a new five-year plan that puts some sensitive areas off-limits. But the incoming administration looks set to expand drilling. Get resources and ideas for coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [6]
Government [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [27]

Sarah Palin for Interior secretary? Her name is among those being mentioned for top environment and energy posts in the incoming Trump administration. To help you cover the shaping of the new cabinet, the latest TipSheet runs down better-known and lesser-known candidates being floated for EPA, Interior, Energy and Agriculture department chiefs.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Air [24]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [18]
Food [28]
Forests [29]
Government [8]
Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [19]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Data Mining Made Easy — A Primer [31]

With newsrooms well down the digital path, data journalism is increasingly becoming a standard toolset reporters must master. Our latest Reporter's Toolbox is a four-step primer designed to help you use readily available tools to collect, clean up and analyze data, then use it to tell your stories. Image: © Clipart.com [32]

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Reporters Toolbox [33]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [34]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Lame Duck Congress Has Energy, Enviro Measures on Menu [35]

As the 114th Congress comes to a close, and the likelihood of a dramatically different approach in the coming Congress, a number of environment and energy bills remain unresolved. Our latest TipSheet looks at prospects for measures on water resources, energy, trade, hunting and more. Image: © Clipart.com [36]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [38]

In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on. [38]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [24]
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [8]
Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [19]
Pollution [11]
Science [39]
Transportation [40]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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