Publication Items

‘Red List’ Is Among Top Data Resources on Threatened Species [1]

When it comes to rare species, good news can be equally rare. But that makes their stories all the more compelling to tell. And that’s why our latest Reporter’s Toolbox details a leading database, soon to be updated, called Red List. Plus, other species databases for reporters.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [8]
Wildlife [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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On Remote Hawaiian Islands, Seeing What Few Ever See [13]

There’s nothing like firsthand reporting, even if it means taking a freighter 1,300 miles to the remotest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago to visit a newly expanded marine national monument. The latest EJ InSights recounts two journalists’ island-hopping journey and their efforts to capture and organize extensive multimedia for an eventual 14-part package. Plus, why they froze their underwear.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [8]
Wildlife [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Alaska Natives Accuse White House Of Hiding Arctic Oil Impact Info [16]

"Alaska Natives and environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing it of concealing information about the effects of oil development in the long-protected Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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"Autopsy On Act Of Scientific Suppression" [21]

"Washington, DC — A controversial decision to pull the plug on a federal study of the socio-economic impacts of coal strip mining has no identified author, according to documents obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Nor were the reasons behind the action pinpointed, as key documents are still being withheld as “deliberative.”"

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units [22]

The nation’s parks are generally thought to be pristine natural havens. But a recent study finds the overwhelming majority suffer from air pollution problems like smog and ozone. That makes for important local and regional news stories, per the latest biweekly TipSheet. Get background, story ideas, resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Consumer [26]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Forests [27]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [31]
Science [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Protecting Journalists from Attack, Info Row at Interior, PIO Standards and More [32]

Do we need a bill to criminalize attacks against those who report the news? Some Dems in Congress think so. And the Interior Department is at the center of a conflicts over freedom of information involving lobbying contacts with the newly confirmed secretary. The latest WatchDog has those developments, plus more.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [30]
Policy [33]
Science [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [34]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Biodiversity [3]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Food [37]
Forests [27]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Military [38]
Natural Resources [30]
Policy [33]
Pollution [31]
Wildlife [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info [39]

A scientist contracted to report on climate impacts for the National Park Service was caught up in a fracas over attempted censorship of her findings. Now she’s been fired. That, plus a FOIA case before the Supreme Court and an enviro group sues the Army Corps of Engineers over info on a permit for a new plastics plant in Louisiana. Read the latest on freedom-of-information issues in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [40]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [31]
Science [8]
Water & Oceans [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [44]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable [45], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [40]
Consumer [26]
Disasters [47]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Forests [27]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [30]
People & Population [20]
Policy [33]
Pollution [31]
Science [8]
Technology [49]
Transportation [50]
Water & Oceans [41]
Wildlife [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Under Trump, Squalls over Science Will Continue in 2019 [51]

The Trump administration’s “war on science” is playing out not just at the EPA, with its controversial proposed “secret science” rule, but at federal agencies throughout the government. This special TipSheet lays out the conflict, and offers guidance on how to turn the overarching issue into a story with character and a regional or local sense of place. Plus, see more in our ongoing 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [40]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [5]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [30]
Science [8]
Technology [49]
Transportation [50]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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