Publication Items

Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [1]

If a wood stove seems like a good solution to the winter’s bitter cold, you may want to think again. The unhealthful particulate pollution many such stoves generate has prompted new federal emission standards. But some states are pushing back, and the EPA is now considering a two-year delay in the new regulations. This week’s TipSheet has the latest news and why it matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [14]
International [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [17]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [18].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [19] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [20] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Air [3]
Chemicals [23]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [30]
People & Population [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [9]
Science [33]
Transportation [34]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Urgency of Katowice Carries Over to SEJ Mission [37]

From under a blanket of dense smog that hung over the southern Polish town hosting a recent United Nations climate change conference, the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Bobby Magill, had a moment of clarity for the profession and the organization. His insights, and how they will affect the future of SEJ as it begins a new strategic planning process, in Magill’s latest SEJ President’s Report. Plus, a special honor for a “tireless” SEJ leader.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Air [3]
Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Planning & Growth [39]
Policy [32]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [15]
Europe [40]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [18]

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 [19], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Air [3]
Chemicals [23]
Climate Change [24]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Studies [42]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Forests [44]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [30]
People & Population [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [9]
Science [33]
Technology [45]
Transportation [34]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
International [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note [47]

Environmental justice-related stories are expected to get more attention in the news media in 2019. But that’s not because the challenge of protecting marginalized communities from lopsided environmental impacts is being met. This week’s TipSheet explains, in a look-ahead to environmental justice stories making the news, the many forms the problem takes, the many communities affected and the emerging notion of “climate justice.”

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Air [3]
Chemicals [23]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [11]
California [48]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [50]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [53]
International [15]
Mexico [54]
Central America & the Caribbean [55]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [56]

The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Air [3]
Chemicals [23]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Studies [42]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [32]
Pollution [9]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Incinerators Offer Local Journalists Some Burning Issues [57]

Incinerators — there may be fewer of them these days, but it’s likely there’s still one near you and it’s probably polluting the air. How a cheap method to make garbage go away now has become a problem of its own, one that often sparks debates over environmental justice. This week’s Tipsheet has a quick rundown on incinerator regulation, outlines key problem areas and offers resources for reporting your own local incinerator story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Air [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [28]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [9]
Waste [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [50]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Private Companies Pump Cash from Troubled Municipal Drinking Water Systems [58]

Millions of Americans are served by private rather than public water systems. And while that may be helpful in the case of the tens of thousands of smaller systems that lack key resources, it also raises controversial questions about privatization, as well as about what’s best to insure drinking water safety in a post-Flint era. The latest Backgrounder explains this complex issue, considers the most critical issues and offers resources to report the story in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Planning & Growth [39]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [50]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Florence Hints at More Flood-induced Animal Waste Spills Across U.S. [60]

Hog waste washing into the environment in the wake of flooding is not just a worry in the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence. Potential pollution from animal feed operations is a widespread risk around the United States — and climate change-induced extreme weather means that risk is rising. The latest TipSheet has resources and ideas for covering the story in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [61]
Air [3]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [9]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Farm Bill May Stir Up Local Hornets’ Nest on Pesticides [62]

Local pesticide bans that go beyond federal restrictions may be a growing trend, but it’s one that has brought on a backlash by GOP politicians and farmers. The conflict may soon be resolved — or not — by Congress, as it closes in on a new U.S. Farm Bill. Meanwhile, this week’s TipSheet helps explain the dispute and provides resources and signs to watch.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [22]
Agriculture [61]
Chemicals [23]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [63]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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