Publication Items

Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [1]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [2] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [3].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [4]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [13]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [24]
California [25]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [27]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Northwest (OR WA) [29]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Central America & the Caribbean [32]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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EPA Offers No-Bid Media Contract; Zinke Reprimands Official on Climate Tweet, CDC Bans Phrases and More [34]

The CDC has apparently banned seven politically incorrect words and phrases, including “science-based," from budget documents. And a no-bid media contract for the EPA may include opposition research on agency employees. That, plus a climate tweet reprimand and more, in the latest edition of WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Policy [19]
Science [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments [36]

As President Trump continues to fill environment and energy leadership positions in 2018, one source of stories will be potential conflicts of interest for appointed regulators and agency leaders. This week's TipSheet runs down more than 20 key appointments to watch at EPA, Interior, Ag, Energy and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [38]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [40]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Technology [41]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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Battle Builds Over Science Integrity in Environmental Policy [42]

Purges of EPA science panels by Administrator Scott Pruitt are just one among many moves in an ongoing dispute over the integrity of the environmental sciences in government policymaking. The latest Issue Backgrounder takes a deep dive with a briefing on five likely battles ahead for the coming year.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [4]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [38]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [43]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Technology [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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For Pruitt EPA, There Is No Bad News on Ozone Pollution [44]

Trying to figure out the air quality in your coverage area? The EPA may not be much help. But this week's TipSheet suggests some effective work-arounds for your reporting. Get the backstory on ozone standards, tips on how to track ozone "nonattainment" for your area and learn why smog matters so much to public health.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
California [25]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [46]

Turkeys are a favorite American food, but also a multi-billion-dollar industry with myriad environment and food safety issues, not to mention confusing consumer labelling. With Thanksgiving approaching, this week's TipSheet helps reporters carve out a bird beat, serving up story ideas, resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [38]
Consumer [47]
Food [48]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Pollution [20]
Waste [49]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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Amid the Fog of Policy, Reporting on Pesticide Regulation [50]

Pesticides are a big environmental story. And under Trump, they are much in the news. But pesticide regulation, and its political, environmental and public health fallout, is an older and more complex tale. The Backgrounder explains how the rules work (and don't), and provides leads and resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [4]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [38]
Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [9]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Food [48]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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Is There a Post-Flood “Toxic Stew” Near You? [51]

Flooding disasters can unleash some nasty substances into the environment, whether from Superfund sites, sewage plants or petrochemical and other industrial facilities handling toxic and hazardous materials.This week's TipSheet identifies some of the biggest risks, and offers starting points for your local reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
People & Population [52]
Pollution [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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EPA Press Office Attacks Journalists à la Trump [53]

The Trump Administration's EPA Press Office appears to have launched a personal attack on journalists for unfavorable coverage. WatchDog reports what happened when the Associated Press looked into possible pollution at Houston Superfund sites flooded by Hurricane Harvey.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [8]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Pollution [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Visibility:
Public [33]
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Beware Gateway Bugs Bringing Insect-Borne Disease [54]

It's a deadly threat only fitfully reported by news media. But coverage of insect-borne diseases could be improved by environmental journalists who understand the intersection of bugs, humans and climate. A two-part Issue Backgrounder with basics, key resources and a rundown on significant illnesses brought by mosquitoes [55], and by ticks and other insects [56].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [4]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Health [15]
People & Population [52]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [24]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [27]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Canada [57]
Africa [58]
Asia [59]
Central America & the Caribbean [32]
South America [60]
Visibility:
Public [33]
- Read more about Beware Gateway Bugs Bringing Insect-Borne Disease [54]

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