Publication Items

Is Your Favorite River Endangered? Check the List. [1]

The latest release of the annual endangered rivers list provides boatloads of environmental reporting angles, including climate change-related threats like flooding and drought. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory and the new top-10 list, plus 10 suggested starting points for stories and a half-dozen key reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Pollution [10]
Science [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Unfolding Mystery Yields Complex Characters, Key Climate Clues [23]

The tale of a failing nation’s climate woes is revealed in a cache of scientific notes hidden in a London attic after their author goes missing. The gripping mystery was unraveled with award-winning skill by journalist Laura Heaton, in our latest “Inside Story” Q&A. Read on and find out the story’s significance for climate adaptation.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [25]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [28]
Region:
International [29]
Africa [30]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [31]

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 [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [35]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Food [36]
Forests [37]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Military [40]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [41]
Pollution [10]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [14]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Can States Divvy Up the Shrinking Colorado River Water Supply? [43]

The vast Colorado River, recently in the news over a troubled drought deal, is at the heart of numerous environmental problems in the American West, where water is scarce and the legal complexities of water rights voluminous. The latest Issue Backgrounder offers an explainer on the story, which involves at least seven states, the federal government, Native American tribes, a hornet’s nest of irrigation districts and even Mexico.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [25]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [38]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [9]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
International [29]
Mexico [46]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Senate-Passed Public Lands Bill “An Old-School Green Deal” [47]

A rare bipartisan package of public lands measures now moving through Congress is big national news and will yield numerous regional and local stories. The bill permanently authorizes a major conservation fund, expands parks, designates wilderness areas, bars some mining, protects bird species and more. This week’s TipSheet explores why the lands bill matters so much, tracks the legislation’s likely passage and helps you prep your coverage with story ideas and more than half a dozen reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment [48]

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [25]
Air [50]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [41]
Pollution [10]
Science [11]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Under Siege from Ethics Probes, Interior Dept. Proposes Gutting Rules on Open Records [53]

Journalism groups, among them the Society of Environmental Journalists, have raised objections to an under-the-radar plan by the Interior Department that would essentially allow it to turn down almost any Freedom of Information Act requests it chose. SEJ filed comments opposing the proposal on Jan. 28. See what rules change Interior has requested and get more on SEJ’s response in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [54]

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 [55].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [56] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [57] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [50]
Chemicals [59]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [38]
Health [60]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [28]
Policy [41]
Pollution [10]
Science [11]
Transportation [61]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Many Environmental Court Disputes Will Make News in 2019 [62]

U.S. courts will be a key venue of environmental conflict in 2019, as the Trump administration pushes back against an extensive array of long-standing environmental law. This special edition Issue Backgrounder looks at seven key legal disputes, including cases involving climate change liability, intergenerational equity and policy, as well as conflicts over maintaining national monuments, defining which waters are subject to anti-pollution rules, disposing of coal ash and extending offshore drilling.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [50]
Chemicals [59]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [38]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [41]
Pollution [10]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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“Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World” [63]

The economics of fracking may be as big a worry as its environmental impacts, finds a new book on the energy extraction industry. Our latest BookShelf reviews the volume from a seasoned business reporter, who questions conventional views about a renewed U.S. energy “dominance,” probes the financial instability of the industry’s boom and raises the politically destabilizing spectre of a future decline for the fossil fuel market.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [27]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [41]
Technology [65]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [29]
Africa [30]
Middle East [66]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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