Publication Items

Tracking Troubled Waters with ‘Endangered Rivers’ List [1]

A running list of endangered rivers becomes an annual starting point for strong local coverage of critical water issues. This week’s TipSheet spotlights the latest additions to an inventory of trouble spots around the United States, plus key angles and issues for coverage, and a selection of top resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Chemicals [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [27]

The Great Lakes are not only the largest fresh water system in the world, supplying drinking water to tens of millions. They also face a range of environmental woes that make them ready fodder for reporters. This week’s TipSheet runs down some ongoing developments, plus key resources to cover them.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [28]
Chemicals [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
International [32]
Canada [33]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Searching for Environment Themes at Sundance 2018 [34]

While environmental themes were less prominent at the Sundance Film Festival this year, our correspondent JoAnn Valenti unearthed ecological messages from documentaries that explore the emergence of climate change refugees in the face of sea level rise, the escape from modernity into wilderness and the confrontation of environmental threats by young innovators.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [36]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [37]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [38]
Government [12]
Health [29]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [39]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
International [32]
Australia & Oceania [40]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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“Yellowstone Migrations” [41]

A photographer undertook an artistic and scientific odyssey that was inspired by an ancient migration now imperiled by human encroachment. His new volume tracks the mythical journeys taken by pronghorn, mule deer and elk through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. BookShelf reviews Joe Riis’ “Yellowstone Migrations.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [28]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Natural Resources [15]
Science [43]
Wildlife [18]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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“Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” [44]

A hard-nosed account of Monsanto and its controversial and popular herbicide Roundup comes in a new book by a former wire service reporter, who pieced together documentation and fact-finding from over 20 years to make a case there was a dangerous cover-up. BookShelf reviews Carey Gillam’s “Whitewash.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [36]
Chemicals [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Health [9]
Food [45]
Government [12]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Visibility:
Public [26]
- Read more about “Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” [44]
“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [46]

A new book on the Gulf of Mexico earns kudos for the balance and passion of its tone, as well as for its historical storytelling about this important ecosystem and the overfishing, oil spills, hurricanes, explosive growth and poor land-use decisions it faces. BookShelf reviews Jack Davis’ “The Gulf.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [28]
Disasters [47]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [39]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Mexico [48]
Central America & the Caribbean [49]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Abandoned Mines — Stories Beneath Your Feet [50]

They count in the tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands, and each one is a potential story. This week’s TipSheet looks at abandoned mines spread across the United States, many of them polluted, and with few cleanups underway. Find out what’s at stake, and get reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [47]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Waste [51]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [52]

Covering local infrastructure projects often means covering energy and the environment. This week’s TipSheet offers a companion to our special backgrounder on the national infrastructure story emerging out of Washington. We’ve got dozens of resources and links for finding infrastructure news and information from Congress, executive agencies, infrastructure organizations and environmental groups.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [39]
Pollution [16]
Technology [53]
Transportation [54]
Waste [51]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [55]

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. [56] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [57].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [36]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [37]
Disasters [47]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [38]
Government [12]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [39]
Pollution [16]
Science [43]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
California [59]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Northwest (OR WA) [62]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Central America & the Caribbean [49]
Visibility:
Public [26]
- Read more about Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [55]
Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018 [63]

The effectiveness of Trump administration governance looms large in environment stories for 2018, and this week's TipSheet looks at flash points like an Interior Department reorg and the reshaping of the EPA, plus budgets and shutdowns. Ideas to help you cover the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [36]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [39]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Visibility:
Public [26]
- Read more about Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018 [63]

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