Publication Items

Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [1]

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 [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Technology [15]
Transportation [16]
Waste [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [20]

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. [21] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [22].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [29]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
California [33]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Central America & the Caribbean [40]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [20]
Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018 [41]

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 [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018 [41]
Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [42]

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [44]
Air [24]
Biodiversity [45]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [46]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [29]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [47]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [30]
Waste [17]
Wildlife [48]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [42]
Energy Remains Big Issue for Public Lands Management [49]

Long-standing disputes over exploitation of public lands bubble over as the Trump administration advances campaign promises to ease restrictions on energy development. A special TipSheet, part of our 2018 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment, has resources for covering public lands-related issues as they play out in the coming year.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [27]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [29]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Policy [13]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
California [33]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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EPA Offers No-Bid Media Contract; Zinke Reprimands Official on Climate Tweet, CDC Bans Phrases and More [50]

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 [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Policy [13]
Science [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about EPA Offers No-Bid Media Contract; Zinke Reprimands Official on Climate Tweet, CDC Bans Phrases and More [50]
Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments [52]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [44]
Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [53]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [54]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [30]
Technology [15]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments [52]
"The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" [55]

A look at an acclaimed new work by journalist Dan Egan on the environmental state of the Great Lakes finds much to laud. But our BookShelf editor and long-time Great Lakes reporter Tom Henry sees important weaknesses as well, such as when the comprehensive compendium of environmental challenges tackles Lake Erie’s algae crisis.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [56]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" [55]
Dam Safety Issues at Forefront Following Hurricane Flooding [57]

The threat of failing dams can prompt worries over lost lives and property, as witness hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. But dam failure is a problem environmental journalists can get ahead of, and the latest TipSheet helps you get ready — with questions to ask, sources to pursue and resources to bone up on. Plus, more hurricane coverage resources [58].

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [27]
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Central America & the Caribbean [40]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Dam Safety Issues at Forefront Following Hurricane Flooding [57]
Between the Lines: On ‘Writing the Book You Can’t Not Write’ [59]

The latest 'Between the Lines' features an interview with environment reporter Meera Subramanian about her debut book, “A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis.” Her approach to a challenging topic, her faith in the power of stories, her search for a new model of development and her advice for other writers.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [28]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [47]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [31]
Region:
International [60]
Asia [61]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Between the Lines: On ‘Writing the Book You Can’t Not Write’ [59]

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