Publication Items

Tracking Committee Leaders for 115th Congress [1]

To help keep tabs on the newly seated 115th Congress and its gate-keepers of energy and environment law, the latest TipSheet offers a checklist of committee leadership. Plus, a closer look at three key Senate panels, likely agendas and new leadership, such as Senate Energy Committee Chair John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (shown in photo).

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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"Water Is for Fighting Over...And Other Myths About Water in the West" [16]

"Water Is for Fighting Over" explores how Western water woes may not be so disastrous.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [9]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
California [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Exploring a Primeval Landscape Replete with Stories [20]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [9]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Exploring a Primeval Landscape Replete with Stories [20]
Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [24]

Sarah Palin for Interior secretary? Her name is among those being mentioned for top environment and energy posts in the incoming Trump administration. To help you cover the shaping of the new cabinet, the latest TipSheet runs down better-known and lesser-known candidates being floated for EPA, Interior, Energy and Agriculture department chiefs.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Air [25]
Chemicals [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [28]
Forests [29]
Government [7]
Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [24]
Will Midnight Monuments Be Coming in Obama’s Final Days? [31]

The Obama administration has already used the century-old Antiquities Act to protect public lands more often than any president perhaps since FDR. Will the outgoing White House make additional controversial last-minute designations? Here are at least five possible locales to watch, in our newest TipSheet. Image: © Clipart.com [32]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [29]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Lame Duck Congress Has Energy, Enviro Measures on Menu [35]

As the 114th Congress comes to a close, and the likelihood of a dramatically different approach in the coming Congress, a number of environment and energy bills remain unresolved. Our latest TipSheet looks at prospects for measures on water resources, energy, trade, hunting and more. Image: © Clipart.com [36]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [38]

In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on. [38]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [25]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [39]
Transportation [40]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Environment Is on the Ballot in Election 2016 [41]

While issues like climate change have gained little traction in the presidential race, environmental topics are playing a clearer role in some congressional contests, as well in statehouse and local elections. At the same time, a number of controversial ballot initiatives are tackling environmental topics ranging from plastic bag bans to solar energy. Get info and resources in our Election 2016 Issue Backgrounder.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Waste [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Environment Is on the Ballot in Election 2016 [41]
"There Is Still Time: To Look at the Big Picture...and Act" [44]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [45]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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EPA Withholds "Deliberative" Docs on Arizona's Rosemont Mine [46]

The public is still in the dark about the environmental impacts of the open-pit Rosemont copper mine proposed near Tucson. The documents are sought by Arizona Daily Star reporter and SEJ member Tony Davis, who has doggedly reported on the impacts, largely utilizing FOIA request results. Image: © Clipart.com [47]

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [6]
Natural Resources [9]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about EPA Withholds "Deliberative" Docs on Arizona's Rosemont Mine [46]

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