Publication Items

‘ECHO Notify’ Offers Automatic Pollution Alarms [1]

Environmental journalists trying to track potential problem polluters have a valuable new tool — a notification service that creates weekly alerts on the enforcement or compliance status of facilities and companies across a range of environmental laws and customizable categories. Track geography, type of emissions, industrial category and more. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the recently launched ECHO Notify service.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Now Maskless, What Are Schools Doing in the COVID-19 Era About Clean Indoor Air? [9]

As schools (and many other institutions) around the United States relax mask mandates, questions remain about how they will keep indoor air clean and safe. The latest TipSheet takes a look at the often-underestimated risks of indoor air pollution, as well as well-known practices to clean it up. Get story ideas and resources for reporting on schools in your community.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Health [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [17]

As more Americans make their way to the nation’s parks (and every other variety of outdoor locales), big budget bumps may not be enough to tackle a variety of ongoing worries, from overcrowding and climate change impacts to maintenance backlogs and political backlash. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks over the state of our nation’s parks.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [20]
Government [3]
Infrastructure [16]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Why the Latest TRI Update Should Be in Your Sights for Stories [23]

Each year brings another update of the Toxics Release Inventory database. And each year, it gets ignored or downplayed by too many news outlets. As the new Reporter’s Toolbox points out, not only does the latest iteration of TRI have some notable updates but it also offers plenty of room for localizable stories. Here’s how to mine the resource.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [26]
Pollution [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Tracking Regulatory Changes Reveals Insights Into Presidential Power Over Environment [27]

Sweeping, data-driven reporting on the impact of the Trump White House on environment policy won high praise for a Washington Post reporting team that took first prize for beat reporting in the most recent Society of Environmental Journalists’ reporting awards. Find out how award winners Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and John Muyskens approached this vast topic, in the new Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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A Report Card on Transparency in the Biden Administration [29]

A coalition of open-government and journalism groups is pressing the Justice Department for a clear statement of federal policy favoring openness. The new WatchDog opinion column explains why such a move is needed, and now, not just to signal a change from the Trump-era approach, but also for smoother functioning of the all-important Freedom of Information Act.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Houston Plays Host to First On-Site SEJ Conference Since 2019 [31]

Environmental journalists from around the country and beyond will gather in Houston later this month for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 31st annual conference. Widely known as the energy capital of the world, this highly diverse city is an ideal place to drill down on the causes and consequences of climate change and other environmental issues of the day.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [33]
Air [11]
Biodiversity [34]
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [12]
Diversity [35]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Food [39]
Forests [20]
Government [3]
Health [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [40]
Planning & Growth [41]
Policy [26]
Pollution [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [42]
Science [43]
Technology [44]
Transportation [45]
Waste [46]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
International [49]
Mexico [50]
Central America & the Caribbean [51]
Europe [52]
South America [53]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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EPA TSCA Database Back on the Street [54]

A key federal database on toxic chemicals, kneecapped under the Trump administration, is now back. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week resurfaced the ChemView service, and explains the background law that fuels its data, while offering tips on how to make smart use of the database as it expands in coming years.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [3]
Health [15]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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The Year Ahead Will Spark Abundant Environment News — Both Good and Bad [55]

Even as the climate crisis countdown story continues, a wide range of environment and energy issues are on journalists’ watchlist for the year ahead, per an analysis from our “2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [56].” The overview looks at 13 key trends to track in 2022 and beyond — including infrastructure, pandemics, environmental justice, energy, chemicals, plastics and, of course, climate.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [12]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [3]
Health [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [26]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [45]
Waste [46]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
International [49]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Conflict Over Biden’s Offshore Wind Drive To Generate News in 2022 and Beyond [58]

Offshore wind, which some see as a panacea in the search for climate-friendly energy solutions, is getting a push from the Biden administration. But as noted in this week’s TipSheet, part of our 2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, there are numerous obstacles to the renewable power source, whether from states, coastal property owners and towns, fishing industry and even some environmentalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [33]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Government [3]
Infrastructure [16]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [26]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
California [59]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
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) [63]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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