Publication Items

“Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Consumer [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Food [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Abandoned Mines — Stories Beneath Your Feet [18]

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 [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [22]
Waste [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Trump, Congress Face Test on Infrastructure Politics, Funding [25]

Infrastructure is much in the news these days, with battles over politics and funding yielding stories for environment reporters. In play are a Trump plan, who gets to pick projects, who pays and much more. But in an election year, how likely are infrastructure plans to move forward? The backstory, with angles for environment and energy, plus what to watch for in 2018, in our Backgrounder on infrastructure.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [30]
Technology [31]
Transportation [32]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [34]

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 [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [30]
Pollution [22]
Technology [31]
Transportation [32]
Waste [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [34]
Environmental Impact Statements a Key Tool for Reporters, But for How Long? [35]

For decades, federal law has required environmental impact statements for big federal actions, like the building of dams, highways and more. Those impact statements, a valued reporting tool, may now be under threat. This week’s TipSheet explains how journalists can find them and use them, and why they could be at risk.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Superfund News May Not Go Away [37]

Somewhere near you is a toxic waste site. And as the EPA brings the Superfund cleanup program back into its sights, TipSheet helps you cover this perpetual problem. Info on cleanup funding and priority-setting, resources to locate nearby sites, questions to ask to dig into your Superfund story and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [6]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [22]
Waste [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Superfund News May Not Go Away [37]
Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [38]

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide [39].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Biodiversity [41]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [30]
Science [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [43]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Asia [48]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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OSHA Drops Fatality Data, Science Suppression Tracker and More [49]

OSHA stops publishing on its website a list of U.S. workers who died on the job, a new "Silencing Science Tracker" tool and a journalists' guide to working with whistleblowers are released, plus a powerful politician pressures a scientist on environmental health policy. All in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [8]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Science [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [51]

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. [52] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [53].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [28]
Forests [54]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [30]
Pollution [22]
Science [42]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
California [55]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]
Northwest (OR WA) [57]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [58]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Central America & the Caribbean [59]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [51]

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