Publication Items

Amid the Fog of Policy, Reporting on Pesticide Regulation [1]

Pesticides are a big environmental story. And under Trump, they are much in the news. But pesticide regulation, and its political, environmental and public health fallout, is an older and more complex tale. The Backgrounder explains how the rules work (and don't), and provides leads and resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [8]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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SEJ Objects Over EPA Response to AP Story; plus, Suits & Rulings Involving Interior, EPA, NOAA [15]

The SEJ has written the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object to its criticism of an Associated Press story about Superfund sites following Hurricane Harvey floods. That, plus a judge rules against EPA for withholding records on the pesticide Enlist Duo, and more, in this month's WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [17]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [21]
Pollution [22]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about SEJ Objects Over EPA Response to AP Story; plus, Suits & Rulings Involving Interior, EPA, NOAA [15]
Covering Congress from Both Sides of the Beltway [25]

The complex workings of the U.S. Congress create reporting challenges for all kinds of journalists, including environmental ones. But our latest TipSheet provides half a dozen key resources to help you get the job done better, whether from inside or outside the Beltway.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Our Mission to Call Out Threats to the Press [27]

SEJ President Bobby Magill, in his latest report, outlines the organization's efforts to fight back against restrictions on freedom of the press, as well as a new push to build a more diverse SEJ and a special fellowship in tribute to recently deceased board member and freelancer Lizzie Grossman.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about Our Mission to Call Out Threats to the Press [27]
Trump Environmental Rule Rollback — Tracking the Trackers [29]

The Trump administration has moved aggressively to roll back environmental and energy-related rules, so much so that keeping tabs on all the developments has become a major challenge. To help reporters get the lay of the land, this week's TipSheet has a roundup of more than a dozen regulatory tracking reports. Track the trackers.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [30]

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional a Utah law that made undercover filming of livestock operations illegal. What's it mean for similar laws elsewhere? The latest WatchDog has the story, plus news on protecting whistleblowers, a digital journalist's legal guide, shielding of climate info and leaked government reports.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [17]
Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [31]
Policy [21]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [30]
‘Cut Through Fog’ to Cover Trump’s Fast-Moving Environmental Policy Changes [35]

Policy experts and reporters at an SEJ forum in Seattle July 6 cautioned that environmental journalists must go into overdrive to keep up with fast and furious changes coming during the Trump Administration. Get more in our SEJ News coverage. [35] Photo: Former EPA official Dennis McLerran, left, fields a query from moderator Jeff Burnside. Read McLerran's full remarks here [36].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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“Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [38]

Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Consumer [40]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [41]
Planning & Growth [42]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
California [43]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [38]
“Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet” [45]

The new book “Climate of Hope” by ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Sierra Club chief Carl Pope concludes that, despite partisan obstacles, we have made progress in fighting the planet’s warming.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Studies [46]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about “Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet” [45]
To Report on Drinking Water, Know Its Source [47]

Safe drinking water is a long-standing challenge left unmet all across the United States. As our latest Issue Backgrounder explains, telling the story of drinkable water requires digging beneath complex relationships, understanding the sources of drinking water and much more. Here's help to do it.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [48]
Environmental Health [6]
Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [41]
People & Population [49]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about To Report on Drinking Water, Know Its Source [47]

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