Publication Items

SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [1]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Food [10]
Forests [11]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Policy [17]
Pollution [18]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [21]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [1]
List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [23]

Drinking water contaminated with PFAS for years has caused worry, even outrage, in local communities affected by the toxic chemicals. Now, a military database may help reporters locate contamination sites. This week’s TipSheet has more on the database, along with tips for evaluating your local PFAS story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [25]
Consumer [26]
Environmental Health [6]
Health [27]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [15]
Policy [17]
Pollution [18]
Science [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [23]
New Coal Ash Data Help Pinpoint Local Pollution Stories [30]

Hundreds of coal ash ponds and landfills around the United States pollute drinking water supplies, and now a newly released report helps localize the problem for environmental reporters. This week’s TipSheet explores the new data source, provides the back story on coal ash regulation (or lack thereof) and the potential health risks, while offering numerous questions to ask and resources to track down.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [25]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Health [27]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [18]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about New Coal Ash Data Help Pinpoint Local Pollution Stories [30]
Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [34]

In this how-to, veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick shares new techniques for capturing panoramas from the air — while on commercial plane flights — in order to illustrate human impacts on the landscape. Plus, Dimick details how and why he developed the new approach [35], in our latest EJ InSight column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [37]
Air [38]
Forests [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [31]
Planning & Growth [39]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
International [40]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [34]
Capturing a Planet on the Fly [35]

Capturing panoramas from the air has become a passion for veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick. In the latest EJ InSight, our new column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, Dimick describes how he visualizes the expanding human footprint of the emergent Anthropocene era — by shooting from commercial airplane flights. Plus, Dimick shares his techniques in a how-to sidebar [34].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [37]
Air [38]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Forests [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [31]
Planning & Growth [39]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Capturing a Planet on the Fly [35]
Where Does All That Recycling Go? [41]

Where do all those recyclables actually go? This week’s TipSheet dives into the trash to find a story worth telling — of troubling overseas dumping, problematic local incineration and a fraying patchwork of U.S. regulation. Plus, several dozen questions you might want to ask, a pair of pro tips and a dozen resources to track the story in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [38]
Consumer [26]
Economy & Business [42]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [17]
Pollution [18]
Waste [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
International [40]
Asia [43]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Where Does All That Recycling Go? [41]
Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info [44]

A scientist contracted to report on climate impacts for the National Park Service was caught up in a fracas over attempted censorship of her findings. Now she’s been fired. That, plus a FOIA case before the Supreme Court and an enviro group sues the Army Corps of Engineers over info on a permit for a new plastics plant in Louisiana. Read the latest on freedom-of-information issues in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [45]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Government [12]
Health [27]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [18]
Science [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info [44]
Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [47]

Our latest Issue Backgrounder looks at the potentially historic impact of the ambitious climate action agenda known as the Green New Deal — not just on this Congress or the next, or even on the race for the White House in 2020, but for the soul of the Democratic Party. An analysis of a public policy program in the making, the political maneuvering it’s engendering and its prospects to sow division or prompt a united front.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [45]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [12]
Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [31]
Policy [17]
Pollution [18]
Technology [49]
Transportation [50]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
International [40]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [47]
Award-Winner — ‘Trust Your Gut’ but Track the Data [51]

Small market environmental beat reporting can shine a light on serious issues that affect local residents, and Texas Observer’s Christopher Collins does that with a passion. That’s the word from judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual reporting awards, who recently honored Collins for his work, citing his mix of hard-hitting info and interesting characters. In the latest Inside Story, Collins shares how he gets his story ideas, overcomes challenges and focuses on how issues affect real individuals.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [52]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [37]
Air [38]
Chemicals [25]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Food [10]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [18]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [53]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Award-Winner — ‘Trust Your Gut’ but Track the Data [51]
Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [54]

If a wood stove seems like a good solution to the winter’s bitter cold, you may want to think again. The unhealthful particulate pollution many such stoves generate has prompted new federal emission standards. But some states are pushing back, and the EPA is now considering a two-year delay in the new regulations. This week’s TipSheet has the latest news and why it matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [38]
Consumer [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [12]
Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [55]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [56]
Northwest (OR WA) [57]
International [40]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [54]

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