Publication Items

Many Environmental Court Disputes Will Make News in 2019 [1]

U.S. courts will be a key venue of environmental conflict in 2019, as the Trump administration pushes back against an extensive array of long-standing environmental law. This special edition Issue Backgrounder looks at seven key legal disputes, including cases involving climate change liability, intergenerational equity and policy, as well as conflicts over maintaining national monuments, defining which waters are subject to anti-pollution rules, disposing of coal ash and extending offshore drilling.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Rollback on Auto Emission Standards Faces Rocky Road [23]

Expect the fight to worsen over the Trump Administration’s attempted rollback of auto mileage standards. Not only is California resisting a loss of its waiver to set tighter rules, joining at least 16 other states in a preemptive lawsuit. But carmakers themselves are deviating from the Trump line, worried over a fracturing of the nationwide auto market or seeking an edge in the field for more efficient vehicles. This special edition TipSheet looks at prospects for conflict in the year ahead.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [25]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
International [28]
Middle East [29]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [30]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable [31], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [25]
Disasters [33]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [35]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Forests [37]
Government [10]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [40]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [41]
Technology [42]
Transportation [26]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Oversight on EPA FOIA Screening, Covering Pipeline Protests, Feedlot Air Emissions, Data on Illegal Fishing [44]

The new year will likely mean subpoenas on EPA’s FOIA response policies, as a Democrat takes the chair in the House Oversight Committee amid charges the agency is choking off politically sensitive record requests. And are new laws in a dozen states making coverage of pipeline protests a felony? That, plus air emission exemptions for animal feedlot operators and data on illegal fishing. All in the latest issue of the WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [46]
Air [4]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [40]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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In 2019, Watch for Aggressive Energy-Enviro Oversight By Democratic House [51]

As Democrats take charge of the House of Representatives next month, they’ll be wielding powerful congressional oversight powers over environment and energy matters. Watch for oversight drama in 2019 as committees take a closer look at natural resource policy at the Interior Department, the rollback of climate policy, attacks on climate science and more. All in our latest Issue Backgrounder.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note [52]

Environmental justice-related stories are expected to get more attention in the news media in 2019. But that’s not because the challenge of protecting marginalized communities from lopsided environmental impacts is being met. This week’s TipSheet explains, in a look-ahead to environmental justice stories making the news, the many forms the problem takes, the many communities affected and the emerging notion of “climate justice.”

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [40]
Pollution [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [53]
California [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
International [28]
Mexico [54]
Central America & the Caribbean [55]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [56]

The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Studies [35]
Government [10]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [41]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Incoming House Democrat Committee Chairs Promise News [57]

What will a divided Congress mean for environment and energy issues? This week’s TipSheet explores the question by looking at the Democrats who will now lead key House committees once the new Congress is seated next year. Take a lightning tour of a half-dozen top panels, their anticipated leadership and the issues they tackle, including drinking water safety, environmental justice and climate change, infrastructure, science policy, natural resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Forests [37]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [41]
Technology [42]
Transportation [26]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Environment Issues Figure in Many 2018 Mid-Term Races, Ballots [58]

Climate, environment and energy issues figure prominently in the upcoming Nov. 6 elections, whether in individual races, ballot measures or significant power shifts. This week’s TipSheet provides starting points to track relevant races, and runs down 11 big environmental ballots, ranging from measures like a carbon tax in Washington state and drilling ban in Florida, to tight congressional races in California, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [33]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Incinerators Offer Local Journalists Some Burning Issues [59]

Incinerators — there may be fewer of them these days, but it’s likely there’s still one near you and it’s probably polluting the air. How a cheap method to make garbage go away now has become a problem of its own, one that often sparks debates over environmental justice. This week’s Tipsheet has a quick rundown on incinerator regulation, outlines key problem areas and offers resources for reporting your own local incinerator story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [40]
Pollution [14]
Waste [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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