Publication Items

Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Technology [14]
Transportation [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [19]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [20].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [21] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [22] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Science [30]
Transportation [15]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Rollback on Auto Emission Standards Faces Rocky Road [33]

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 [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [24]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [35]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
California [36]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
International [17]
Middle East [39]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [20]

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 [21], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [35]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [41]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Forests [43]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Science [30]
Technology [14]
Transportation [15]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Under Trump, Squalls over Science Will Continue in 2019 [45]

The Trump administration’s “war on science” is playing out not just at the EPA, with its controversial proposed “secret science” rule, but at federal agencies throughout the government. This special TipSheet lays out the conflict, and offers guidance on how to turn the overarching issue into a story with character and a regional or local sense of place. Plus, see more in our ongoing 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [41]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Science [30]
Technology [14]
Transportation [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Incoming House Democrat Committee Chairs Promise News [47]

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 [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [24]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Forests [43]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Science [30]
Technology [14]
Transportation [15]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Breaking the ‘Cycle’ on Chemical Safety Story [48]

Chemical plant explosions make for fiery headlines, but then the reporting tends to flame out. The latest Backgrounder spells out why environmental journalists should stay vigilant on chemical safety coverage, with news hooks and ingredients for a potent mix of advance stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [49]
Chemicals [25]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [15]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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EPA Inaction Leaves Smog an Endless Summer Story [50]

It’s summer smog season, with all its unpleasant environmental and health impacts. But if you’re reporting on this perpetual problem, you may not be able to rely on the EPA to help you figure out where it is worst. This week’s TipSheet explains, then helps get you started on your own smog coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [24]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
California [36]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Farmers Markets Offer Baskets of Fresh Story Ideas [53]

Nearby farmers market may offer reporters a bounty of environmental stories, with angles on organic foods, locavore movements and more. This week’s TipSheet outlines ideas, provides resources and encourages you to go pay a visit to speak with vendors and customers … and perhaps even taste some free wares.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [49]
Chemicals [25]
Consumer [35]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Food [54]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [28]
Transportation [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Trump, Congress Face Test on Infrastructure Politics, Funding [55]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Planning & Growth [56]
Policy [12]
Technology [14]
Transportation [15]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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