Publication Items

Bikes Make Path for Local Environment Stories [1]

When it comes to bringing environmental stories home to your audience, don’t soft-pedal the topic of bicycling. Bikes are a way in to the issue of climate, as well as health and infrastructure. The most recent TipSheet has more on why you can ride the bike beat for your local reporting

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Europe [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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From Colorado Contrasts to SEJ Shifts [16]

The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference in Colorado this fall will bring attendees to a state rich in contrasts and storytelling fodder. At the same time, SEJ itself is readying for seismic shifts. SEJ President Bobby Magill shares firsthand knowledge of the Square State, plus a look into changes for the organization, in his latest quarterly report.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [20]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [21]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [22]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [9]
Transportation [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Resiliency Checklist — Is Your Community Ready for the Next Big Flood? [25]

With flood-ravaged Midwestern states in the news, it’s time to ask whether your own community is ready for the “big one.” This week’s TipSheet offers a 10-point Resiliency Checklist to focus your reporting. Track the vulnerability of infrastructure like drinking water and sewage plants, roads, bridges and levees, the adequacy of flood insurance and much more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [27]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [9]
Transportation [11]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [30]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [31]

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 [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [33]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [34]
People & Population [23]
Policy [35]
Pollution [10]
Technology [36]
Transportation [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [37]

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 [38].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [39] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [40] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [42]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [33]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [23]
Policy [35]
Pollution [10]
Science [44]
Transportation [11]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [37]
Rollback on Auto Emission Standards Faces Rocky Road [45]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [46]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Policy [35]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
California [47]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
International [13]
Middle East [50]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [38]

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

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [42]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [46]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [52]
Fish & Fisheries [53]
Forests [20]
Government [33]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [23]
Policy [35]
Pollution [10]
Science [44]
Technology [36]
Transportation [11]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [54]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [38]
Under Trump, Squalls over Science Will Continue in 2019 [55]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [56]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [52]
Government [33]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [21]
Science [44]
Technology [36]
Transportation [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [19]
Fish & Fisheries [53]
Forests [20]
Government [33]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [35]
Pollution [10]
Science [44]
Technology [36]
Transportation [11]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [54]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Incoming House Democrat Committee Chairs Promise News [57]
Breaking the ‘Cycle’ on Chemical Safety Story [58]

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 [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [26]
Chemicals [42]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [33]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [34]
People & Population [23]
Policy [35]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [11]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Breaking the ‘Cycle’ on Chemical Safety Story [58]

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