Publication Items

What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 2 [1]

Is the United States in the midst of a “nuclear renaissance”? This two-part Backgrounder explores the question, with a look at next-gen reactor design, the (lack of) independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and what to do with nuclear waste. Plus, see Part 1 [2] on the government role in developing nuclear power and an earlier effort at industry rebirth.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Policy [9]
Technology [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 1 [2]

Is the United States in the midst of a “nuclear renaissance”? This two-part Issue Backgrounder explores that question, beginning in Part 1 with a look at the government’s part in developing nuclear power, including through subsidies, as well as why the new reactors built earlier in the 2000s didn’t really make the case for the industry’s rebirth.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Policy [9]
Technology [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 1 [2]
New Angle for Reporting on Oil and Gas Industry — Radioactive Waste [14]

Industry experts and government regulators have long known that radionuclides reside in oil and natural gas. Yet radioactive emissions and waste continue to threaten the lives of workers and community members across the country. Investigative journalist Justin Nobel on the opportunities and urgent need for reporters to drill into a story steeped in questions of accountability, health and justice.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Air [17]
Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [19]
Consumer [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [23]
Government [24]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
People & Population [28]
Policy [9]
Pollution [29]
Science [30]
Technology [10]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
International [12]
Canada [40]
South America [41]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Public Records Bring Independent Reporting to the Next Level [42]

Freelancers may worry they don’t have time to chase down government documents. But if you’re looking for tools to help get your hands on public records, help is on the way. In the new Freelance Files, MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin offers a step-by-step guide to filing document requests, organizing and analyzing your documents and joining the FOIA community. Get started [42].

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [17]
Government [24]
Journalism & Media [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Philly Steaks Out New Ground [45]

It just wouldn’t be the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference recap without the waggish tales of SEJ’s resident wit, David Helvarg, who once again this year skewers the lot of us, sparing not a jot of our five days in Philadelphia. Read on and prepare to snicker.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [47]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [48]
Government [24]
Health [25]
Infrastructure [49]
Journalism & Media [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Policy [9]
Pollution [29]
Technology [10]
Transportation [50]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Courage and Caring — Documentary Celebrates Environmental Icon Stewart Udall [51]

While the name of Stewart Udall, U.S. interior secretary through the tumultuous 1960s, may have faded from public memory, his influence on environmental policies is still felt today. Contributor Francesca Lyman shines the spotlight on a new documentary about Udall and his legacy, and talks with director John de Graaf about Udall’s insights and inspiration.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [17]
Biodiversity [52]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [53]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [23]
Forests [54]
Government [24]
Infrastructure [49]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Policy [9]
Pollution [29]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [55]
Transportation [50]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [56]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [57]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
International [12]
Central America & the Caribbean [58]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Courage and Caring — Documentary Celebrates Environmental Icon Stewart Udall [51]
Toolbox on Nature-Based Solutions and Native/Indigenous Perspectives [59]

As concerns over global warming, the endangerment of plant and animal species, and water rights escalate, many environmentalists are turning to Indigenous people for guidance. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists special initiative focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at nature-based solutions and Indigenous people with reporter Brian Bull. Check out a resource toolbox and stay tuned for a reporting tipsheet in coming weeks. Plus, be sure to register for a Sept. 28 webinar [60] on covering Indigenous communities and nature-based climate solutions.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [61]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Agriculture [47]
Biodiversity [52]
Climate Change [19]
Diversity [62]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [53]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [63]
Food [48]
Forests [54]
Government [24]
Health [25]
Natural Resources [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
People & Population [28]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [55]
Technology [10]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Toolbox on Nature-Based Solutions and Native/Indigenous Perspectives [59]
Climate Resiliency — When a Disaster Becomes a Cascade [64]

It sometimes feels like journalists lurch from one catastrophe (or hurricane, flood, wildfire, heat wave) to the next. But that can mean missing the bigger story: Disasters, increasingly linked to climate extremes, are often interlocking events, in which one system failure causes the next and the next. The latest Backgrounder explores three case studies, and how news media can focus attention on steps toward resilience.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Justice [53]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [24]
Health [25]
Infrastructure [49]
Journalism & Media [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [65]
Technology [10]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
International [12]
Asia [66]
Europe [67]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [68]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [69]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Agriculture [47]
Air [17]
Chemicals [18]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [48]
Government [24]
Health [25]
Infrastructure [49]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
People & Population [28]
Policy [9]
Transportation [50]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [56]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
International [12]
Africa [70]
Asia [66]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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“Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism” [71]

While a “Handbook of Environmental Journalism” might initially sound like a scholarly work on environmental journalism, our BookShelf reviewer finds that the volume reads more like an engaging assembly of accessible accounts on the profession from colleagues across the planet. That makes it a rich resource for working journalists ... and anyone else with a passing interest in environmental issues and how they’re covered.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [72]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [54]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Waste [31]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
International [12]
Africa [70]
South America [41]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about “Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism” [71]

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