Publication Items

In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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“Diet for a Changing Climate: Food for Thought” [23]

As our BookShelf column moves to a monthly schedule, we take a look at an imaginative take on how to deal with the spread of invasive species — eating them! A pair of children’s book authors offers insight into the problem for young adult readers (and the rest of us), along with recipes. Read our review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [25]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [27]
Food [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Pushback on White House, Info Access Summit, Records Destruction & more [30]

The Society of Environmental Journalists last week objected to the White House suspension of CNN reporter Jim Acosta after a contentious briefing with President Donald Trump and the release of a doctored video of the incident. SEJ joined numerous other journalism groups in fighting what it called unacceptable censorship. Details in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet. Plus, science writers host an “info access summit,” a look at issues around secrecy at the Interior Department and the CNN pipe bomb.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [32]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [34]
Policy [13]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Pushback on White House, Info Access Summit, Records Destruction & more [30]
Incoming House Democrat Committee Chairs Promise News [36]

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 [26]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Politics [33]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Forests [39]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [34]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [15]
Technology [40]
Transportation [41]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Incoming House Democrat Committee Chairs Promise News [36]
Environment Issues Figure in Many 2018 Mid-Term Races, Ballots [42]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [34]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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SEJ Weighs in on Khashoggi, Parks Canada; Plus, Zinke Calendar & Data Resources [48]

The Society of Environmental Journalists has joined several dozen other journalism groups calling for the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and separately, urged Parks Canada to stop imposing reporting barriers for journalists. That, plus black holes in the calendar for Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke, and new data resources for reporters. All in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [32]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [34]
Planning & Growth [49]
Wildlife [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
International [29]
Canada [51]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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As Climate Struggle Gets Real, Cities Stand on Front Line [52]

When it comes to facing the risks of coming climate change, cities and states are leading the way for the United States. That means planning for future emissions reductions, as well as preparing for probable impacts. This week’s TipSheet has the story, with details on which local governments are acting and resources to find more, plus ten key questions to ask.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [53]
Planning & Growth [49]
Policy [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
California [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Incinerators Offer Local Journalists Some Burning Issues [54]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Politics [33]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [53]
Pollution [14]
Waste [55]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Private Companies Pump Cash from Troubled Municipal Drinking Water Systems [56]

Millions of Americans are served by private rather than public water systems. And while that may be helpful in the case of the tens of thousands of smaller systems that lack key resources, it also raises controversial questions about privatization, as well as about what’s best to insure drinking water safety in a post-Flint era. The latest Backgrounder explains this complex issue, considers the most critical issues and offers resources to report the story in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Consumer [27]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Planning & Growth [49]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about Private Companies Pump Cash from Troubled Municipal Drinking Water Systems [56]
SEJ Joins Free Press Campaigns; Plus Trump Administration Censorship and Improved Tap Water Database [58]

From #enemyofnone to #DefendPressFreedom, the Society of Environmental Journalists has joined numerous other journalism groups in campaigns to support news media. That, plus the latest WatchDog looks at a new report on widespread public support for a free press, a study on the extent of science censorship in the Trump Administration, and an improved database for tracking drinking water stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility:
Public [22]
- Read more about SEJ Joins Free Press Campaigns; Plus Trump Administration Censorship and Improved Tap Water Database [58]

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