Publication Items

Under Trump, Squalls over Science Will Continue in 2019 [1]

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 [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Science [11]
Technology [12]
Transportation [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Field Reporting Yields ‘Impact’ for Poaching Package [16]

A freelancer’s coverage of the international wildlife trade won one of the Society of Environmental Journalists’ top journalism awards this year for its combination of “fearless reporting and graceful writing.” SEJournal Online talks with award-winner Rachel Nuwer about the series, the benefits of field reporting and the project’s challenges, such as securing funding, all in the latest Inside Story Q&A. And good news for Inside Story fans — the quarterly feature is now upping its frequency to bi-monthly!

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Economy & Business [18]
Journalism & Media [9]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
International [20]
Africa [21]
Asia [22]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Pushback on White House, Info Access Summit, Records Destruction & more [23]

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 [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [25]
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [26]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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SEJ Weighs in on Khashoggi, Parks Canada; Plus, Zinke Calendar & Data Resources [27]

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 [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [25]
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [10]
Planning & Growth [29]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
International [20]
Canada [31]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Between the Lines: From News to Nest, Veteran Reporter Follows Seabirds' 'Improbable Quest' [32]

Pulitzer Prize finalist Derrick Jackson had written about everything from sports to politics. But then as his interest in the environment began to grow, he had a close encounter with some threatened puffin chicks that became a defining long-term project. Our latest “Between the Lines” author Q&A explores how this newsman and columnist came to co-author and photograph “Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock. [33]”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [11]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Prize-winner Looks for ‘Stories that Surprise’ [38]

An unexpected story, a never-before-seen photo — those are ingredients for the kinds of environment and climate story ideas that won one environment reporter top honors in large market beat reporting in SEJ’s annual awards last year. A conversation with Craig Welch of National Geographic for our latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [11]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
International [20]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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“Pandora's Garden: Kudzu, Cockroaches, and Other Misfits of Ecology” [39]

Weird and unwanted critters are the subject of a new collection of literary essays that mine the author’s experience to help tell a well-researched, entertaining story of invasive species and the pitfalls of ecological tampering. Read our BookShelf review of “Pandora's Garden: Kudzu, Cockroaches, and Other Misfits of Ecology.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [40]
Natural Resources [10]
Science [11]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Between the Lines: Scientist Finds Nature’s Art Beneath the Seas [42]

In a unique initiative, an evolutionary biologist uses a collection of exquisite glass models to help people translate natural history to a human scale and to see living living things as masterpieces of nature. In our new Between the Lines, SEJournal speaks with SEJ award-winning author Drew Harvell about her volume “A Sea of Glass” and the power of art to inspire.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [11]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [19]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [43]

The estuaries that proliferate across the United States can be hard to define — and protect. But their role in a healthy environment makes them a crucial focus of good reporting. The latest Issue Backgrounder explores their importance, the many challenges they face, and how to track the agencies and programs meant to protect them.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [45]
Biodiversity [3]
Economy & Business [18]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [46]
Planning & Growth [29]
Policy [26]
Pollution [47]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [48]
California [49]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [50]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
International [20]
Mexico [53]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [54]

The Great Lakes are not only the largest fresh water system in the world, supplying drinking water to tens of millions. They also face a range of environmental woes that make them ready fodder for reporters. This week’s TipSheet runs down some ongoing developments, plus key resources to cover them.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [45]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [55]
Consumer [56]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Health [57]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [46]
Planning & Growth [29]
Pollution [47]
Water & Oceans [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [50]
International [20]
Canada [31]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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