Publication Items

“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [1]

A new book on the Gulf of Mexico earns kudos for the balance and passion of its tone, as well as for its historical storytelling about this important ecosystem and the overfishing, oil spills, hurricanes, explosive growth and poor land-use decisions it faces. BookShelf reviews Jack Davis’ “The Gulf.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Mexico [18]
Central America & the Caribbean [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [21]

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide [22].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [24]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [27]
Health [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Policy [13]
Science [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [32]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [33]

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [34]
Agriculture [35]
Air [24]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [36]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Forests [37]
Government [27]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [11]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [31]
Waste [38]
Wildlife [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [32]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Why Reporters Should Go to Bat for Bats [40]

Halloween may remind many of the spookier side of bats. But these unique flying mammals provide important ecosystem services — and that's just one of the many reasons why environmental reporters might want to write about them. This week's TipSheet looks at covering bats, the habitat loss that's leaving many species threatened and the growing fungal plague that's wiping out many colonies. Resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Wildlife [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [32]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
International [44]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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With NOAA Cuts, Will Trump Starve Climate Messenger? [45]

Proposed budget reductions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could undermine the work of agencies as varied as National Weather Service and Sea Grant, as well as a satellite network informing much climate research. The latest TipSheet outlines NOAA stories that may emerge ... or vanish.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [46]
Government [27]
Journalism & Media [29]
Science [31]
Technology [47]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [32]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Enviro, Energy Reporters Look at Prospects for Beat in 2017 [48]

Veteran journalists gathered in Washington, D.C. last Friday, Feb. 3, to share insights into how environment and energy policy may unfold in the year ahead — and to urge colleagues to prepare for possibly dramatic shifts ahead. Key takeaways, plus video, audio clips and a presentation by SEJ's president. Photo: Washington Post reporter Daryl Fears; courtesy of Schuyler Null/Wilson Center.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [13]
Science [31]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [32]
International [44]
Asia [49]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Creating a Learning Community Through Community Journalism [50]

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
People & Population [11]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Newly Leaked: CRS Explainers To Help Environmental Journalists [52]

The Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy publishes leaked copies of Congressional Research Service research papers. Here are a few recent ones of use to environmental journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [35]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Health [28]
Technology [47]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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"Future Arctic: Field Notes from a World on the Edge" [54]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [8]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [11]
Region:
Antarctica & Arctic [55]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Scientist Says USDA Used Press Office To Silence Him [56]

Scientist Jonathan Lundgren (left), who has been researching the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on Monarch butterflies, filed a whistleblower complaint and lost. And, Lundgren claimed his supervisors at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service told him not to talk to news media and punished him when he did.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [35]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [25]
Environmental Politics [8]
Science [31]
Wildlife [39]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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