Publication Items

How To Power Through Your EPA Power Plant Rule Coverage [1]

The new proposed limits on climate pollution from existing power plants will be a significant story for years to come, but one with many moving parts and numerous complications. The new Issue Backgrounder explores the larger context and history of the proposed rule, and provides six key developments to watch as you track its evolution.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Health [8]
Infrastructure [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Why Fox-Dominion Matters for Environmental Journalists [16]

Not only did the huge legal settlement in the Dominion Voting Systems libel suit against Fox Corp. help reinforce media libel protections set out decades ago in New York Times v. Sullivan. It also served as a reminder for environmental journalists that the “actual malice” standard is a bulwark for their own (often negative) reporting on big corporations. WatchDog Opinion explains.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [18]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
International [19]
Europe [20]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Environmental Journalists, Idling in Idaho [21]

With the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 32nd annual conference in Boise now behind us, humorist David Helvarg offers a sharp-witted, albeit affectionate, skewering of the five-day gathering, everything from the host state’s politics to the innumerable sessions and the final blowout party. Prepare for punnage. Plus, check out the evolving multimedia coverage [22] of the event, and watch for session audio recordings to come.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Forests [27]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [12]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Funding Initiative May Help Surface Overlooked Environmental Justice Stories [33]

A new government-organized network of environmental justice assistance centers may not only assist the community groups applying for billions in federal funds but could also help point environmental journalists toward undercovered stories on the beat. The latest TipSheet explains how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative will work and how to locate the centers for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [28]
Infrastructure [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Policy [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Why Journalists Should Investigate the Twin Mental Health and Climate Crises [36]

The complicated interplay between climate change and trauma, poorly understood and little covered, is holding back the response by individuals and communities to the realities of the climate crisis, argues the head of a network of mental health and other organizations. Here’s what he has found when it comes to how climate-generated anguish is blocking climate solutions and what can be done about it.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [25]
Health [8]
Policy [12]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
California [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
International [19]
Canada [43]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Public Lands Face New Challenges in Today’s Energy, Climate Landscape [44]

The debate over drilling on public lands goes back decades. But now our view of how — or even whether — to use public lands faces the unprecedented reality of climate change, fire, drought, floods and the transition to clean energy. The latest Backgrounder explains how we got here and where the current battles rage, including over the Alaskan North Slope’s massive Willow Project.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [27]
Government [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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With 'Silent Spring Revolution,' Historian Brings Pivotal Environmental Era to Life [47]

For BookShelf Editor Tom Henry, historian Douglas Brinkley's latest volume is a remarkable opportunity for anyone seeking an in-depth understanding of the “Great Environmental Awakening” and the myriad personalities that helped drive it. And not just the names you’d expect, but unlikely ones such as convicted Watergate figure John Ehrlichman, MLK Jr. widow Coretta Scott King and UAW President Walter Reuther. Discover what other lessons abound in this “utterly brilliant” new book.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Is EV-Driven Demand for Lithium on Collision Course With Environment Concerns? [49]

The push to replace gas-guzzling vehicles with electric-powered alternatives is hitting significant speed bumps. The existing supply of lithium for batteries can’t keep up with demand, and new mining proposals often face opposition from area residents worried about local impacts. Radio reporter David Boraks has been covering one such conflict in North Carolina. He shares his insights and reporting tips.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [35]
Agriculture [50]
Air [3]
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [51]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
Technology [52]
Transportation [53]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
California [40]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
International [19]
Asia [54]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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2023 Gathering Goes Big in Boise [55]

The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference is back to Boise, two-and-a-half years after the first attempt to meet in the mountainous Northwestern state was sidetracked by the COVID pandemic. Co-chairs Tom Michael and Christy George outline the rich schedule of plenaries, panels, tours and other events that are drawing record interest to the April 19-23 program.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [50]
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [4]
Diversity [56]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Forests [27]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [12]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [57]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Why the 2023 Farm Bill Will Actually Be an Environmental Story — and a Huge One [58]

A massive farm bill soon to emerge for debate in Congress will have enormous implications for the environment beat, affecting natural resources, environmental health and climate, not to mention food production and public health. Backgrounder lays out some of the key issues expected to be taken up in the twice-a-decade measure and provides resources for ongoing coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [59]
Forests [27]
Government [28]
Health [8]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [29]
Policy [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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