Publication Items

Grazing on Public Lands Still a Source of Controversy … and Stories [1]

As the Society of Environmental Journalists heads to Colorado this week for its annual gathering, it’s a good time to consider how to report on the vast public lands throughout the western United States. The latest TipSheet explores the history of conflict over public lands, the stories they yield and the resources needed to better report the issue.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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As Fiscal Year Ends, Local Stories Often Found in Appropriations Bills [17]

The politics of federal appropriations is convoluted, but buried within are important local environmental stories. Heading into the upcoming fiscal year, the latest TipSheet explains how the process works and where to find the news. Plus, spotting environmental pork barrel, and what a “minibus” bill is and why it matters.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Climate Change Toolkit: Latest Headlines, TipSheets, Backgrounders & More [18]

To help better cover climate change news, including during the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit, Sept. 23, in New York, the SEJournal offers a range of resources. Get the latest climate change headlines and EJToday's curated climate coverage. Check out our range of climate-related Issue Backgrounders, TipSheets and Reporter's Toolboxes, plus our Climate Change Guide and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [20]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [10]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [29]

While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Air [20]
Chemicals [31]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
California [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [34]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’ [38]

Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [40]
Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [41]
Chemicals [31]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [42]
Policy [10]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
International [28]
Mexico [44]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Protecting Journalists from Attack, Info Row at Interior, PIO Standards and More [45]

Do we need a bill to criminalize attacks against those who report the news? Some Dems in Congress think so. And the Interior Department is at the center of a conflicts over freedom of information involving lobbying contacts with the newly confirmed secretary. The latest WatchDog has those developments, plus more.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [47]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Science [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [48]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [40]
Biodiversity [41]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [47]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Food [50]
Forests [51]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Military [52]
Natural Resources [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [32]
Wildlife [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [53]

Drinking water contaminated with PFAS for years has caused worry, even outrage, in local communities affected by the toxic chemicals. Now, a military database may help reporters locate contamination sites. This week’s TipSheet has more on the database, along with tips for evaluating your local PFAS story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [40]
Chemicals [31]
Consumer [54]
Environmental Health [24]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Military [52]
Policy [10]
Pollution [32]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Where Does All That Recycling Go? [55]

Where do all those recyclables actually go? This week’s TipSheet dives into the trash to find a story worth telling — of troubling overseas dumping, problematic local incineration and a fraying patchwork of U.S. regulation. Plus, several dozen questions you might want to ask, a pair of pro tips and a dozen resources to track the story in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [40]
Air [20]
Consumer [54]
Economy & Business [4]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [10]
Pollution [32]
Waste [56]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [28]
Asia [57]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [58]

Our latest Issue Backgrounder looks at the potentially historic impact of the ambitious climate action agenda known as the Green New Deal — not just on this Congress or the next, or even on the race for the White House in 2020, but for the soul of the Democratic Party. An analysis of a public policy program in the making, the political maneuvering it’s engendering and its prospects to sow division or prompt a united front.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [59]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [40]
Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [25]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [42]
Policy [10]
Pollution [32]
Technology [60]
Transportation [61]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [28]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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