Publication Items

Where Does All That Recycling Go? [1]

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 [3]
Air [4]
Consumer [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Asia [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [17]

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 [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [7]
Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [23]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Technology [24]
Transportation [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Is the Green New Deal for Real? [26]

The Green New Deal may be just a broad outline, even after the recent introduction of a resolution in Congress. But don’t think the lack of specificity means the Green New Deal won’t be news for the long term. This week’s TipSheet explains the reasons the Green New Deal may endure and why it matters, plus story ideas and resources for journalists covering climate, environmental politics and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [23]
Policy [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment [27]

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [29]
Air [4]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [31]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [32]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [34]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [35].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [36] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [37] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [39]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [7]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [23]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [32]
Transportation [25]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Urgency of Katowice Carries Over to SEJ Mission [41]

From under a blanket of dense smog that hung over the southern Polish town hosting a recent United Nations climate change conference, the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Bobby Magill, had a moment of clarity for the profession and the organization. His insights, and how they will affect the future of SEJ as it begins a new strategic planning process, in Magill’s latest SEJ President’s Report. Plus, a special honor for a “tireless” SEJ leader.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [21]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [8]
Planning & Growth [43]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Europe [44]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Many Environmental Court Disputes Will Make News in 2019 [45]

U.S. courts will be a key venue of environmental conflict in 2019, as the Trump administration pushes back against an extensive array of long-standing environmental law. This special edition Issue Backgrounder looks at seven key legal disputes, including cases involving climate change liability, intergenerational equity and policy, as well as conflicts over maintaining national monuments, defining which waters are subject to anti-pollution rules, disposing of coal ash and extending offshore drilling.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [39]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [31]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [46]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [47]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Rollback on Auto Emission Standards Faces Rocky Road [50]

Expect the fight to worsen over the Trump Administration’s attempted rollback of auto mileage standards. Not only is California resisting a loss of its waiver to set tighter rules, joining at least 16 other states in a preemptive lawsuit. But carmakers themselves are deviating from the Trump line, worried over a fracturing of the nationwide auto market or seeking an edge in the field for more efficient vehicles. This special edition TipSheet looks at prospects for conflict in the year ahead.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [19]
Consumer [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
Transportation [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [46]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
International [14]
Middle East [52]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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“Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World” [53]

The economics of fracking may be as big a worry as its environmental impacts, finds a new book on the energy extraction industry. Our latest BookShelf reviews the volume from a seasoned business reporter, who questions conventional views about a renewed U.S. energy “dominance,” probes the financial instability of the industry’s boom and raises the politically destabilizing spectre of a future decline for the fossil fuel market.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Natural Resources [31]
Policy [10]
Technology [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Africa [55]
Middle East [52]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Climate Change Issue Will Heat Up in 2019 [56]

The topic of climate change will certainly heat up in 2019. That’s not just because a Democratic House will push back against the Trump administration, but also because of pressure from a “Green New Deal” clean-energy jobs movement, not to mention ongoing legal action, and corporate and state-level moves to limit carbon emissions. This special edition TipSheet explores the fault lines on climate in the year ahead.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Science [32]
Technology [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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