Publication Items

Searching for Environment Themes at Sundance 2018 [1]

While environmental themes were less prominent at the Sundance Film Festival this year, our correspondent JoAnn Valenti unearthed ecological messages from documentaries that explore the emergence of climate change refugees in the face of sea level rise, the escape from modernity into wilderness and the confrontation of environmental threats by young innovators.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Forests [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Australia & Oceania [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Sun Doesn’t Shine at Trump Environmental Agencies [22]

There’s little cause to celebrate upcoming Sunshine Week for those who cover Trump administration environmental agencies. The latest WatchDog catalogues how the EPA has adopted a secretive approach and displays frequent hostility to the news media, including with a troubling series of attacks on individual journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [24]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Science [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Sun Doesn’t Shine at Trump Environmental Agencies [22]
“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [30]

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 [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [32]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Mexico [37]
Central America & the Caribbean [38]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about “The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [30]
Trump, Congress Face Test on Infrastructure Politics, Funding [39]

Infrastructure is much in the news these days, with battles over politics and funding yielding stories for environment reporters. In play are a Trump plan, who gets to pick projects, who pays and much more. But in an election year, how likely are infrastructure plans to move forward? The backstory, with angles for environment and energy, plus what to watch for in 2018, in our Backgrounder on infrastructure.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Technology [41]
Transportation [42]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Trump, Congress Face Test on Infrastructure Politics, Funding [39]
Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [44]

Covering local infrastructure projects often means covering energy and the environment. This week’s TipSheet offers a companion to our special backgrounder on the national infrastructure story emerging out of Washington. We’ve got dozens of resources and links for finding infrastructure news and information from Congress, executive agencies, infrastructure organizations and environmental groups.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [12]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Technology [41]
Transportation [42]
Waste [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [44]
Environmental Impact Statements a Key Tool for Reporters, But for How Long? [46]

For decades, federal law has required environmental impact statements for big federal actions, like the building of dams, highways and more. Those impact statements, a valued reporting tool, may now be under threat. This week’s TipSheet explains how journalists can find them and use them, and why they could be at risk.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [47]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Environmental Impact Statements a Key Tool for Reporters, But for How Long? [46]
Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [48]

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 [49].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Biodiversity [32]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Policy [15]
Science [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [48]
Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [51]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [52] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [53].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Forests [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Science [29]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [54]
California [55]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [57]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [58]
Northwest (OR WA) [59]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [38]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [51]
Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018 [60]

The effectiveness of Trump administration governance looms large in environment stories for 2018, and this week's TipSheet looks at flash points like an Interior Department reorg and the reshaping of the EPA, plus budgets and shutdowns. Ideas to help you cover the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [15]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018 [60]
For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [61]

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other human-caused disasters made 2017 a hard year to beat. But environmental journalists would do well to be prepared for 2018. This week's TipSheet explains why predicting weather-related disasters may not be as hard you think, and provides resources to get reporters ready.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [28]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Science [29]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [55]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [38]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [61]

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