Publication Items

SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [1]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Other or All [26]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [41]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Mexico [50]
Africa [51]
Antarctica & Arctic [52]
Asia [53]
Australia & Oceania [54]
Central America & the Caribbean [55]
Europe [56]
Middle East [57]
South America [58]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [60]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [61]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [62] and our opening backgrounder. [63]

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [62]

In Part Two of our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [61]” special report, we take a look at the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest region — and how best to cover them. Our A-to-Z Guide explores 26 neglected angles and stories, plus resource links to get you started. And check out our inaugural backgrounder [63] and watch in coming weeks for additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [64]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [62]
Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [65]

Weather reports are not just about donning galoshes. They can mean literal life or death for people and businesses, such as during a natural disaster. So, as the latest Issue Backgrounder details, the ongoing effort to privatize publicly funded weather data is a matter of real controversy. Find out what’s in the weather privatization forecast.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [66]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Technology [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [65]
Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [61]

This special report is designed to help journalists in the Pacific Northwest cover the impacts of climate change, as well as the actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and to adapt to what can’t be stopped. The report includes a wide-ranging issue backgrounder and tipsheets on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation, plus a toolbox of sources. Read on for a wealth of story ideas for right now, and over the coming decade. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and welcome your suggestions [67] and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."

Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [10]
Diversity [68]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [69]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
International [48]
Canada [49]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [61]
Environmental Stories 'Down The Road' in 2020 From Highway Bill [70]

A massive transportation measure is working its way through Congress, with environmental elements including climate change and public transit. But will this “must-pass” measure actually pass in the coming year? Or will it be bogged down by politics or looming questions of how to pay for it? A new Issue Backgrounder explains.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [66]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Trailing the Wind, With Massive Turbine Spreadsheet [71]

Wind turbines are everywhere in the United States these days. And now a growing database allows you to track them down by the thousands so you can better report the burgeoning wind energy beat. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox tells you who’s behind this invaluable database, plus smart ways to use it for your coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [72]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Planning & Growth [28]
Technology [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Trailing the Wind, With Massive Turbine Spreadsheet [71]
Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [73]

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 [66]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [27]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Technology [32]
Transportation [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
International [48]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [73]
“Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator” [74]

A former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has written a powder keg of a book, “Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator.” Author Gregory Jaczko left the post in 2012, far more critical of nuclear power’s safety claims than he came in, his concerns amplified by the Fukushima meltdown in Japan in 2011. Now, he worries that its lessons have not sunk in deeply enough with an industry that he believes is headed toward catastrophe. Read our latest BookShelf review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [75]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Technology [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
International [48]
Asia [53]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about “Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator” [74]
“Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World” [76]

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 [75]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [29]
Technology [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
International [48]
Africa [51]
Middle East [57]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about “Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World” [76]

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