Publication Items

The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [1]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable [2], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Disasters [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Forests [16]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Science [25]
Technology [26]
Transportation [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
International [31]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [1]
Oversight on EPA FOIA Screening, Covering Pipeline Protests, Feedlot Air Emissions, Data on Illegal Fishing [33]

The new year will likely mean subpoenas on EPA’s FOIA response policies, as a Democrat takes the chair in the House Oversight Committee amid charges the agency is choking off politically sensitive record requests. And are new laws in a dozen states making coverage of pipeline protests a felony? That, plus air emission exemptions for animal feedlot operators and data on illegal fishing. All in the latest issue of the WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [35]
Air [5]
Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Oversight on EPA FOIA Screening, Covering Pipeline Protests, Feedlot Air Emissions, Data on Illegal Fishing [33]
Under Trump, Squalls over Science Will Continue in 2019 [44]

The Trump administration’s “war on science” is playing out not just at the EPA, with its controversial proposed “secret science” rule, but at federal agencies throughout the government. This special TipSheet lays out the conflict, and offers guidance on how to turn the overarching issue into a story with character and a regional or local sense of place. Plus, see more in our ongoing 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [21]
Science [25]
Technology [26]
Transportation [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Under Trump, Squalls over Science Will Continue in 2019 [44]
‘Cli-Fi’ a New Horizon for Climate Change Writers [47]

It's not often that a new genre of science writing opens up for freelancers. But writer Dan Bloom suggests there's a growing market for freelancers who want to write about climate in the form known as “cli-fi,” a new dystopian fiction that focuses on future impacts of climate change. Freelance Files editor Karen Schaefer invited him to share his perspective on the emerging genre.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Journalism & Media [19]
Region:
International [31]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about ‘Cli-Fi’ a New Horizon for Climate Change Writers [47]
The Renewables Revolution — A Renewable Source of News for Year Ahead [49]

The upward trends for renewable energy sources like wind and solar are a sure source of news for 2019, even if challenging political, economic and technical obstacles remain. This week’s TipSheet explains why, plus suggests stories to look for, notes the points of possible contention and offers a range of reporting resources to turn to.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
California [50]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about The Renewables Revolution — A Renewable Source of News for Year Ahead [49]
Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note [51]

Environmental justice-related stories are expected to get more attention in the news media in 2019. But that’s not because the challenge of protecting marginalized communities from lopsided environmental impacts is being met. This week’s TipSheet explains, in a look-ahead to environmental justice stories making the news, the many forms the problem takes, the many communities affected and the emerging notion of “climate justice.”

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Alaska and Hawaii [52]
California [50]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
International [31]
Mexico [53]
Central America & the Caribbean [54]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note [51]
In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [55]

The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Studies [14]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Science [25]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [55]
Field Reporting Yields ‘Impact’ for Poaching Package [56]

A freelancer’s coverage of the international wildlife trade won one of the Society of Environmental Journalists’ top journalism awards this year for its combination of “fearless reporting and graceful writing.” SEJournal Online talks with award-winner Rachel Nuwer about the series, the benefits of field reporting and the project’s challenges, such as securing funding, all in the latest Inside Story Q&A. And good news for Inside Story fans — the quarterly feature is now upping its frequency to bi-monthly!

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [46]
Economy & Business [10]
Journalism & Media [19]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
International [31]
Africa [58]
Asia [59]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Field Reporting Yields ‘Impact’ for Poaching Package [56]
Bear Stories Should Go Beyond Bare Facts [60]

Bears, particularly the plentiful black bears that are the source of much human-bear conflict, can serve as a opening to larger environmental stories, such as habitat destruction and the challenges of the “wildland-urban interface.” This week’s TipSheet has some of the good news/bad news on bears, with story ideas and resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Environmental Health [12]
Forests [16]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Alaska and Hawaii [52]
California [50]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
International [31]
Canada [61]
Antarctica & Arctic [62]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Bear Stories Should Go Beyond Bare Facts [60]
Pushback on White House, Info Access Summit, Records Destruction & more [63]

The Society of Environmental Journalists last week objected to the White House suspension of CNN reporter Jim Acosta after a contentious briefing with President Donald Trump and the release of a doctored video of the incident. SEJ joined numerous other journalism groups in fighting what it called unacceptable censorship. Details in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet. Plus, science writers host an “info access summit,” a look at issues around secrecy at the Interior Department and the CNN pipe bomb.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [46]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [23]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Pushback on White House, Info Access Summit, Records Destruction & more [63]

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