Publication Items

For Pruitt EPA, There Is No Bad News on Ozone Pollution [1]

Trying to figure out the air quality in your coverage area? The EPA may not be much help. But this week's TipSheet suggests some effective work-arounds for your reporting. Get the backstory on ozone standards, tips on how to track ozone "nonattainment" for your area and learn why smog matters so much to public health.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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FOIA Suit, Silence on Hog Farms & Sea-Level Rise, Plus Shield Laws [20]

A push for disclosure on hazardous air emissions from industrial hog farms, and reporting on how the coastal real estate industry works to block bad news about sea-level rise. That, plus the Bay Journal FOIAs the EPA over grant defunding, and a move in Congress towards a federal shield law, all in the latest WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [24]
Planning & Growth [25]
Pollution [12]
Waste [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [29]

Turkeys are a favorite American food, but also a multi-billion-dollar industry with myriad environment and food safety issues, not to mention confusing consumer labelling. With Thanksgiving approaching, this week's TipSheet helps reporters carve out a bird beat, serving up story ideas, resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [30]
Consumer [31]
Food [32]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Pollution [12]
Waste [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [29]
Teaching Journalism Skills … To All Comers [33]

If you can both do and teach journalism, your skills are in demand, writes educator Dave Poulson in the new EJ Academy column. Here's how to maximize your chances of finding such opportunities. Plus, Poulson's take on the value of fostering reporting skills and journalistic values, even among non-journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [30]
Food [32]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [35]
Region:
International [36]
Africa [37]
South America [38]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Teaching Journalism Skills … To All Comers [33]
State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [39]

An EPA program that helps pay for municipal water infrastructure is facing Congressional appropriations scrutiny. But with the program looking like it may escape big cuts, it remains a reservoir of reportable local projects. Find out more in the latest TipSheet, plus get state-by-state resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [31]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
California [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [43]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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SEJ Objects Over EPA Response to AP Story; plus, Suits & Rulings Involving Interior, EPA, NOAA [44]

The SEJ has written the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object to its criticism of an Associated Press story about Superfund sites following Hurricane Harvey floods. That, plus a judge rules against EPA for withholding records on the pesticide Enlist Duo, and more, in this month's WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [45]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [46]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Science [35]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Is There a Post-Flood “Toxic Stew” Near You? [47]

Flooding disasters can unleash some nasty substances into the environment, whether from Superfund sites, sewage plants or petrochemical and other industrial facilities handling toxic and hazardous materials.This week's TipSheet identifies some of the biggest risks, and offers starting points for your local reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [46]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Between the Lines: On ‘Writing the Book You Can’t Not Write’ [48]

The latest 'Between the Lines' features an interview with environment reporter Meera Subramanian about her debut book, “A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis.” Her approach to a challenging topic, her faith in the power of stories, her search for a new model of development and her advice for other writers.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [46]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [50]
People & Population [24]
Planning & Growth [25]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
International [36]
Asia [51]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Between the Lines: On ‘Writing the Book You Can’t Not Write’ [48]
As Hurricanes Strike, Surge Coverage Can Save Lives [52]

A hurricane's storm surge is an unpredictable and fast-moving killer, a phenomenon reporters must prepare to cover before it hits. This week's TipSheet explains how, with background on the complex factors that lead to storm surge, and resources to help you report on this very real risk in real time.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Planning & Growth [25]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about As Hurricanes Strike, Surge Coverage Can Save Lives [52]
Hurricane Toolbox, Headlines and More [53]

Check out our guide to reporting on hurricanes like Irma, Harvey and Maria, and their aftermath. We've compiled a series of resources, including a hurricane Toolbox [54] and Backgrounders [55] (including one on the power grid [56], post-outages), as well as TipSheets [57] on hurricanes, flooding [58], flood insurance [59], storm surge [52], toxic floodwaters [47], dam failures [60] and more. Plus, get the latest hurricane headlines [61] from EJ Today (subscribe [62]).

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [63]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Journalism & Media [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
- Read more about Hurricane Toolbox, Headlines and More [53]

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