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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Arctic Refuge in Spotlight for 2020 Over 'License to Drill'? [60]

Millions of acres of pristine Arctic wilderness long at the heart of a national debate over energy development and conservation are expected to be in the news again in 2020, with renewed plans to open land for drilling. The latest TipSheet explains the backstory and why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [61]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [21]
Natural Resources [24]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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News Can Net Eyeballs By Turning Dweebish Data Into Magic Maps [62]

When it comes to telling environment and energy stories, especially about place and scale, data visualizations can turn an average story into a standout. Reporter’s Toolbox takes a look at some recent examples of inspiring data-mapping projects that provide insight into everything from auto emissions and floods to vanishing rivers and whipping winds.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [63]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [30]
Transportation [33]
Water & Oceans [35]
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]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Another Bad-News Year Ahead for U.S. Coal? [64]

As U.S. coal’s comedown continues, our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a close look at the factors behind the industry’s decline and finds a combination of economics, competition and shifting global markets, along with aging technology, politics and environmental pushback. What’s in store for coal in 2020?

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [65]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [30]
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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Who Wins in Latest Expansion of Fishing, Hunting at National Refuges, Fisheries? [66]

A new rule expands hunting and fishing in National Wildlife Refuges and fish hatcheries, and that means potential impacts on critically important public policy around fish and wildlife conservation. The latest TipSheet offers up story ideas and resources for local coverage of the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [61]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Health [13]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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On Remote Hawaiian Islands, Seeing What Few Ever See [67]

There’s nothing like firsthand reporting, even if it means taking a freighter 1,300 miles to the remotest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago to visit a newly expanded marine national monument. The latest EJ InSights recounts two journalists’ island-hopping journey and their efforts to capture and organize extensive multimedia for an eventual 14-part package. Plus, why they froze their underwear.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [68]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Environmental Studies [15]
Journalism & Media [21]
Science [31]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [69]

While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [70]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [35]
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]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Protecting Journalists from Attack, Info Row at Interior, PIO Standards and More [71]

Do we need a bill to criminalize attacks against those who report the news? Some Dems in Congress think so. And the Interior Department is at the center of a conflicts over freedom of information involving lobbying contacts with the newly confirmed secretary. The latest WatchDog has those developments, plus more.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [72]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [29]
Science [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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Is Your Favorite River Endangered? Check the List. [73]

The latest release of the annual endangered rivers list provides boatloads of environmental reporting angles, including climate change-related threats like flooding and drought. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory and the new top-10 list, plus 10 suggested starting points for stories and a half-dozen key reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [61]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Environmental Health [13]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Journalism & Media [21]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [41]
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]
Visibility:
Public [59]
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SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [74]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [72]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [6]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Food [17]
Forests [18]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [37]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Visibility:
Public [59]
- Read more about SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [74]

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