Publication Items

After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [1]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Technology [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Asia [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Between the Lines: On ‘Writing the Book You Can’t Not Write’ [19]

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 [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [21]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [24]
Policy [25]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
International [28]
Asia [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Beware Gateway Bugs Bringing Insect-Borne Disease [29]

It's a deadly threat only fitfully reported by news media. But coverage of insect-borne diseases could be improved by environmental journalists who understand the intersection of bugs, humans and climate. A two-part Issue Backgrounder with basics, key resources and a rundown on significant illnesses brought by mosquitoes [30], and by ticks and other insects [31].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [33]
Health [34]
People & Population [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Canada [36]
Africa [37]
Asia [17]
Central America & the Caribbean [38]
South America [39]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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“Hot, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change” [40]

Author Lisa Palmer tackles a question many experts in the natural and social sciences are also pondering: How can we feed a growing world population in the coming decades when climate change is stressing global food production systems?

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [33]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Food [42]
People & Population [23]
Policy [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [28]
Africa [37]
Asia [17]
South America [39]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Hazardous Sites Near You? There’s a Database for That! [43]

The best public database of the risk management plans for many major hazardous sites has now been restored. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on government tracking of hazardous chemical facilities, an example of how the database was mined for some stellar reporting, and ideas for smart use of this powerful tool.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [44]
Disasters [45]
Government [7]
Health [34]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Asia [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Enviro, Energy Reporters Look at Prospects for Beat in 2017 [46]

Veteran journalists gathered in Washington, D.C. last Friday, Feb. 3, to share insights into how environment and energy policy may unfold in the year ahead — and to urge colleagues to prepare for possibly dramatic shifts ahead. Key takeaways, plus video, audio clips and a presentation by SEJ's president. Photo: Washington Post reporter Daryl Fears; courtesy of Schuyler Null/Wilson Center.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [48]
Climate Change [33]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [22]
Policy [25]
Science [49]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
International [28]
Asia [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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"Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village In Thailand" [50]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [41]
Economy & Business [4]
Region:
Asia [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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"A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka"" [51]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [21]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
Asia [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
- Read more about "A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka"" [51]
New Congressional Research Service Reports for Environmental Journos [52]

Congress, you may remember, has exempted itself from the requirements for open government — and that included a ban on publishing taxpayer-funded explainers by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Thanks to the Federation of American Scientists, you can read them anyway.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [54]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
Asia [17]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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Committing to Collaboration: How Two Freelancers Pulled Off a Cross-Pacific Partnership [55]

Winnifred Bird and Jane Braxton Little, a former SEJ mentor program pair, describe (with humor!) the process of how they turned their shared interest in the Fukushima disaster's affect on forest ecosystems and rural communities into a successful writing collaboration.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [56]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [21]
Forests [57]
Journalism & Media [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [54]
Region:
California [58]
Asia [17]
Europe [59]
Visibility:
Public [18]
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