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]
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Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note [33]

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 [34]
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 [35]
California [36]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
International [31]
Mexico [45]
Central America & the Caribbean [46]
Visibility:
Public [32]
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In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [47]

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 [34]
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) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [42]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [47]
Bear Stories Should Go Beyond Bare Facts [48]

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 [34]
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 [35]
California [36]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
International [31]
Canada [49]
Antarctica & Arctic [50]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Bear Stories Should Go Beyond Bare Facts [48]
Wetlands Mitigation — Why Draining the Swamp Is a Local Story [51]

As the Trump administration challenges wetlands preservation policy under the Clean Water Act, an important related practice has come into question. Mitigation banking — the creation or preservation of one wetland to offset the loss of another — has become a billion-dollar industry. But as this week’s TipSheet reports, the legal and regulatory tangle aside, wetlands permitting and mitigation continues, likely near you. Tracking the local story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Military [52]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [53]
Policy [23]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Wetlands Mitigation — Why Draining the Swamp Is a Local Story [51]
Farm Bill May Stir Up Local Hornets’ Nest on Pesticides [54]

Local pesticide bans that go beyond federal restrictions may be a growing trend, but it’s one that has brought on a backlash by GOP politicians and farmers. The conflict may soon be resolved — or not — by Congress, as it closes in on a new U.S. Farm Bill. Meanwhile, this week’s TipSheet helps explain the dispute and provides resources and signs to watch.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Agriculture [55]
Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [56]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Visibility:
Public [32]
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Coal Ash Ruling Will Generate Piles of State-level News [57]

Now that a top court has tossed out parts of coal ash disposal rules, also in question is a planned loosening under the Trump EPA. That means potential state-level stories on how this coal combustion byproduct may threaten environmental health and water supplies. This week’s TipSheet runs down the issue and suggests resources and questions to ask.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [8]
Disasters [9]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Visibility:
Public [32]
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Ditching Plastic Straws — A Strawman for the Real Problem of Marine Litter? [58]

Plastic straws might have quickly become this summer’s bogeyman, with bans by Starbucks, hotel chains, resorts and some big cities. But as this week’s TipSheet points out, straws are only a part of the massive marine litter problem facing the world’s oceans. Here’s how to put recent straw bans into broader perspective.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [4]
Consumer [8]
Environmental Health [12]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Food [56]
Journalism & Media [19]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Alaska and Hawaii [35]
California [36]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
International [31]
Canada [49]
Mexico [45]
Asia [59]
Australia & Oceania [60]
Central America & the Caribbean [46]
South America [61]
Visibility:
Public [32]
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Taking Office as EPA Acting Administrator, Wheeler Gets Realer [62]

The presence of a new acting administrator at EPA in the wake of Scott Pruitt’s resignation may mean a change in tone and a renewed openness for journalists covering the agency. But it doesn’t appear to mean different policy approaches. This week’s TipSheet reports on the early days of former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s command, with a roundup of coverage and angles to watch.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [5]
Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Waste [63]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Taking Office as EPA Acting Administrator, Wheeler Gets Realer [62]
Will State, Local Pesticide Bans Make More News? [64]

When EPA falls short on regulation of pesticides, might states step into the breach? That’s exactly what happened in June when Hawaii banned toxic organophosphate chlorpyrifos. To take a closer look, this week’s TipSheet reports on how federal regulation opens the door for state, or even local, preemption and offers angles and resources for environmental reporters.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [55]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Food [56]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [23]
Science [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [30]
International [31]
Canada [49]
Visibility:
Public [32]
- Read more about Will State, Local Pesticide Bans Make More News? [64]

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