Publication Items

“Yellowstone Migrations” [1]

A photographer undertook an artistic and scientific odyssey that was inspired by an ancient migration now imperiled by human encroachment. His new volume tracks the mythical journeys taken by pronghorn, mule deer and elk through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. BookShelf reviews Joe Riis’ “Yellowstone Migrations.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Science [7]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [11]

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [12]
Agriculture [13]
Air [14]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [15]
Climate Change [16]
Consumer [17]
Economy & Business [18]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [20]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [24]
Policy [25]
Pollution [26]
Science [7]
Waste [27]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [29]

The battle over environment and energy issues may ultimately come down to U.S. courts, where, unlike Congress and White House, the GOP doesn't hold sway ... yet. This week's TipSheet looks at a dozen major legal issues making news in 2018, like wetlands protection, and offers story ideas and resources to cover them.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [31]
Transportation [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [34]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Why Reporters Should Go to Bat for Bats [40]

Halloween may remind many of the spookier side of bats. But these unique flying mammals provide important ecosystem services — and that's just one of the many reasons why environmental reporters might want to write about them. This week's TipSheet looks at covering bats, the habitat loss that's leaving many species threatened and the growing fungal plague that's wiping out many colonies. Resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
International [42]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Maintenance Backlog a Pothole on Road to Parks Consensus [43]

The maintenance backlog at the National Park System is nearly $12 billion, and a hot button issue for various constituencies. But don't look for spending to clear it up any time soon, with major budget cuts proposed. This week's TipSheet outlines the issues, and provides resources and perspectives to cover the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [20]
Government [21]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Covering the Coyotes in Your Backyard [44]

With the ever-adaptable coyote now present in almost all 50 states, environmental journalists can find numerous local stories on the shifting boundaries between human settlements and wildlife. The latest TipSheet has story angles and sources, plus the controversy over coyote killing.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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As Fight Flares Over Public Lands, Summoning Power of Past Bond [45]

Bobby Magill, in his most recent SEJ President's Report, recalls his time traversing federal wilderness areas that are now increasingly the subject of dispute. How are they to be used? Who is to hold them? Will these vast Western lands remain in the public domain? And what is the role of journalists in covering this story?

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [20]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Sundance Festival a Megaphone for Climate Concerns [47]

For the first time, Sundance Film Festival spotlighted a single theme, and it was climate change. Documentaries highlighting the issue including a sequel to Al Gore's blockbuster, as well as more than a dozen other films dealing with issues like coral reefs, recyling, changing landscapes and rainforest destruction.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [12]
Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Forests [20]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [24]
Policy [25]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [33]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
California [51]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
International [42]
Mexico [52]
Africa [53]
Australia & Oceania [54]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Will 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Be Watchword in Trump Era? [55]

Conflict is brewing over the leasing of oil and gas drilling rights on millions of acres of federal land, now that the pro-oil-and-gas GOP controls Congress and the White House. And one especially big battle to come? The one over opening for drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a dispute that raged for decades.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [26]
Transportation [32]
Wildlife [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [28]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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"Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America" [56]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [8]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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