Publication Items

Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [1]

The estuaries that proliferate across the United States can be hard to define — and protect. But their role in a healthy environment makes them a crucial focus of good reporting. The latest Issue Backgrounder explores their importance, the many challenges they face, and how to track the agencies and programs meant to protect them.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
California [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Northwest (OR WA) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
International [27]
Mexico [28]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [1]
Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [30]

The Great Lakes are not only the largest fresh water system in the world, supplying drinking water to tens of millions. They also face a range of environmental woes that make them ready fodder for reporters. This week’s TipSheet runs down some ongoing developments, plus key resources to cover them.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [32]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
International [27]
Canada [37]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [30]
Reducing the Obstacles to Science-Based Local Climate Reporting [38]

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the most surprising findings from a new survey of environmental journalists. It showed a range of challenges in covering local climate change stories. And see what the group behind the survey hopes to do to help reporters and editors address these obstacles.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [40]
Journalism & Media [36]
Science [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [27]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about Reducing the Obstacles to Science-Based Local Climate Reporting [38]
Searching for Environment Themes at Sundance 2018 [42]

While environmental themes were less prominent at the Sundance Film Festival this year, our correspondent JoAnn Valenti unearthed ecological messages from documentaries that explore the emergence of climate change refugees in the face of sea level rise, the escape from modernity into wilderness and the confrontation of environmental threats by young innovators.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [43]
Air [44]
Chemicals [32]
Climate Change [40]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [45]
Government [9]
Health [35]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
International [27]
Australia & Oceania [46]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about Searching for Environment Themes at Sundance 2018 [42]
“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [47]

A new book on the Gulf of Mexico earns kudos for the balance and passion of its tone, as well as for its historical storytelling about this important ecosystem and the overfishing, oil spills, hurricanes, explosive growth and poor land-use decisions it faces. BookShelf reviews Jack Davis’ “The Gulf.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [4]
Disasters [49]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Mexico [28]
Central America & the Caribbean [50]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about “The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [47]
After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [51]

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 [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Technology [52]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [53]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Asia [54]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [51]
Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [55]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [56] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [57].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [44]
Chemicals [32]
Climate Change [40]
Disasters [49]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [45]
Government [9]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [41]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
California [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [53]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Northwest (OR WA) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Central America & the Caribbean [50]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [55]
For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [58]

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other human-caused disasters made 2017 a hard year to beat. But environmental journalists would do well to be prepared for 2018. This week's TipSheet explains why predicting weather-related disasters may not be as hard you think, and provides resources to get reporters ready.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [40]
Disasters [49]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Policy [14]
Science [41]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Central America & the Caribbean [50]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [58]
Investigations May Bring News in 2018 [59]

Almost a dozen investigations are underway at the U.S. EPA and the Interior Department, including of unusual travel, private sector connections and staff/advisory panel moves. This week's TipSheet runs down the probes in detail, and offers resources for coverage of developments in 2018.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [40]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [49]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [14]
Science [41]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Central America & the Caribbean [50]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about Investigations May Bring News in 2018 [59]
Teaching Journalism Skills … To All Comers [60]

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 [61]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Food [62]
Journalism & Media [36]
Science [41]
Region:
International [27]
Africa [63]
South America [64]
Visibility:
Public [29]
- Read more about Teaching Journalism Skills … To All Comers [60]

Pages