Publication Items

2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [1]

The 2018 elections may prove highly consequential for environment and energy policy, possibly slowing or even reversing the Trump-GOP deregulatory agenda. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters frame the choices voters face, including environmental justice and offshore drilling.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
People & Population [9]
Policy [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
California [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [22]

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 [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [24]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [29]

An EPA program that helps pay for municipal water infrastructure is facing Congressional appropriations scrutiny. But with the program looking like it may escape big cuts, it remains a reservoir of reportable local projects. Find out more in the latest TipSheet, plus get state-by-state resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [30]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
California [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Mining Road Salt Stories for Snow Season [33]

With ice and snow ahead, it's time to start thinking about road salt — its use may make driving safer, but can also cause real harm to the environment. This week's TipSheet clears the road for your reporting on this potential hazard, detailing its risks, outlining its alternatives and offering story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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As Power Goes Out, Time To Design a More Resilient Grid? [35]

Hurricane Irma left millions of Floridians in the dark, while Maria stripped Puerto Ricans of power, potentially for months. Can the electric grid be made less vulnerable? Our Backgrounder has a dozen-plus angles to jump-start your power reporting, from stronger poles to microgrids. Plus, hurricane coverage resources. [36]

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [37]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Planning & Growth [39]
Technology [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Canada [40]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Beware Gateway Bugs Bringing Insect-Borne Disease [41]

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 [42], and by ticks and other insects [43].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Health [44]
People & Population [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Canada [40]
Africa [45]
Asia [46]
Central America & the Caribbean [47]
South America [48]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [49]

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional a Utah law that made undercover filming of livestock operations illegal. What's it mean for similar laws elsewhere? The latest WatchDog has the story, plus news on protecting whistleblowers, a digital journalist's legal guide, shielding of climate info and leaked government reports.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [51]
Agriculture [52]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [53]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Policy [10]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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“Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [54]

Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [52]
Consumer [30]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [56]
Planning & Growth [39]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Interior Appropriations — Dead on Arrival and Live at Five [57]

Even though big proposed budget cuts may be DOA for the Interior Department, it doesn't mean there aren't a wide range of land and resource-related stories emerging from the debates. The latest TipSheet sets the scene and offers a half-dozen ways to localize the Interior Department funding story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [58]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [56]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Wildfire Season Comes Earlier, Bringing Broader Stories [59]

Fire season is back, if it ever went away. And it's no longer a natural disaster story limited in geographic scope. Now it's a nationwide U.S. story touching on climate, money, politics, zoning, pollution and more. The latest Tipsheet runs down key information sources, plus what make a good peg for your local wildfire reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [37]
Forests [58]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Canada [40]
Visibility:
Public [21]
- Read more about Wildfire Season Comes Earlier, Bringing Broader Stories [59]

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