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]
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Tracking Troubled Waters with ‘Endangered Rivers’ List [30]

A running list of endangered rivers becomes an annual starting point for strong local coverage of critical water issues. This week’s TipSheet spotlights the latest additions to an inventory of trouble spots around the United States, plus key angles and issues for coverage, and a selection of top resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [39]

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 [33]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Health [40]
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 [41]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Are Combined Sewer Overflows Causing Pollution in Your Local Waters? [42]

Decades after the nation’s capital began its historic cleanup, sanitary sewage still occasionally swamps the Potomac River. Are sewage systems also dumping human waste and other pollutants into waterways near you? This week’s TipSheet has the background on the problem of combined sewage overflow, as well as resources for finding out what’s happening near you.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [6]
Health [40]
Journalism & Media [36]
Planning & Growth [13]
Pollution [15]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
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]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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EPA Mapping App Helps Find, Deepen Environmental Justice Stories [44]

As new research reminds us that pollution often disproportionately affects poor and minority communities in the United States, a long-standing mapping tool from the EPA can help reporters explore and discover those environmental justice stories nearest them. The latest TipSheet explains the problem, and walks you through the mapping app.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [32]
Air [45]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [46]
Government [9]
Health [40]
Journalism & Media [36]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [15]
Technology [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
California [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [48]

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 [34]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Technology [47]
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) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Asia [49]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [50]

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 [33]
Climate Change [51]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
People & Population [12]
Policy [14]
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]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
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]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [52]

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 [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [47]
Transportation [53]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
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]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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"The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" [54]

A look at an acclaimed new work by journalist Dan Egan on the environmental state of the Great Lakes finds much to laud. But our BookShelf editor and long-time Great Lakes reporter Tom Henry sees important weaknesses as well, such as when the comprehensive compendium of environmental challenges tackles Lake Erie’s algae crisis.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [56]

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 [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [34]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
California [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
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]
Visibility:
Public [29]
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