Publication Items

EPA Mapping App Helps Find, Deepen Environmental Justice Stories [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
California [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [21]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Technology [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Asia [28]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [29]

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 [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [31]
Climate Change [32]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
People & Population [11]
Policy [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
California [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [36]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [13]
Transportation [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [40]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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"The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" [41]

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 [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [43]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [44]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [22]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
California [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [40]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Mining Road Salt Stories for Snow Season [45]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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EPA Budget Cuts Threaten a Program Near You [46]

As the Trump administration proposes big cuts at environmental agencies like the U.S. EPA, the latest TipSheet explores how to dig up local angles from the budget action. Examples: Tracking changes at EPA regional offices and labs, at Superfund or at state revolving funds for clean water and safe drinking water programs.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [47]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [43]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [48]
Pollution [12]
Waste [49]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
California [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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Coal Leasing on Federal Lands [50]

While resurrecting the declining U.S. coal industry, as promised by the new administration, is probably not possible, it may not stop a lifting of the moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands. TipSheet looks at how the issue moved front and center, and whether the move would help coal country.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [32]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [43]
Policy [33]
Pollution [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility:
Public [20]
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"Water Is for Fighting Over...And Other Myths About Water in the West" [51]

"Water Is for Fighting Over" explores how Western water woes may not be so disastrous.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [43]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region:
California [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Visibility:
Public [20]
- Read more about "Water Is for Fighting Over...And Other Myths About Water in the West" [51]

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