Publication Items

Tracking Troubled Waters with ‘Endangered Rivers’ List [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Chemicals [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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How a Hurricane Whipped Up Student Energy/Poverty Project [27]

A journalism teaching project planned to cover local energy inequities. That was before Hurricane Irma swept Florida. In the end, inspired student reporters moved community leaders to action with human-centered, data-driven stories focused on solutions. Journalist and educator Cynthia Barnett shares the lessons in our latest EJ Academy column.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Consumer [6]
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [30]
Policy [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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When Disaster Strikes, Building Codes May Make Things Worse [32]

They may not be the sexiest topics on the environmental agenda. But building codes and zoning can become a matter of life and death when natural disasters strike. This week’s TipSheet runs down the reporting challenge when floods, earthquakes and wildfires threaten your coverage area.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [29]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
California [35]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [38]

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 [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [40]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [34]
Policy [31]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Mexico [41]
Central America & the Caribbean [42]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Raising Questions about Unequal Justice in Contamination Case [43]

After an EPA Superfund settlement was rebuffed by a small town, a local environmental advocate goes to jail while executives behind a chemical plant contamination remain free. In the latest Q&A for our Inside Story column, we hear from investigative reporter Sharon Lerner of The Intercept about the complex challenges of telling this award-winning tale.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [5]
Government [12]
Health [45]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [16]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [46]

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. [47] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [48].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [50]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [51]
Government [12]
Health [45]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [31]
Pollution [16]
Science [52]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
California [35]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Central America & the Caribbean [42]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [54]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [34]
Policy [31]
Science [52]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
California [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Central America & the Caribbean [42]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [55]

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 [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [33]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
People & Population [30]
Policy [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
California [35]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [56]

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 [57]
Transportation [58]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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Energy Remains Big Issue for Public Lands Management [59]

Long-standing disputes over exploitation of public lands bubble over as the Trump administration advances campaign promises to ease restrictions on energy development. A special TipSheet, part of our 2018 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment, has resources for covering public lands-related issues as they play out in the coming year.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [51]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [31]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
California [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [26]
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