Publication Items

Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [1]

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 [3]
Transportation [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Energy Remains Big Issue for Public Lands Management [16]

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 [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Forests [21]
Government [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [25]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
California [27]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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FOIA Suit, Silence on Hog Farms & Sea-Level Rise, Plus Shield Laws [28]

A push for disclosure on hazardous air emissions from industrial hog farms, and reporting on how the coastal real estate industry works to block bad news about sea-level rise. That, plus the Bay Journal FOIAs the EPA over grant defunding, and a move in Congress towards a federal shield law, all in the latest WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [30]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [22]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Pollution [34]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [37]

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 [38]
Government [22]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
California [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Wildland-Urban Interface — How Disastrous Wildfires Get Into Your Neighborhood [39]

As this month's fatal California fires demonstrated, the risk of wildfire at the wildland-urban interface rises as development moves into fire-prone zones. The latest TipSheet explains this complex phenomenon, and provides story ideas and a wide range of resources to help you get ahead of the problem.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [18]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
California [27]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Canada [40]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Dam Safety Issues at Forefront Following Hurricane Flooding [41]

The threat of failing dams can prompt worries over lost lives and property, as witness hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. But dam failure is a problem environmental journalists can get ahead of, and the latest TipSheet helps you get ready — with questions to ask, sources to pursue and resources to bone up on. Plus, more hurricane coverage resources [42].

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [18]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
California [27]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Central America & the Caribbean [43]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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As Power Goes Out, Time To Design a More Resilient Grid? [44]

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. [45]

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [47]
Planning & Growth [33]
Technology [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Canada [40]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about As Power Goes Out, Time To Design a More Resilient Grid? [44]
Hurricane Toolbox, Headlines and More [42]

Check out our guide to reporting on hurricanes like Irma, Harvey and Maria, and their aftermath. We've compiled a series of resources, including a hurricane Toolbox [48] and Backgrounders [49] (including one on the power grid [44], post-outages), as well as TipSheets [50] on hurricanes, flooding [51], flood insurance [52], storm surge [53], toxic floodwaters [54], dam failures [41] and more. Plus, get the latest hurricane headlines [55] from EJ Today (subscribe [56]).

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Journalism & Media [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Hurricane Toolbox, Headlines and More [42]
Harvey Uncovers Flood Insurance Dilemma [52]

Disaster cleanup from Hurricane Harvey is now bound up in Washington's brewing budget-related brouhaha, as Congress tries to fix the National Flood Insurance Program before authorization runs out at the end of September. The latest TipSheet explains, plus offers ideas and resources for localizing flood insurance stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Harvey Uncovers Flood Insurance Dilemma [52]
Hurricane Harvey: Toolbox, Headlines and More [58]

To help environmental reporters track the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, SEJournal has compiled a series of resources, starting with a Toolbox on Hurricanes [48] that includes government, news and other sources, seasonal forecasts, background science and an SEJ hurricane archive. Also see our Hurricane Issue Backgrounder [49] and TipSheets [50] on hurricanes and on flooding [51], an Inside Story [59] on how one SEJ Award-winner looked ahead at the prospect of a perfect storm for Houston, plus the latest hurricane headlines [55] from EJ Today (subscribe [56]).

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
- Read more about Hurricane Harvey: Toolbox, Headlines and More [58]

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