Publication Items

Raising Questions about Unequal Justice in Contamination Case [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [4]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [12]

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. [13] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [14].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [16]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Forests [23]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [26]
Pollution [9]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
California [31]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [12]
For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [38]

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 [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [22]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [40]
Policy [26]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
California [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [41]

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 [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [22]
Government [5]
People & Population [8]
Policy [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
California [31]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [43]

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 [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [44]
Transportation [45]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [46]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Energy Remains Big Issue for Public Lands Management [48]

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 [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [22]
Forests [23]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [26]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
California [31]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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FOIA Suit, Silence on Hog Farms & Sea-Level Rise, Plus Shield Laws [49]

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 [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [16]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [22]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [40]
Pollution [9]
Waste [51]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [52]

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 [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [53]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
California [31]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Wildland-Urban Interface — How Disastrous Wildfires Get Into Your Neighborhood [54]

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 [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [18]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [40]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
California [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Canada [55]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Dam Safety Issues at Forefront Following Hurricane Flooding [56]

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 [57].

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [18]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [29]
California [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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