Publication Items

“Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [1]

Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.

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BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
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Public [15]
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Interior Appropriations — Dead on Arrival and Live at Five [16]

Even though big proposed budget cuts may be DOA for the Interior Department, it doesn't mean there aren't a wide range of land and resource-related stories emerging from the debates. The latest TipSheet sets the scene and offers a half-dozen ways to localize the Interior Department funding story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [19]
Government [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
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Public [15]
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Award-Winner Looks Ahead to Prospects of a Perfect Storm [25]

Extreme weather hypotheticals can be hard to cover. But when news teams Texas Tribune and ProPublica partnered on an award-winning investigation into how a major hurricane in Houston could kill thousands and cripple the national economy, they produced an innovative digital reporting package that brought home the human impacts.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Economy & Business [5]
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Get Ready for Hurricanes [29]

The 2017 hurricane season officially begins this week and experts say it may be worse than usual. So the latest TipSheet has sources and tools to help you prepare for your hurricane coverage. Understand the importance of landfall and storm path, find out about this year's big wild card, and get tips for staying safe.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Wildfire Season Comes Earlier, Bringing Broader Stories [31]

Fire season is back, if it ever went away. And it's no longer a natural disaster story limited in geographic scope. Now it's a nationwide U.S. story touching on climate, money, politics, zoning, pollution and more. The latest Tipsheet runs down key information sources, plus what make a good peg for your local wildfire reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Forests [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Canada [32]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Hazardous Sites Near You? There’s a Database for That! [33]

The best public database of the risk management plans for many major hazardous sites has now been restored. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on government tracking of hazardous chemical facilities, an example of how the database was mined for some stellar reporting, and ideas for smart use of this powerful tool.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [34]
Disasters [28]
Government [20]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Asia [36]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Sundance Festival a Megaphone for Climate Concerns [37]

For the first time, Sundance Film Festival spotlighted a single theme, and it was climate change. Documentaries highlighting the issue including a sequel to Al Gore's blockbuster, as well as more than a dozen other films dealing with issues like coral reefs, recyling, changing landscapes and rainforest destruction.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [39]
Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Forests [19]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [41]
Policy [42]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
California [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
International [46]
Mexico [47]
Africa [48]
Australia & Oceania [49]
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Public [15]
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WatchDog Group Sues for Records as Pruitt Confirmation Vote Nears & More [50]

The latest WatchDog TipSheet details an open-records case against U.S. EPA nominee Scott Pruitt (shown), the scoop on an Agriculture Department animal welfare database that vanished then returned, a reporter busted at Standing Rock, plus items on whistleblowers, coal-ash and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [39]
Agriculture [3]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [52]
Policy [42]
Pollution [53]
Waste [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Visibility:
Public [15]
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Coal Leasing on Federal Lands [54]

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 [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [35]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [42]
Pollution [53]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [55]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
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Public [15]
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Will State, Local Government Replace Feds on Climate Change? [56]

Even if the incoming Trump Administration retreats from climate action, as many fear, state and local governments may fill the gap on climate policy. Our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a closer look, and offers sources and resources to help you cover the more localized climate stories that may result.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [58]
Climate Change [27]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [20]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Policy [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [55]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Northwest (OR WA) [59]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Canada [32]
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Public [15]
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