Publication Items

Farms and Ranches, Possible Cause, Cure of Climate Change [1]

The links between agriculture and climate are as old as the Indus Valley Civilization and as current as this year’s Mississippi Basin floods. And stories about how each influences the other will likely unfold at an ever faster rate, according to this week’s TipSheet. The backstory, with an outline of the interactions between ag and global warming, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Food [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Grazing on Public Lands Still a Source of Controversy … and Stories [13]

As the Society of Environmental Journalists heads to Colorado this week for its annual gathering, it’s a good time to consider how to report on the vast public lands throughout the western United States. The latest TipSheet explores the history of conflict over public lands, the stories they yield and the resources needed to better report the issue.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Policy [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Water Bottles in Class Offer Varying Lessons in Sustainability [20]

Can consumption in the classroom become a reporting exercise for budding journalists? Our quarterly EJ Academy column explores how collegiate educators can handle sustainability questions. Should students be discouraged from using plastic water bottles? And should faculty use electronic handouts and texts instead of paper copies? Top instructors weigh in.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [22]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [17]
Waste [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Algae — Society’s Big, Green … and Emerging Menace [26]

It’s poisoning fresh waters across the United States, as well as elsewhere in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Blue-green algae is on the rise, lingering later and later into the year. Our new Issue Backgrounder explains the contributing factors behind the potent toxin’s scourge, its societal and public health ramifications, and the many angles and resources to tell the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [28]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [22]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
International [36]
Canada [37]
Mexico [38]
Africa [39]
Antarctica & Arctic [40]
Asia [41]
Australia & Oceania [42]
Central America & the Caribbean [43]
Europe [44]
South America [45]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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“Superpower: One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy” [46]

The new book, “Superpower: One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy,” takes what our reviewer calls an illuminating look into the politics and economics of energy development. The volume examines the decade-long effort to build long-distance transmission lines for wind-generated electricity. More in our latest BookShelf review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Planning & Growth [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [50]

While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Air [52]
Chemicals [28]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [6]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Policy [18]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [53]
California [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [54]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Primer Helps To Prep for Reporting on PFAS [55]

It’s a category of more than 4,000 industrial chemicals that affect our lives nearly every day — and many of which are toxic. So what do journalists need to know to report on the emerging contaminants known as PFAS? Our most recent Issue Backgrounder offers a detailed primer on what PFAS are, where they come from, what their health effects are and how they might be cleaned up.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [28]
Consumer [22]
Food [5]
Health [31]
Science [56]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
International [36]
Australia & Oceania [42]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Is Your Local Landfill Leaking Methane? [57]

It’s a good case for the global-local nexus: The potent greenhouse gas methane may be leaking from your local landfill. And this week’s TipSheet explains the latest news developments in this long-standing controversy, as well as policy disputes over capturing the gas. Plus, get story ideas and questions to ask for your local reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [58]
Air [52]
Chemicals [28]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Waste [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [54]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [59]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’ [60]

Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [58]
Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [61]
Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [32]
Policy [18]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [62]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [54]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
International [36]
Mexico [38]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Is Your Favorite River Endangered? Check the List. [63]

The latest release of the annual endangered rivers list provides boatloads of environmental reporting angles, including climate change-related threats like flooding and drought. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory and the new top-10 list, plus 10 suggested starting points for stories and a half-dozen key reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [58]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [30]
Fish & Fisheries [64]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [34]
Science [56]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [53]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [59]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Is Your Favorite River Endangered? Check the List. [63]

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