Publication Items

Sen. Hirono Leads Letter Warning of Science Data Suppression at USGS [1]

"Last week, Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and 21 of her US Senate colleagues sent a letter to Dr. James Reilly, the director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to express their concern over recent reports that USGS will only utilize climate models that project the effects of climate change through 2040."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Science [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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"Schiff Demands Intelligence Agencies Provide Documents On White House’s Suppression Of Climate Testimony" [10]

"House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) demanded Tuesday that the heads of two federal intelligence agencies provide documents detailing how White House officials sought to edit — and then suppress — written testimony saying that human activities are warming the planet and that the climate changes underway pose a grave national security threat."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Science [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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EDGI Releases Report On Censorship Of Climate Info On Federal Websites [11]

"On Monday, the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) released a new report on how the Trump administration has altered the use of climate change-related terms on federal websites."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Bikes Make Path for Local Environment Stories [12]

When it comes to bringing environmental stories home to your audience, don’t soft-pedal the topic of bicycling. Bikes are a way in to the issue of climate, as well as health and infrastructure. The most recent TipSheet has more on why you can ride the bike beat for your local reporting

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Air [15]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [5]
Planning & Growth [18]
Pollution [19]
Transportation [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [21]
Europe [22]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Greenhouse Gas Inventory Key Source for Local Climate Change Stories [23]

A long-standing EPA inventory of greenhouse gasses has been gussied up of late, making it easier than ever to comb the data for global warming stories in your community. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox continues its new data journalism focus with a look at this resource, and how to use the info in it smartly.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [19]
Science [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Greenhouse Gas Inventory Key Source for Local Climate Change Stories [23]
“Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease” [26]

Marine ecologist Drew Harvell’s new book makes the case that the world’s oceans are sick and that few are paying enough attention. According to our latest BookShelf review, her “Ocean Outbreak” takes readers on a panoramic journey through the deep, while equipping reporters to better report problems that go well beyond climate change.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [21]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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SEJ in Press Freedom Case, Chem Secrecy Bill Fails and More [33]

SEJ joined with several dozen other journalism groups to support the right to film police activity in a public place, and bills to block information of importance to environmental reporters failed in Louisiana, California and Iowa, but a Colorado paper was blocked from covering a wild horse roundup. All that in this month’s WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Agriculture [34]
Air [15]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Government [36]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [19]
Science [7]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [37]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Is Your Local Landfill Leaking Methane? [42]

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 [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [14]
Air [15]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Waste [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [37]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]
Northwest (OR WA) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Politics Putting Down Stakes Over Oil, Gas Leasing on Federal Lands [49]

The leasing of public lands to drill for oil and gas may seem a labyrinthine topic. But it could be time to get wonky and, ahem, drill down on it, as the politics of 2020 bring the controversial practice to the fore. The latest Backgrounder helps get you up to speed on the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [36]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [21]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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State of the Air Report Spotlights Persistent Pollution Problems [51]

Happen to have any air breathers in your audience? Then the latest State of the Air Report will give you fodder to cover the persistent pollution problems that plague the skies. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory on the fight against air pollution and five smart ways to tell the story from a local-regional context.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [3]
Government [36]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
International [21]
Asia [52]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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