Publication Items

Could Trump 'Cancel' Paris Climate Deal? [1]

President Trump said on the campaign trail that he would "cancel" the Paris climate agreement. But could he really wreck the treaty? Or are other nations — and our own — already too far down the road to fully undermine the international pact? TipSheet takes a closer look.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Coal Leasing on Federal Lands [11]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Pipelines and Energy Infrastructure Pose Conflict [21]

Oil pipelines like the Keystone XL and Dakota Access are back at the center of a political firestorm, with a new executive order from President Trump just a few days into his new administration giving them the go-ahead. But it's just the beginning — many other pipelines, for both gas and oil, have been proposed.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Transportation [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Canada [24]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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What Plans for Clean Power Plan? [25]

This week's TipSheet looks at the murky legal and regulatory prospects for the Clean Power Plan, an EPA effort to cut carbon emissions now being challenged by the Trump administration. Will it be revoked in presidential action, or is more likely to get drawn into a murky court proceeding?

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Tracking Committee Leaders for 115th Congress [26]

To help keep tabs on the newly seated 115th Congress and its gate-keepers of energy and environment law, the latest TipSheet offers a checklist of committee leadership. Plus, a closer look at three key Senate panels, likely agendas and new leadership, such as Senate Energy Committee Chair John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (shown in photo).

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [27]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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"Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World" [30]

"Water in Plain Sight" suggests better land practices could reap water and climate benefits.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [27]
Climate Change [3]
Food [32]
Region:
Africa [33]
South America [34]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Finding the Stories Beneath the Snow and Ice [35]

Drought, flooding, water pollution, road conditions, shipping, climate change, even recreational activities like skiing, skating and ice-fishing — these are all potential stories around the white stuff, some with big environmental consequences. This week's TipSheet offers resources for local coverage of ice and snow.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [12]
Journalism & Media [36]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Finding the Stories Beneath the Snow and Ice [35]
Will State, Local Government Replace Feds on Climate Change? [37]

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 [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [39]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [40]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Canada [24]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Covering Wildfire Is No Longer Seasonal Work [44]

Deadly fires that swept Tennessee are harbingers of a new normal for these massive burns, driven by drought and climate factors to become a year-round, multi-region phenomenon. Our in-depth backgrounder offers dozens of resources, plus tips and ideas for improving your wildfire coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [45]
Forests [46]
Journalism & Media [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [40]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [47]

In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on. [47]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [39]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [48]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Science [49]
Transportation [22]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [47]

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