Publication Items

Feds Scrub Climate Info; plus Libel Suit, Spill Catcher, Surveillance & Water Data [1]

As some warned, federal environmental agencies have begun to purge web info on topics like climate change. WatchDog TipSheet has that story, plus items about an unusual libel lawsuit, a news outfit using satellite for groundtruthing, a new source of online water data, how journalists can protect against surveillance and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Feds Scrub Climate Info; plus Libel Suit, Spill Catcher, Surveillance & Water Data [1]
Get Ready for Hurricanes [13]

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 [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Get Ready for Hurricanes [13]
Lead in Drinking Water Remains Widespread Problem [19]

More stories about lead contamination of drinking water are unfolding around the country, even as the Flint disaster lingers. A new Issue Backgrounder details how lead gets into drinking water, how it leads to health problems among the most prevalent in the United States, and what solutions might address the crisis.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [21]
Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Lead in Drinking Water Remains Widespread Problem [19]
Are You Ready for Flood Season? [24]

Flooding is no longer just a local disaster story. As the phenomenon worsens and spreads, it simultaneously raises issues like development, insurance, stormwater management and climate change. The latest TipSheet runs down longer-term angles of flooding, and offers sources and tools to better cover your own flood stories.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Journalism & Media [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
South America [25]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Are You Ready for Flood Season? [24]
Working with Leaks and Whistleblowers, Part Two [26]

In the second of a two-part WatchDog TipSheet on the relationship between journalists and whistleblowers, we take a closer look at how to apply basic security measures, the importance of obtaining documents and understanding the legal status of leaked information. And in case you missed it, Part One [27] of the series.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [28]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Working with Leaks and Whistleblowers, Part Two [26]
Connecting Superfund to Environmental Justice Stories [29]

Concerns about the greater impact of pollution on poor people and ethnic minorities are not new. But now, environmental reporters have more tools than ever for finding and telling these stories. The latest TipSheet spotlights a useful EPA app and numerous other sources to track this ongoing story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [28]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [22]
People & Population [23]
Waste [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Connecting Superfund to Environmental Justice Stories [29]
Working with Leaks and Whistleblowers, Part One [27]

In the first of a two-part WatchDog TipSheet, we explore the relationship between journalist and anonymous leaker. How to find whistleblowers, build their trust and establish groundrules that work for you. Also, when not to rely on anonymous leaks. Next week: Security, documentation and the law around leaks.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Working with Leaks and Whistleblowers, Part One [27]
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 [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
California [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Canada [35]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Wildfire Season Comes Earlier, Bringing Broader Stories [31]
Reporters Look Under Regulatory Hood at Dallas Workshop [36]

SEJers heard from top experts in environmental law and the science of communicating to news consumers, as well as receiving training in FOIA, databases and key digital storytelling tools at a four-day workshop in Dallas, held alongside Earth Day Texas. Get the highlights in our report from the late April gathering.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Reporters Look Under Regulatory Hood at Dallas Workshop [36]
Trump’s Interior May Be Studying a Monument Near You [38]

Dozens of national monuments established in the last 20 years may lose their federally protected designation under a new order from the Trump administration. Find out which ones may have been targeted near you, how to find stories about the impact on public lands and who the players are in monument politics, in the latest TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [6]
Natural Resources [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Trump’s Interior May Be Studying a Monument Near You [38]

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