Publication Items

Superfund News May Not Go Away [1]

Somewhere near you is a toxic waste site. And as the EPA brings the Superfund cleanup program back into its sights, TipSheet helps you cover this perpetual problem. Info on cleanup funding and priority-setting, resources to locate nearby sites, questions to ask to dig into your Superfund story and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Raising Questions about Unequal Justice in Contamination Case [14]

After an EPA Superfund settlement was rebuffed by a small town, a local environmental advocate goes to jail while executives behind a chemical plant contamination remain free. In the latest Q&A for our Inside Story column, we hear from investigative reporter Sharon Lerner of The Intercept about the complex challenges of telling this award-winning tale.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Chemicals [3]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [10]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [19]

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide [20].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [22]
Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [26]
Science [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [28]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [29]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Technology [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Asia [37]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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OSHA Drops Fatality Data, Science Suppression Tracker and More [38]

OSHA stops publishing on its website a list of U.S. workers who died on the job, a new "Silencing Science Tracker" tool and a journalists' guide to working with whistleblowers are released, plus a powerful politician pressures a scientist on environmental health policy. All in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Science [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [40]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [41] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [42].

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [22]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [44]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [45]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [46]
Policy [26]
Pollution [10]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
California [48]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [49]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [51]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018 [52]

The effectiveness of Trump administration governance looms large in environment stories for 2018, and this week's TipSheet looks at flash points like an Interior Department reorg and the reshaping of the EPA, plus budgets and shutdowns. Ideas to help you cover the story.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [22]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [46]
Policy [26]
Water & Oceans [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [53]

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other human-caused disasters made 2017 a hard year to beat. But environmental journalists would do well to be prepared for 2018. This week's TipSheet explains why predicting weather-related disasters may not be as hard you think, and provides resources to get reporters ready.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [17]
Planning & Growth [54]
Policy [26]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
California [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [51]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [55]

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [56]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Agriculture [57]
Air [22]
Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [24]
Consumer [29]
Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [45]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [46]
People & Population [17]
Policy [26]
Pollution [10]
Science [27]
Waste [11]
Wildlife [58]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [59]

The 2018 elections may prove highly consequential for environment and energy policy, possibly slowing or even reversing the Trump-GOP deregulatory agenda. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters frame the choices voters face, including environmental justice and offshore drilling.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
People & Population [17]
Policy [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
California [48]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [49]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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