Publication Items

Our Mission to Call Out Threats to the Press [1]

SEJ President Bobby Magill, in his latest report, outlines the organization's efforts to fight back against restrictions on freedom of the press, as well as a new push to build a more diverse SEJ and a special fellowship in tribute to recently deceased board member and freelancer Lizzie Grossman.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Trump Environmental Rule Rollback — Tracking the Trackers [8]

The Trump administration has moved aggressively to roll back environmental and energy-related rules, so much so that keeping tabs on all the developments has become a major challenge. To help reporters get the lay of the land, this week's TipSheet has a roundup of more than a dozen regulatory tracking reports. Track the trackers.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Trump Environmental Rule Rollback — Tracking the Trackers [8]
Battling Mosquitoes: The Fog of Chemical Warfare [15]

Mosquitoes are not just annoyances. They also bring disease. But is the current patchwork of mosquito-control efforts effective? Or are the remedies, particularly pesticide spraying, worse than the problem? This week's Tipsheet has resources to help you report on balancing the risks of disease against those of spraying.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Air [17]
Chemicals [18]
Consumer [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [22]

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional a Utah law that made undercover filming of livestock operations illegal. What's it mean for similar laws elsewhere? The latest WatchDog has the story, plus news on protecting whistleblowers, a digital journalist's legal guide, shielding of climate info and leaked government reports.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [26]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [27]
Policy [14]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [29]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [22]
Shark Week Media Frenzy a Chance to Actually Cover Sharks [33]

The media frenzy whipped up by Shark Week broadcasts mask a harsh reality — humans kill millions more sharks than sharks kill humans, making the real story for reporters the struggle to save sharks. Get ideas and resources on the shark conservation story from this week's TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [35]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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‘Cut Through Fog’ to Cover Trump’s Fast-Moving Environmental Policy Changes [36]

Policy experts and reporters at an SEJ forum in Seattle July 6 cautioned that environmental journalists must go into overdrive to keep up with fast and furious changes coming during the Trump Administration. Get more in our SEJ News coverage. [36] Photo: Former EPA official Dennis McLerran, left, fields a query from moderator Jeff Burnside. Read McLerran's full remarks here [37].

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about ‘Cut Through Fog’ to Cover Trump’s Fast-Moving Environmental Policy Changes [36]
“Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [39]

Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [24]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [41]
Planning & Growth [42]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [43]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [39]
“Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet” [45]

The new book “Climate of Hope” by ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Sierra Club chief Carl Pope concludes that, despite partisan obstacles, we have made progress in fighting the planet’s warming.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Studies [46]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about “Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet” [45]
“Hot, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change” [47]

Author Lisa Palmer tackles a question many experts in the natural and social sciences are also pondering: How can we feed a growing world population in the coming decades when climate change is stressing global food production systems?

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [11]
Food [26]
People & Population [21]
Policy [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [48]
Africa [49]
Asia [50]
South America [51]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about “Hot, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change” [47]
Battles Ahead Over Conservation Fund [52]

To report on federal land disputes near you, just take a look at the congressional Land and Water Conservation Fund, which this year faces conflict over funding levels, land acquisition and more. The latest TipSheet has the story, and how to cover it.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Natural Resources [41]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Battles Ahead Over Conservation Fund [52]

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