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Local Food? Tasty And A Good Source Of Stories [1]

By CHERYL DORSCHNER
Attendees at SEJ's 16th Annual Conference in Burlington, Vt., Oct. 25-29, will have a chance to witness a basic, but littleexplored issue for most environment writers: food.

A number of other issues will be explored, of course. But in Vermont, SEJ conference attendees will be able to grapple with the environmental issues of food.

SEJers will address "Eating as an Environmental Act" in a panel discussion Friday, Oct. 27 from 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Topics on the Beat:
Food [2]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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Top TV Reporters Say Don't Fear The Technical [5]

By MIKE DUNNE
In one case, it was taking a recurring story one step further.

In two stories, a phone tip prompted the reporters. Another was a big story for a big anniversary – one that would affect every person on the planet.
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [6]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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John McPhee: Notes From The Field [7]

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the interview with NPR's Howard Berkes.

Berkes points to a pile of colorful notebooks on the floor of McPhee's office at Princeton University.
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [6]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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The 'Unreadable' Thing: John McPhee On The Craft Of Writing [8]

By HOWARD BERKES
You might think writing comes easy to John McPhee.

He's been at it more than 40 years, after all, producing 27 books, writing for The New Yorker since 1964 and teaching writing at Princeton since 1975. And, oh yes, he has that Pulitzer Prize. All those years and words and accomplishments ought to add up to confidence – even hubris, perhaps – when turning a sea of complex detail, facts and characters into smoothly flowing narrative.
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [6]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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EPA Moves To Cut Shipping Emissions at US Ports [9]

Proposed emission standards in a proposed control area around the US coastline would cut sulfur in fuel by 98 percent, particulate matter emissions by 85 percent, and nitrogen oxide emissions by 80 percent from the current global requirements.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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Volunteers Pitch in To Identify Invasive Plants and Animals [13]

Covering volunteer ID efforts provides both a way to bring the issue to the attention of your audience, and to personalize how the general public can help address the problem.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [14]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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Water Utilities Get Huge Increase in Federal Funding [15]

The Obama administration pumps up support for thousands of drinking water systems in the US with about $2B.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [12]
Government [16]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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Lung Association To Release Air Quality Report [17]

The ALA's annual State of the Air report can provide a useful hook for reporting on air quality in your community, but for the big picture, do go beyond the sound-bite information emphasized in the report.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [11]
Chemicals [18]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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Climate Change Moves To The Front Burner At Most News Outlets [19]

By MIKE DUNNE

Global warming or climate change has been a topic simmering on the environmental journalism burners for quite some time. As 2007 began, it boiled over, becoming front-page news across the nation.

There was a steady stream of stories written about an upcoming report by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, then stories about what the report really said followed up by stories about possible regional implications.
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
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National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
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Book Shelf: "The Creation: An Appeal To Save Life on Earth" [21]

Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [3]
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Public [4]
- Read more about Book Shelf: "The Creation: An Appeal To Save Life on Earth" [21]

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