Publication Items

Climate Change Policy Likely To Permeate Executive Under Biden [1]

What will climate change policy look like under a Biden administration? If nothing else, it appears it will be broadly based across a wide range of executive branch operations. This week’s TipSheet walks you through the top 10 federal departments, agencies and spending centers and how they will pivot to focus on global warming.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Forests [9]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Transportation [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
International [21]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Gratitude and Grit at the End of 2020 [23]

That's what SEJ Board President Meera Subramanian offers — and asks for — in her latest report on the state of the Society of Environmental Journalists. Plus, board elections, bylaw amendments and webinar initiatives.

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SEJ Presidents Report [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [25]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Reporter, Wearing Two Hats, Journeys Into Filmmaking [26]

For Boston Globe environment reporter David Abel, a side project shooting video of the 2013 Boston Marathon sealed his passion for nonfiction filmmaking, one that has since yielded four high-profile nature documentaries. In EJ InSight, Abel traces that path and details how he balances his environment reporting and filmmaking. Plus, view images from Abel’s documentary work [27].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Journalism & Media [25]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Carmakers Map Out Shifting Road Ahead [35]

Automakers are at the heart of the conflict over climate change policy, thanks to the prevalence of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. That may now be changing. And not just because of the incoming Biden administration, but also with shifting investment in the future of electric vehicles. A look at how car companies are piloting that path, from the latest Backgrounder. Electric Hummer, anyone?

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [29]
Consumer [37]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Health [38]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
California [39]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Aspiring Journalist Makes Her Own Way Into Field [40]

As a young journalist, freelancer Madeline Halpert worried about her late start in the profession. So she took charge of her career path to get a leg up. Check out her six steps for successful advancement in the freelancing field, including self-publishing and building relationships with editors. From the latest Freelance Files.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Climate Narrative Gets to the Personal Behind the Public [42]

When the New York Times Magazine published “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change” as its full issue in August 2018, the reaction to Nathaniel Rich’s piece was immediate and polemic. Today, as some analysts speak of Joe Biden’s efforts to position himself as “the climate President,” SEJournal asks Rich to explain his contribution to the public conversation on policy, action and climate.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [44]
Climate Change [29]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [25]
Policy [15]
Science [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Midnight Deregulation Zombie Horror Show Begins [45]

A rush of last-minute regulatory (and deregulatory) actions are underway in the waning days of the Trump administration. And the latest TipSheet has suggestions not only for how to keep track, but also how to bird-dog the numerous ways the incoming Biden administration might try to reverse Trump’s course.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [29]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Science [17]
Transportation [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [46]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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Biden Presidency a New Era of Open Government? [47]

As a new Biden administration prepares for office, WatchDog issues a call for restoring open government. The latest opinion column puts forward a list of 20 recommended actions that include outlawing assault on journalists, clearing FOIA backlogs and counteracting ag-gag laws. Plus, an updated reporter’s Bill of Rights for government press offices.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [44]
Agriculture [3]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [15]
Science [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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New Mapping Software Offers Unique View of Western Wildlife Migration [49]

Large migratory species have been traveling across the North American continent for thousands of years. But the land has been dramatically affected, altering how these big game move about. A new data mapping site for scientists can now help environmental journalists track Western wildlife herds and their health as well. The latest from Reporter’s Toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [51]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Studies [52]
Science [17]
Wildlife [53]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [54]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [55]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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For Waste Industry, PFAS Disposal Leads to Controversy, Regulation, Mounting Costs [56]

The toxic compounds known as PFAS are causing a crisis in the waste and recycling industry, which faces mounting regulation and litigation over handling its presence in the waste stream. One reporter on the PFAS front lines explains the industry’s dilemma, as well as the challenges of covering the story and how a financial prism led to important insights into industry’s response.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [30]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [12]
Pollution [16]
Waste [58]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [59]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [33]
Northwest (OR WA) [60]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Visibility:
Public [22]
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