Publication Items

Journalism, Science Students Taught To Tune Their B.S. Detectors [1]

When it comes to nosing out the real “fake news,” reporters who cover environment, health and science have a long history of unmasking hype, misinformation and propaganda. The latest EJ Academy shares a new initiative to teach budding journalism and science students together, so they can be advocates for science and information literacy.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Science [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Hurricane Reporting, By the Numbers [11]

Smart coverage of the ongoing hurricane season means reporting not just people stories, but numbers stories too. This week’s TipSheet explains and offers half a dozen metrics, including pressure, width, surge and rainfall, to better track these extreme storms. Plus, should there be a “Category 6?”

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [13]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
International [17]
Mexico [18]
Central America & the Caribbean [19]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Taking Office as EPA Acting Administrator, Wheeler Gets Realer [20]

The presence of a new acting administrator at EPA in the wake of Scott Pruitt’s resignation may mean a change in tone and a renewed openness for journalists covering the agency. But it doesn’t appear to mean different policy approaches. This week’s TipSheet reports on the early days of former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s command, with a roundup of coverage and angles to watch.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [21]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [25]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
Waste [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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SEJ, Other Groups, Object to US Geological Survey Interview Curbs [30]

The Society of Environmental Journalists and 10 other journalism groups have written Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (pictured, left) urging him not to interpose political appointees between reporters and the scientists they need to interview. Text here [31].

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Will State, Local Pesticide Bans Make More News? [33]

When EPA falls short on regulation of pesticides, might states step into the breach? That’s exactly what happened in June when Hawaii banned toxic organophosphate chlorpyrifos. To take a closer look, this week’s TipSheet reports on how federal regulation opens the door for state, or even local, preemption and offers angles and resources for environmental reporters.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Air [21]
Chemicals [34]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [36]
Food [37]
Government [25]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Policy [27]
Science [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
International [17]
Canada [38]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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House Investigators Document EPA’s Political Screening, Slow-Walking of FOIAs [39]

A top House Democrat is accusing EPA of deliberately politically screening and slow-walking the fulfillment of Freedom of Information Act requests — and journalism groups are objecting to the delay. The Society of Environmental Journalists wrote Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 26, calling on him to "to end this assault on government transparency now."

Visibility:
Public [10]
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Coming to a Coastal Area Near You — Drowning Real Estate [40]

It’s a blockbuster — literally. Homes by the tens of thousands are at risk of being lost to coastal flooding in coming years, communities broken up thanks to climate change. This week’s TipSheet tells you how to find the data to tell the story and provides examples of model reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [35]
Environmental Studies [36]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [41]
Planning & Growth [42]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
California [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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“Pandora's Garden: Kudzu, Cockroaches, and Other Misfits of Ecology” [48]

Weird and unwanted critters are the subject of a new collection of literary essays that mine the author’s experience to help tell a well-researched, entertaining story of invasive species and the pitfalls of ecological tampering. Read our BookShelf review of “Pandora's Garden: Kudzu, Cockroaches, and Other Misfits of Ecology.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [50]
Environmental Health [23]
Natural Resources [51]
Science [8]
Wildlife [52]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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“What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City” [53]

The tale of the Flint, Michigan, drinking water crisis is told anew in a just-released book by a key protagonist in the tragedy. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City” is written with a grace, clarity, honesty and passion that our BookShelf editor Tom Henry says brings a unique perspective to this important story of American environmental injustice.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [54]
Chemicals [34]
Consumer [5]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [25]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [41]
Policy [27]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [55]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Between the Lines: Author Sees Flint at Intersection of Democracy, Environmental Injustice [56]

A key figure in the Flint, Mich., drinking water crisis, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, talks with SEJournal’s Between the Lines about her new book on the tragedy, and how she hopes telling the tale of the intersection of environmental injustice, racism, poverty and democracy might provide inspiration for other communities.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [49]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [54]
Chemicals [34]
Consumer [5]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [25]
Health [6]
People & Population [41]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [55]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Between the Lines: Author Sees Flint at Intersection of Democracy, Environmental Injustice [56]

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