Publication Items

Extremely Hot Weather Cooks Up Unusually Awful Air Pollution [1]

Summertime and the livin' is smoggy. American air may be clearer now than when the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, but pollutants still abound. Heat and sunlight stoke chemical reactions that exacerbate health hazards. And worsening wildfires mix in harmful smoke. The latest TipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Gas Prices Still Fuel Local Environmental Stories [18]

The spike in prices at the pump in recent months, thanks largely to the U.S.’s war with Iran, offers energy and environment reporters numerous local reporting angles, writes the latest TipSheet. A quick perspective and backstory, then more than a dozen story ideas to pursue, smart questions to ask and useful reporting resources to tap.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [19]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [21]
Policy [22]
Transportation [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Is Climate Disaster Insurance a Worsening Disaster? [23]

The growing disconnect between climate risk and risk insurance for homeowners is leaving millions on the knife-edge of economic disaster. But the latest TipSheet suggests that reality offers environmental journalists an opportunity to navigate the morass, community by community. Get more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources in the latest column.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [19]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [22]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
California [29]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Extreme Heat Will Get You This Summer. Watch Out! [31]

With the approach of what looks like an unusually hot summer, the latest TipSheet offers guidance on covering extreme heat, starting with the step-by-step basics of understanding heat’s health impacts, from dehydration to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Plus, get 10 story ideas and reporting resources to cover the dangers of extreme heat locally.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [24]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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National Seashores Are a Secret Summer Treasure [32]

While less heralded than its national park system, the United States abounds in waterfront treasures that are part of the national seashore and lakeshore program. The latest TipSheet takes you on a guided tour of more than a dozen, from barrier islands and dunes to tidepools and turtles. Plus, a half-dozen reporting ideas for your own region.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
California [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
International [16]
Canada [37]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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National Trails System — You Can Get There From Here [38]

A walk in the woods can get you more than a good time — it can get you a good story. TipSheet explores the National Trails System and other trail systems around the United States, which provide scenic and historic high points for your reporting, along with traveler interviews and insights. A dozen story ideas and reporting resources for exploring your area’s natural wonders.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [39]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Gas Prices Are Environment — and Human — Story [40]

As the Iran war effectively turns the Strait of Hormuz into a bottleneck for much of the world’s oil and natural gas, the price of gasoline in the United States has spiked, creating inflationary worries. So it’s a good time for journalists to remind their audiences of the overall environmental impacts of fossil fuels. TipSheet has more, including 10-plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [19]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Journalism & Media [11]
Military [41]
Natural Resources [21]
Transportation [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Middle East [42]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Wild and Scenic Rivers Carry a Raft of Great Stories [43]

Thousands of miles of rivers across the United States are part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and any one of them can help tell some splashy tales of the power of conservation and the wonders of nature. TipSheet dips a toe into the backstory, then offers story ideas and resources to help report on local wild rivers near you.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [20]
Fish & Fisheries [44]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Renewable Job Training Makes the Grade at Community Colleges [45]

Jobs are relatively plentiful in green energy fields, whether in solar, wind, geothermal, energy efficiency, storage or hydro. To get at the trend, environmental journalists can check in with area community colleges, many of which offer technical training — and local stories. TipSheet has a closer look at the phenomenon, with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources for your coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Infrastructure [47]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [21]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [22]
Technology [48]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Is Disaster Aid Backlog Becoming a (Blue State) Disaster? [49]

A critical logjam is emerging for post-disaster aid to U.S. states, $11 billion or more, according to some calculations. At the same time, FEMA, which dispenses much of it, is in the Trump administration’s crosshairs. TipSheet explores how this looks on the ground and how politics play into the backlog, plus offers 10 story ideas and resources for local reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Policy [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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