Publication Items

Get Wise on Water Rule [1]

Wondering what WOTUS is? Or how the Clean Water Rule relates to the Clean Water Act and to the Section 404 permitting program meant to prevent the destruction of U.S. wetlands? Our Beat Basics column explains the history and background of the rule to help you cover White House, EPA and court action likely ahead.

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Draining a Different Kind of Swamp [13]

As the Trump administration last week began its rollback of the Clean Water Rule, reporters are likely to see many more stories about wetlands permitting — especially on the local level. The latest TipSheet walks you through the Section 404 permitting maze and helps you find out what's happening in your locale and state.

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TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Draining a Different Kind of Swamp [13]
Under Pruitt, Watch Enforcement Data [16]

As questions arise about how thoroughly the U.S. EPA's new administrator Scott Pruitt (left) will enforce environmental regulations, reporters can get at the story through EPA’s own exhaustive enforcement database. TipSheet provides a step-by-step on how to use data resources to follow trends and find bad actors.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Under Pruitt, Watch Enforcement Data [16]
More Controversy in Pipeline for Pipelines [17]

Keystone XL and Dakota Access may be the biggest pipeline stories so far, but they're far from the last, as dozens of other pipeline proposals come into play. Track this developing beat with our latest Issue Backgrounder, which provides a walkthrough of legal and regulatory challenges, and a case-by-case rundown.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Reporting Science, Side-by-Side with the Scientists [19]

An award-winning radio series takes us along for the ride as reporter and editor work to cover the cutting edge of climate change research. Inside Story interviews the pair to explore not only how they pulled the package together, but also how you can advance your own reporting, working directly with scientists in the field.

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Inside Story [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [21]
Region:
Antarctica & Arctic [22]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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As Fight Flares Over Public Lands, Summoning Power of Past Bond [23]

Bobby Magill, in his most recent SEJ President's Report, recalls his time traversing federal wilderness areas that are now increasingly the subject of dispute. How are they to be used? Who is to hold them? Will these vast Western lands remain in the public domain? And what is the role of journalists in covering this story?

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [25]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Wildlife [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Oroville Crisis Points to Dam Stories in Many States [28]

California's Oroville Dam has been in the news this month, as it threatened to fail, flooding nearby communities. But worsening dam safety is a national story with local angles throughout the United States. TipSheet runs down the risks and the resources, plus offers upcoming news hooks for dam stories in your community.

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TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Natural Resources [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Oroville Crisis Points to Dam Stories in Many States [28]
Toxics Database a Key Tool for Environmental Journalists [30]

The Toxics Release Inventory has long been a vital reporting tool, and now there's a new edition of the database, issued last month by the outgoing Obama administration. Reporter's Toolbox walks you through how to smartly mine TRI for stories, whether you're a newbie or a veteran. Plus, TRI caveats.

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Reporters Toolbox [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [32]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Health [33]
Health [34]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [35]
Waste [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Toxics Database a Key Tool for Environmental Journalists [30]
Sundance Festival a Megaphone for Climate Concerns [37]

For the first time, Sundance Film Festival spotlighted a single theme, and it was climate change. Documentaries highlighting the issue including a sequel to Al Gore's blockbuster, as well as more than a dozen other films dealing with issues like coral reefs, recyling, changing landscapes and rainforest destruction.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [39]
Agriculture [40]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Forests [25]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [41]
Policy [42]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
California [44]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
International [48]
Mexico [49]
Africa [50]
Australia & Oceania [51]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Veteran Reporters Say Ignore the Noise, and Localize [52]

Environmental journalists at a day-long event [53] urged colleagues to report on the real, local impacts of policy, more than on the buzz around the policy. On hand at the SEJ-sponsored program were representatives of administrations past and present, including Trump EPA transition team head Myron Ebell (shown).

Videos:

Tracy Mehan lll, American Water Works Association [54]
Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute [55]
Ed Maibach, George Mason University [56]
Scott Segal, Policy Resolution Group and Bracewell LLP [57]
Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions [58]
Environmental advocates [59]
Journalists panel [60]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [61]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [62]
Government [6]
Health [34]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Policy [42]
Pollution [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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