Publication Items

Between the Lines: ‘Epic Journey’ for Shorebird ... and Writer [1]

In an award-winning book lauded for its eloquence and serious science, author Deborah Cramer tracks the tale of the first U.S. bird added to the Endangered Species List due to the threat of climate change. More in our 'Between the Lines' interview on the migratory red knot, its bond with the horseshoe crab, and on turning research into writing.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Wildlife [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [7]

Sarah Palin for Interior secretary? Her name is among those being mentioned for top environment and energy posts in the incoming Trump administration. To help you cover the shaping of the new cabinet, the latest TipSheet runs down better-known and lesser-known candidates being floated for EPA, Interior, Energy and Agriculture department chiefs.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [9]
Air [10]
Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [15]
Forests [16]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [22]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Will Midnight Monuments Be Coming in Obama’s Final Days? [24]

The Obama administration has already used the century-old Antiquities Act to protect public lands more often than any president perhaps since FDR. Will the outgoing White House make additional controversial last-minute designations? Here are at least five possible locales to watch, in our newest TipSheet. Image: © Clipart.com [25]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [16]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [21]
Water & Oceans [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [27]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [29]
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Public [6]
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Data Mining Made Easy — A Primer [30]

With newsrooms well down the digital path, data journalism is increasingly becoming a standard toolset reporters must master. Our latest Reporter's Toolbox is a four-step primer designed to help you use readily available tools to collect, clean up and analyze data, then use it to tell your stories. Image: © Clipart.com [31]

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [33]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Analysis: Whither Transparency Under Trump? [34]

A flap over pool coverage of President-elect Trump may prove a prologue to new challenges for the news media. Will journalists have access to the sources and information needed to do their jobs, including covering coming policy battles over the environment? Our WatchDog editor reads the signals on press relations under a Trump Administration. Photo: By Marc Nozell [35] (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0 [36]].

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Lame Duck Congress Has Energy, Enviro Measures on Menu [39]

As the 114th Congress comes to a close, and the likelihood of a dramatically different approach in the coming Congress, a number of environment and energy bills remain unresolved. Our latest TipSheet looks at prospects for measures on water resources, energy, trade, hunting and more. Image: © Clipart.com [40]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [17]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [3]
Wildlife [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Infrastructure — Covering the Hidden, Neglected Stories [41]

With the nation's infrastructure suddenly atop the political agenda, thanks to incoming President Trump, Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton talks with SEJournal Online about his award-winning series on the neglected risks of septic system pollution, in our latest 'Inside Story' Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [13]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [43]
Pollution [22]
Waste [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Journalism Must Rise to Challenge of Trump Presidency [44]

SEJ President Bobby Magill takes stock of an incoming administration he sees as having palpable hostility toward journalism, science and climate stability. His conclusion: Environmental journalism is more necessary than ever and we must take inspiration from this difficult moment to galvanize our work.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [45]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [38]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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About SEJournal [46]

SEJournal is the digital news magazine of the Society of Environmental Journalists, providing information and insight in a format that’s fast, free, and easy to search and share. Each week (at midday on Wednesdays), SEJournal's team of editors brings you an in-depth look at the environment beat through features, special reports and a wide range of columns.

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Public [6]
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Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [47]

In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on. [47]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [10]
Climate Change [48]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [22]
Science [49]
Transportation [50]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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