Publication Items

"Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village In Thailand" [1]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Region:
Asia [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man" [7]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver" [9]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [10]
Wildlife [11]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Between the Lines: Publisher Ponders Future of Environment Books [12]

For the latest installment of Between the Lines, an author Q& A, SEJournal book editor Tom Henry digressed from the writer’s point of view and sought out advice from a publishing company that specializes in energy and environment books. Founded in 1984, Island Press is a nonprofit that has published books by E.O. Wilson, Paul Ehrlich, Sylvia Earle and many other well-known writers. David Miller, Island Press senior vice president and publisher, gave us his thoughts.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [13]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Award-winning Photojournalist, on His Own Terms [14]

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [16]
Journalism & Media [13]
Natural Resources [8]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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How Watershed Paris Summit Changes Climate Story [17]

Climate Desk's Tim McDonnell relates his experience of the global climate change summit in Paris — and what it means for environmental journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Captivate Kids with Science News [20]

Longtime science journalist Janet Raloff, editor of Science News for Students, provides tips on how writing effectively for adolescents, while satisfying in and of itself, can also pay dividends in helping us learn to make complex topics accessible to adults.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [21]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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LEPCs, SERCs, Should Aid Journos Covering Chem Threats. Does Yours? [22]

Many local and state agencies, set up under a 1986 federal law to inform the public, are a great resource for stories at the local, state, and even national level. Some don't — often based on a fear that terrorists could use the information to harm people. Here's how to find yours.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [24]
Disasters [25]
Government [26]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Citizens Group Says Libel Suit from Landfill Company Meant To Silence [27]

Black Belt Citizens Fighting for Health and Justice says the landfill, which has accepted millions of pounds of coal ash from the 2008 Tennessee spill, violates their civil rights. The community surrounding the landfill is predominantly poor and African-American.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [28]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [29]
Waste [30]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Can House, Senate, Meld FOIA Bills In Politicized Election Year? [32]

The Congressional Research Service has compiled a side-by-side analysis comparing the two bills. With only a few months of real work remaining in this volatile election year, it is not a sure thing that Congress will clear the legislation. Open-government groups on March 16, 2016, urged Obama to declare support for the legislation.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [26]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Can House, Senate, Meld FOIA Bills In Politicized Election Year? [32]

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