Publication Items

Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info [1]

A scientist contracted to report on climate impacts for the National Park Service was caught up in a fracas over attempted censorship of her findings. Now she’s been fired. That, plus a FOIA case before the Supreme Court and an enviro group sues the Army Corps of Engineers over info on a permit for a new plastics plant in Louisiana. Read the latest on freedom-of-information issues in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Science [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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As Environmental Journalism Education Changes, Challenges Abound [20]

Even as traditional journalism jobs are in decline, innovative educators are finding ways to fill seats in journalism courses. EJ Academy editor Robert Wyss unpacks a recent study that examines the challenges of environmental journalism education and explores how journalism instructors must stretch to focus on preserving the “functions of journalism.” Find out more in our latest EJ Academy column.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Senate-Passed Public Lands Bill “An Old-School Green Deal” [23]

A rare bipartisan package of public lands measures now moving through Congress is big national news and will yield numerous regional and local stories. The bill permanently authorizes a major conservation fund, expands parks, designates wilderness areas, bars some mining, protects bird species and more. This week’s TipSheet explores why the lands bill matters so much, tracks the legislation’s likely passage and helps you prep your coverage with story ideas and more than half a dozen reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [27]

Our latest Issue Backgrounder looks at the potentially historic impact of the ambitious climate action agenda known as the Green New Deal — not just on this Congress or the next, or even on the race for the White House in 2020, but for the soul of the Democratic Party. An analysis of a public policy program in the making, the political maneuvering it’s engendering and its prospects to sow division or prompt a united front.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [13]
Technology [33]
Transportation [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [35]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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“Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator” [36]

A former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has written a powder keg of a book, “Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator.” Author Gregory Jaczko left the post in 2012, far more critical of nuclear power’s safety claims than he came in, his concerns amplified by the Fukushima meltdown in Japan in 2011. Now, he worries that its lessons have not sunk in deeply enough with an industry that he believes is headed toward catastrophe. Read our latest BookShelf review.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [38]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [39]
Technology [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [35]
Asia [40]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Is the Green New Deal for Real? [41]

The Green New Deal may be just a broad outline, even after the recent introduction of a resolution in Congress. But don’t think the lack of specificity means the Green New Deal won’t be news for the long term. This week’s TipSheet explains the reasons the Green New Deal may endure and why it matters, plus story ideas and resources for journalists covering climate, environmental politics and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [31]
Policy [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [35]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Award-Winner — ‘Trust Your Gut’ but Track the Data [42]

Small market environmental beat reporting can shine a light on serious issues that affect local residents, and Texas Observer’s Christopher Collins does that with a passion. That’s the word from judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual reporting awards, who recently honored Collins for his work, citing his mix of hard-hitting info and interesting characters. In the latest Inside Story, Collins shares how he gets his story ideas, overcomes challenges and focuses on how issues affect real individuals.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [43]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [44]
Air [45]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [6]
Food [46]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [13]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [48]

If a wood stove seems like a good solution to the winter’s bitter cold, you may want to think again. The unhealthful particulate pollution many such stoves generate has prompted new federal emission standards. But some states are pushing back, and the EPA is now considering a two-year delay in the new regulations. This week’s TipSheet has the latest news and why it matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [45]
Consumer [49]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
International [35]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment [54]

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [44]
Air [45]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [38]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [25]
Policy [32]
Pollution [13]
Science [14]
Waste [56]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [35]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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Under Siege from Ethics Probes, Interior Dept. Proposes Gutting Rules on Open Records [57]

Journalism groups, among them the Society of Environmental Journalists, have raised objections to an under-the-radar plan by the Interior Department that would essentially allow it to turn down almost any Freedom of Information Act requests it chose. SEJ filed comments opposing the proposal on Jan. 28. See what rules change Interior has requested and get more on SEJ’s response in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [19]
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