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SEJ's 2023 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment [1]

On Feb 9 SEJ held a virtual webinar looking at the year ahead in the just-released "Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment," moderated by #SEJ2023 co-chair Tom Michael. Top stories for energy and environmental journalists to cover in 2023: environmental justice, climate change and biodiversity, clean energy and the critical minerals rush, wildfire and public lands management, indoor air quality and salmon and dams. We'll be touring and discussing all these issues and more at SEJ's 32nd annual conference in Boise, Idaho, April 19-23. On Feb 9, we also previewed #SEJ2023 agenda and issues. Missed the webinar? Watch the recording [2].

EPA Proposes Revisions to FOIA Rule. They Are Not Enough [3]

When the Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency changed regulations governing freedom of information requests, journalists worried they were making it easier for political appointees to interfere with disclosures. Now the Biden administration is proposing a rules revision. But, as the latest WatchDog Opinion argues, it’s missing an opportunity to rid the regime of those critical flaws.

Cascadia Bioregion Rife With Energy, Environment Troubles To Report in 2023 [4]

Iconic critters like salmon, orca and wolves. Climate controversies like natural gas greenwashing and carbon auctions. And wildfire fallout like “smoke-a-geddon.” These are just some of the wide array of stories worth covering as environmental journalists scan Cascadia, the huge area encompassing Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and stretching from Alaska to Utah. This special TipSheet, part of our 2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, outlines top issues in the region, offering insights, resources and story angles.

"Listening to the Endangered Sounds of the Amazon Rainforest" [5]

"“The Territory,” a documentary about the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people’s fight to protect their land, spotlights the unique natural music of the rainforest."

Source: Inside Climate News [6], 01/30/2023

"Nobody Is Happy With the Federal Grazing Program" [7]

"Not the environmentalists. Not the ranchers. Not the public employees. In some cases, not even the cows."

Source: Earther [8], 01/30/2023

"The Political Debate On Shipping Oil Through Manitoba’s Arctic Port" [9]

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was met with rousing applause last week as he laid out a vision for a prosperous northern Manitoba that hinges on the contentious Port of Churchill. His plan — built in part around the idea of shipping oil through the port — has attracted increasing attention from Canadian leaders in recent months, putting Churchill’s future into the national spotlight."

Source: The Narwhal [10], 01/30/2023

"The Future of Organic Food Is Taking Shape at the USDA — and Beyond" [11]

"Over the past few years, as the U.S. organic market has surpassed $60 billion in sales, organic farmers, businesses, and advocates have been engaged in a heated debate about the strength and integrity of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Organic standards. Now, the agency has finally started taking action to address some of the loopholes long pointed to by advocates."

Source: Civil Eats [12], 01/30/2023

"Texas Heat-Related Deaths Reached A Two-Decade High In 2022" [13]

"A Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that at least 268 people in Texas were killed by heat last year, and a large portion of those deaths were likely migrants who died after crossing the border."

Source: Texas Tribune [14], 01/30/2023

"In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist" [15]

"Longstanding research shows the health dangers of gas-burning ranges. Utilities are turning to Julie Goodman, a toxicologist with a firm whose work raises questions about the science."

"When Multnomah County in Oregon convened a recent public hearing on the health hazards posed by pollution from gas stoves, a toxicologist named Julie Goodman was the first to testify.

Source: NYTimes [16], 01/30/2023

"Ski Resorts Can Now Make Fake Snow In 80 Degrees." Why That’s A Problem [17]

"A lack of snow and abnormally mild temperatures are threatening ski resorts in the eastern United States, Europe and Asia. As natural snow becomes scarcer and temperatures creep too high for traditional snow machines, new technology is helping a growing number of ski areas adapt to the warming climate."

Source: Washington Post [18], 01/30/2023

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