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Tools and Contacts for Covering Infrastructure [1]

Covering local infrastructure projects often means covering energy and the environment. This week’s TipSheet offers a companion to our special backgrounder on the national infrastructure story emerging out of Washington. We’ve got dozens of resources and links for finding infrastructure news and information from Congress, executive agencies, infrastructure organizations and environmental groups.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Technology [15]
Transportation [16]
Waste [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility: 
Public [19]
March 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018

CitiesIPCC Cities & Climate Change Science Conference [20]

SEJ members are invited to attend and cover this inaugural event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Elected officials, scientists, UN representatives, urban development experts and others will gather to discuss the latest scientific research on climate change and advance understanding of how cities can address this global challenge. Can't attend in person? You may be able to cover the conference remotely.

Professional Meetings [21]
Visibility: 
Public [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [22]
Planning & Growth [12]
Science [23]
Region: 
Canada [24]

"Trump Applies Obama-Era Flood Aid Rules He Axed Six Months Ago" [25]

"The Trump administration’s stance on climate change became a little less clear this week."

Climate Change [22]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Planning & Growth [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg [27], 02/15/2018

Environmental Impact Statements a Key Tool for Reporters, But for How Long? [28]

For decades, federal law has required environmental impact statements for big federal actions, like the building of dams, highways and more. Those impact statements, a valued reporting tool, may now be under threat. This week’s TipSheet explains how journalists can find them and use them, and why they could be at risk.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [29]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility: 
Public [19]

"Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who’s Next" [30]

"The South African city plans to shut off the taps to 4 million people. But it's just one of many cities around the world facing a future with too little water."

Agriculture [31]
Planning & Growth [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [19]
International [32]
Source: National Geographic [33], 02/05/2018
July 26, 2020 to July 31, 2020

North American Congress for Conservation Biology [34]

This biennial conference, hosted by the Society for Conservation Biology North America, takes place this year in Denver, Colo. The theme is Crossing Boundaries: Innovative Approaches to Conservation. Travel fellowships for journalists are available from COMPASS; Mar 16 deadline.

Professional Meetings [21]
Visibility: 
Public [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [22]
Planning & Growth [12]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [35]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]

Population, Climate Leave Cities On A Fast Track To Water Deficits [37]

"By 2050 many of the world's major cities will face surface water shortages, spurring regional conflict and competition for scarce resources".

Climate Change [22]
Planning & Growth [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [19]
International [32]
Source: Daily Climate [38], 01/25/2018

For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [39]

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other human-caused disasters made 2017 a hard year to beat. But environmental journalists would do well to be prepared for 2018. This week's TipSheet explains why predicting weather-related disasters may not be as hard you think, and provides resources to get reporters ready. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [41]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
California [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Central America & the Caribbean [45]
Visibility: 
Public [19]
January 30, 2018

Sustainability Measurement in China: Fostering a Race to the Top [46]

The Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management invites you to this event at Columbia University in New York City. Reception follows.

Other Events [47]
Visibility: 
Public [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [4]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Asia [49]

"Hurricane Harvey: A Closer Look At Houston's Biblical Floods" [50]

As Hurricane Harvey dumped record rains on the Houston area, nature ruled and man reacte. Harvey was Houston's reckoning.

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [40]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Planning & Growth [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Source: Houston Chronicle [51], 01/08/2018

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