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"Lawsuit Tries To Block Roundup Of Nearly 10,000 Wild Mustangs" [1]

"Animal rights activists are suing to block what they say is an unprecedented federal plan to capture thousands of wild horses over 10 years in Nevada without the legally required environmental reviews intended to protect the mustangs and U.S. rangeland."

Agriculture [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Source: AP [8], 01/31/2018

After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [9]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Technology [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Asia [22]
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Public [6]

Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [23]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [24] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [25].

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Backgrounders [26]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [27]
Chemicals [28]
Climate Change [29]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [3]
Forests [32]
Government [14]
Health [33]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [34]
Policy [35]
Pollution [36]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
California [39]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Central America & the Caribbean [43]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Climate Change Threatens Montana Barley Farmers, and Possibly Your Beer [44]

"Warmer and more unpredictable weather has made it ever more challenging to grow malt barley, a crop that must meet exacting standards before it can be brewed into beer."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [29]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Source: FERN/Weather Channel [45], 01/11/2018

2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [46]

The 2018 elections may prove highly consequential for environment and energy policy, possibly slowing or even reversing the Trump-GOP deregulatory agenda. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters frame the choices voters face, including environmental justice and offshore drilling.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [26]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [28]
Climate Change [29]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [14]
People & Population [47]
Policy [35]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [48]

The battle over environment and energy issues may ultimately come down to U.S. courts, where, unlike Congress and White House, the GOP doesn't hold sway ... yet. This week's TipSheet looks at a dozen major legal issues making news in 2018, like wetlands protection, and offers story ideas and resources to cover them.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [16]
Transportation [49]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [50]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
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Public [6]

Federal Giveaways to Big Coal Leave Ranchers and Taxpayers in the Cold [51]

"Short cuts, subsidies and tax breaks helped create 7,000 jobs in the Powder River Basin. Damage to water, air and land is part of the price borne by the public, too."

Agriculture [2]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [3]
Pollution [36]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [52], 12/29/2017

"America’s First Dark Sky Reserve Is Right Here In Idaho" [53]

"The glittering diamonds of the Milky Way over the Sawtooth National Recreation Area will be preserved for future stargazers, as the International Dark-Sky Association on Monday approved the nation’s first dark sky reserve."

Natural Resources [34]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Source: Idaho Statesman [54], 12/22/2017

"Private No More: Montana City Takes Control of Its Water System" [55]

"Missoula was the only city in Montana that had a privately owned water system. Now, after decades of effort, it has succeeded in taking back the utility. City leaders explain how it happened."

Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [31]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Source: Water Deeply [56], 12/20/2017

"Where Wind Farms Meet Coal Country, There’s Enduring Faith in Trump" [57]

"Hoping for more unfettered production of coal, oil and gas even as it erects wind farms, a Wyoming county sees the president as a key to job security."

Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [3]
People & Population [47]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Source: NY Times [58], 12/15/2017

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