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For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [1]

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 [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Science [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

"How a Team of New York City Inspectors Helped Puerto Rico After Maria" [19]

"Dozens of inspectors swarmed the streets of New York City in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, filling out piles of paperwork as they assessed the damage."

Disasters [4]
People & Population [8]
Public [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: NY Times [21], 01/15/2018

2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [22]

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 [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
People & Population [8]
Policy [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
California [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [32]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [33]
Transportation [34]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [35]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Puerto Rico Energy Commission Lays Out Rules for Future Microgrids [37]

"The Puerto Rico Energy Commission unveiled 29 pages of proposed regulations last week for future microgrid installations on the island."

Energy & Fuel [26]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: Greentech Media [38], 01/09/2018

"Florida And Georgia Taking Water Fight To Supreme Court" [39]

"APALACHICOLA, Fla. — Reminders of the oyster’s pre-eminence in this slice of northwestern Florida are everywhere, from the shells that line the edges of downtown buildings to the paintings of oysters that dot the walls of Apalachicola’s art and history museum."

Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: AP [40], 01/08/2018

Energy Remains Big Issue for Public Lands Management [41]

Long-standing disputes over exploitation of public lands bubble over as the Trump administration advances campaign promises to ease restrictions on energy development. A special TipSheet, part of our 2018 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment, has resources for covering public lands-related issues as they play out in the coming year.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [42]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [43]
Policy [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
California [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Slow Progress at Defunct Arkansas Chem Plant; Pollutants In Flood Zone [44]

"Some officials in Phillips County say they aren’t concerned about incomplete cleanup of a chemical site in Helena-West Helena that is located in a flood-risk zone."

Chemicals [24]
Disasters [4]
Pollution [45]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette [46], 01/02/2018

"Nearly Half Of Puerto Rico Customers Still Lack Power, Officials Say" [47]

"Almost half of the electricity customers in Puerto Rico lack power, according to officials on the island, 100 days after Hurricane Maria hit the island."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: The Hill [48], 01/02/2018

Trump Appointee To Head Southwest Region Is a Climate Change Doubter [49]

"When the Trump administration announced the appointment of Anne Idsal as the new regional EPA administrator, Adrian Shelley, the director of Public Citizen Texas, had just one thought: Who?"

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Science [11]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Texas Observer [50], 12/29/2017

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