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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Technology [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Asia [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [19]

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. [20] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [21].

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Backgrounders [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [23]
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [25]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [28]
Government [7]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [30]
Policy [31]
Pollution [32]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
California [35]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [39]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Report: Almost 25,000 Texans Drinking Tap Water With High Radium Levels [40]

"A new report finds that 38 utilities in Texas are supplying water with radium levels above the legal limit."

Environmental Health [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Texas Observer [42], 01/17/2018

For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [43]

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 [25]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [44]
Planning & Growth [45]
Policy [31]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
California [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [39]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Harvey: ZIP Code & Race Determine Who Will Bear Climate Change Burden [46]

"Concern continues to grow over the environmental impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Houston area, home to more than a dozen oil refineries."

Chemicals [24]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [27]
People & Population [44]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Democracy Now! [47], 01/15/2018

Environmental Consortium Addressing Inequality Convenes In Houston Sat. [48]

"Like four other communities along the Gulf Coast, the Pleasantville neighborhood on Houston's east side is receiving some expert support to help residents address longstanding environmental justice issues."

Activism [49]
Environmental Health [27]
People & Population [44]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Houston Chronicle [50], 01/15/2018

2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [51]

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 [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [25]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
People & Population [44]
Policy [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
California [35]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [52]

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 [10]
Transportation [53]
Water & Oceans [34]
Wildlife [54]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [55]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

"Hurricane Harvey: A Closer Look At Houston's Biblical Floods" [56]

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

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Planning & Growth [45]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Houston Chronicle [57], 01/08/2018

In West Texas Where Wind Power Means Jobs, Climate Is Beside the Point [58]

"Wind turbines bring jobs, tax dollars for new schools, income security for farmers and energy independence. To these Texans, climate change has little to do with it."

Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: InsideClimate News [59], 01/03/2018

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