The Subtle Art of Covering Climate Cycles
In the new issue of SEJournal, Climate Central senior science writer John Upton explains the "lull" in global warming, what's really happening and the clearest way to report it.
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"U.S. Solar Market To Nearly Double In 2016, Led By Utilities"
"The U.S. solar energy market will nearly double new installations this year to 14.5 gigawatts, led by utility projects that developers scrambled to bring online in anticipation of the expiration of a key federal tax credit, according to a report published on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 06/09/2016
"House Unanimously Passes Pipeline Safety Bill"
"The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reauthorize the federal pipeline safety oversight board."
Source: The Hill, 06/09/2016
SEJournal Summer 2016, Vol. 26 No. 2
In this issue: Journalism remains a noble endeavor; language of the global warming 'lull'; your reporting, critiqued; Q&A on Exxon exposé; lessons on lead; collaborators chronicle destruction and hope; waypoints in a photographic life; chasing atoms on nuclear energy beat; cultivating relationships with editors; the truth about teaching; BookShelf.
LWCF Grants Database a Boon for Environmental Reporters
The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which takes money the feds get from offshore drilling and parcels it out to federal, state and local agencies for parks and conservation land, is a goldmine for environmental stories by enterprising reporters. And now InvestigateWest, a non-profit watchdog journalism outlet, has made LWCF sleuthing easier by compiling an easy-to-use database of LWCF grants made between 1965 and 2011.
Read the Secret TTIP Trade Treaty Here
The draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) treaty is still being kept secret from the hundreds of millions of people whom it will affect. It matters for environmental journalists as trade treaties often set up mechanisms for corporations to negate the environmental laws of signatory countries. Image: WikiLeaks.
Federal Agencies Pose Information Roadblocks to Health Journalists
Environmental journalists are not alone in their frustrations with the federal officials who are supposed to help journalists get information about what government is doing. Now the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) has surveyed its members and found the federal government often blocks access to information that health care journalists seek.
Grassley Nixes FOIA Exemption for Ag Checkoff Panels
Senator Charles Grassley's opinion matters because he chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over FOIA. He also sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee.
What Will Next President Do For (or Against) Freedom of Information?
Some commenters say Donald Trump has declared "war on the press." But Hillary Clinton has herself given little access to the news media during the campaign so far. Worse yet, parts of the news media seem to be making the problem worse, by not advocating for press freedom and open information. Profits and ratings have trumped the First Amendment.
"Legionnaires’ Outbreaks: Cases Nearly Quadrupled In 15 Years"
"Cases of Legionnaires' disease nearly quadrupled in the United States over a 15-year period, and almost all might have been prevented with the proper use of disinfectant, the right water temperature and other measures, federal health officials said Tuesday."
Source: Wash Post, 06/08/2016
