A clear, fast-moving river flows over moss-covered rocks in a lush green forest, with smooth, blurred water suggesting motion. Overlaid text reads: “Wild and Scenic Rivers Carry a Raft of Great Stories.” Below, the branding says “SEJournal TipSheet” alongside the SEJ logo.

Thousands of miles of #rivers across the United States are part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and any one of them can help tell some splashy tales of the power of conservation and the wonders of nature. #SEJournalTipSheet

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New SEJournal highlights are here!

From nonprofit to journalism, plus story ideas on renewable job training at community colleges. A quick roundup of three new articles from #SEJournalFreelanceFiles and #SEJournalTipsheet.

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A worker in safety gear installs or inspects solar panels on a rooftop under a clear blue sky. The image is part of an SEJournal TipSheet graphic with the headline “Renewable Job Training Makes the Grade at Community Colleges” and the SEJ logo at the bottom.

Jobs are relatively plentiful in green #energy fields, whether in #solar, #wind, geothermal, energy efficiency, storage or hydro. #SEJournalTipSheet has a dozen story ideas and #reportingresources for your coverage.

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A critical logjam is emerging for post-#disaster aid to U.S. states, $11 billion or more, according to some calculations. #SEJournalTipSheet explores how this looks on the ground and how politics play into the backlog.

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A tank removal at the Industriplex Federal Superfund Site in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 2009.

Every U.S. state has at least one #Superfund site and millions live near them. #SEJournalTipSheet has a look at the state of the cleanup program under Trump and how reporters can generate local stories: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

The Kirtland's warbler, a black and grey bird with yellow breast, sits on a budding flower branch with greenery seen behind.

#Bird populations remain in steep decline, mostly thanks to human activity. But as #SEJournalTipSheet reports, reporting on their disappearance can lead journalists to some bread-and-butter environmental stories: sej.org/publications...
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A U.S. Forest Service map showing snow depth on Jan. 2, 2026. Image: U.S. Department of Agriculture screenshot.

Winter weather can reveal a lot about climate change's impacts on your locale. For environmental journalists, an outing to nearby ski slopes could be a smart reporting trip. #SEJournalTipSheet offers up story angles, resources. @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...

Winter weather can reveal a great deal about global warming's impacts on your locale. So for environmental journalists, an outing to nearby ski slopes could be a smart reporting trip. The latest #SEJournalTipSheet offers up story angles and resources. www.sej.org/publications...

A steep decline in the enforcement of environmental laws means the monitoring of pollution by citizens is now vital. But as #SEJournalTipSheet notes, some states severely constrain the use of citizen monitoring. Get the backstory, top reporting angles and resources: www.sej.org/publications...

Thousands of energy-hungry, water-gulping data centers are helping fuel the AI boom. #SEJournalTipSheet takes a closer look at this escalating phenomenon and encourages reporters to look into how it may be playing out in their communities. 10 story ideas + resources: www.sej.org/publications...

A Biden-era plan to put billions into school buses, clean EV-style, could be in the rearview mirror under the Trump administration, reports #SEJournalTipSheet. To get in the driver’s seat on this story, here are a half a dozen local story ideas, plus reporting resources. www.sej.org/publications...

Even as the number of coal-fired power plants declines in the US, the coal ash byproducts they generate are found in dumps in every state, threatening to leach toxins into drinking water supplies. #SEJournalTipSheet examines the problem and offers story ideas, resources. www.sej.org/publications...

Fall deer hunting season is getting underway. And with it, the uncertain risks from chronic wasting disease. Report the story to help keep safe those who eat the meat of deer and elk they kill. #SEJournalTipSheet has the backstory, story ideas and resources. www.sej.org/publications...

From a simple autumn leaf can come a legion of environmental stories. #SEJournalTipSheet ponders the possibilities, from who actually gathers them and how they’re used as mulch and (possibly contaminated) compost, where you don’t want them to collect and more.

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Enforcement has usually been serious business at the U.S. EPA. Now it seems many pollution laws are going unpoliced. #SEJournalTipSheet explains how the EPA’s own resources can help you find violations, track regulatory actions and uncover patterns of mismanagement. www.sej.org/publications...

The latest #SEJournalTipSheet helps review waterborne illnesses to watch for, regulations supposed to protect against them and local story ideas to pursue. www.sej.org/publications...

For environmental journalists, budgets slashed for hundreds of national park units could turn a summer standby story into disaster coverage. #SEJournalTipSheet has a dozen-plus story ideas and reporting resources to cover the park nearest you. www.sej.org/publications...

With fishing season underway, reporters have a line to an array of great, local environmental stories. #SEJournalTipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources to help you reel in an angle of your own. www.sej.org/publications...

As the Trump administration rolls back Biden-era rules limiting the presence of “forever chemicals” in drinking water, an updated data mapping tool helps pinpoint local angles on the PFAS story. #SEJournalTipSheet outlines the basics on this class of widely used chemicals www.sej.org/publications...

Decades of effort to tackle environmental injustice, supported in recent years by billions in funding, are now facing the knife under the Trump administration. #SEJournalTipSheet has a history of government initiatives, a dozen story ideas and resources to tell the story. www.sej.org/publications...

Among the federal firings putting the public increasingly at risk are those that strip away government oversight of dam safety. #SEJournalTipSheet looks at what’s at stake and offers up story ideas and reporting resources to help you spot the nearest dam dangers. www.sej.org/publications...

#SEJournalTipSheet — Hazardous sites around the US are supposed to have disaster plans, which make for a localizable story. The problem: a key federal database of these plans may be shut down by the Trump admin. More on efforts to protect the data and how you can use it: www.sej.org/publications...

While extreme cold has made much news this winter, environmental journalists have another way into climate-related stories as spring approaches — through gardening. Ideas for reporting the topic, from the latest #SEJournalTipSheet: www.sej.org/publications...

The Trump admin’s environmental agencies are stacked with industry insiders—and not just at the top. Political appointees overseeing air, water, toxics, forests & more are now likely examples of regulatory capture. Details in the latest #SEJournalTipSheet: www.sej.org/publications...

Many communities may not be ready to protect nursing home residents from disasters, despite state, federal and local regulatory oversight. To help you report the risk, #SEJournalTipSheet offers insights plus a dozen story ideas and reporting resources. www.sej.org/publications...

Toxic sludge may be finding its way into our food. #SEJournalTipSheet reports how that came to be despite Clean Water Act regulation, and how hard it is to calculate the potential harms. Plus, more than a dozen reporting ideas and resources. www.sej.org/publications...

Extreme flooding may overwhelm any one of the thousands of small, neglected U.S. dams. #SEJournalTipSheet examines the issue and offers more than a dozen story angles and reporting resources. www.sej.org/publications...

As the latest #SEJournalTipSheet points out, an especially worrying consideration at the moment is the possibility that #avianflu could jump species and create a public health crisis. Here’s what we know right now, along with story ideas and reporting resources: www.sej.org/publications...

Lawns and the myriad ways they are managed can provide a window into wildness, or resource use, or chemical pollution. The latest #SEJournalTipSheet offers more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources. www.sej.org/publications...

It’s peak beach season around much of the United States. The latest #SEJournalTipSheet helps you cover local beach building, with questions to ask, story ideas and reporting resources. www.sej.org/publications...