"Almost Anywhere: Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense"
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Journalism and Science Students Take to Field Together
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Between the Lines: Author Spends Two Decades ‘Hooked on a Character’
Rarely does a writer get so deeply into the heart of his or her subject while also avoiding the pitfalls of sentimentality. So began the judges’ comments for “Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island,” winner of SEJ’s 2015 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award. The book’s author, Will Harlan, spent 19 years developing a bold, unflinching portrayal of Cumberland Island, Ga.’s most ardent defender, the brilliant-yet-eccentric Carol Ruckdeschel. For the latest edition of SEJournal’s Between the Lines author Q & A, Harlan spoke with our book editor, Tom Henry.
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The Life, and Why I’m Sticking It Out (for Now)
Journalist and author Angela Posada-Swafford shares the ups and downs of her two-decades-long (so far) freelance life based in Florida.
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"EPA Stayed Silent On Flint’s Tainted Water"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s top Midwest official said her department knew as early as April about the lack of corrosion controls in Flint’s water supply — a situation that likely put residents at risk for lead contamination — but said her hands were tied in bringing the information to the public."
Source: Detroit News, 01/14/2016
"VW Refuses to Give American States Documents in Emissions Inquiries"
"Citing German privacy laws, Volkswagen has refused to provide emails or other communications among its executives to attorneys general in the United States, impeding American investigations into the company’s emissions-cheating scandal, according to officials in several states."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2016
The Year Ahead in Energy and the Environment: Stories to Watch in 2016
As the Paris climate agreement rolls out, the U.S. presidential race speeds up, and the Supreme Court weighs in, 2016 is already a banner year for environment and energy news. On February 11, the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program presented our fourth annual “Year Ahead in Environment and Energy” event in Washington, DC. Leading reporters and editors discussed breaking news from the Supreme Court, climate accord prospects and other critical issues of 2016.
- Watch the webcast recap here. See photos here.
- "So This Is What Could Happen in 2016 in Environmental Policy News," Energy and Environment blog, Bloomberg BNA, Feb 11, 2016.
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