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Between the Lines: Getting Inside the Head of a Book Editor

“Think big, but keep your feet on the ground” — that’s the kind of sound advice that would-be authors receive behind closed doors at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference, where book editors offer confidential feedback on author pitches in the yearly “Book Slam.” Now, SEJournal has tapped Slam moderator Meera Subramanian to gather book editors’ top 15 tips from the 2018 SEJ gathering in Flint. We share them with you in our latest Between the Lines.

Climate Change Issue Will Heat Up in 2019

The topic of climate change will certainly heat up in 2019. That’s not just because a Democratic House will push back against the Trump administration, but also because of pressure from a “Green New Deal” clean-energy jobs movement, not to mention ongoing legal action, and corporate and state-level moves to limit carbon emissions. This special edition TipSheet explores the fault lines on climate in the year ahead.

"Count Finds Sharp Drop In Monarch Butterflies In California"

"Researchers with an environmental group have labeled as “disturbingly low” the number of western monarch butterflies that migrate along the California coast."

Source: AP, 01/08/2019

"Silencing Science"

"President Donald Trump says he doubts humans have much of a role in climate change. His administration has downplayed the science of climate change and sought to silence scientists working for the federal government. In this hour, Reveal’s Elizabeth Shogren details the pressures one researcher faced as she worked on a project for the National Park Service."

Source: Reveal, 01/08/2019

"Trump Is Giving Oil Industry a Bye in Shutdown, Critics Allege"

"The partial U.S. government shutdown has docked fishing boats in Alaska, delayed public meetings on a proposed wind farm off the Massachusetts coast and blocked pharmaceutical companies from seeking approval for new drugs. But the Trump administration is working overtime to make sure the shutdown doesn’t halt oil drilling too -- in ways critics say may flout federal law."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/08/2019

"RCMP Arrest 14 At Anti-Pipeline Protest In Northern B.C."

"The RCMP say it has arrested 14 people Monday evening for allegedly violating the conditions of an interim court injunction requiring the removal of a blockade to a forest service road in northern British Columbia that is preventing access to a pipeline project."

Source: Global News, 01/08/2019

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Between the Lines: Getting Inside the Head of a Book Editor

Climate Change Issue Will Heat Up in 2019

"Count Finds Sharp Drop In Monarch Butterflies In California"

"Silencing Science"

"Trump Is Giving Oil Industry a Bye in Shutdown, Critics Allege"

"RCMP Arrest 14 At Anti-Pipeline Protest In Northern B.C."

"Chesapeake Falls To A D-Plus In Bay Foundation’S Annual Report Card"

"Key DEQ Flint Water Switch Official Makes Plea Deal"

"US Supreme Court Refuses to Block Exxon Climate Fraud Investigation"

"Democrats Balk At Trump Plan To Keep Parks Open With Entrance Fees"

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