Society of Environmental Journalists: SEJournal back issues

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		Spring 2001		The Bush Administration's policies give the environment beat a boost; Bill Moyers addresses the "Trade Secrets" controversy; a report on SEJ's Ohio forest management regional conference; and the science behind the disputed arsenic standards.
		Winter 2001		Incentives and volunteerism in the Bush environmental program; an eco-terrorist sets fires in Phoenix; early details on SEJ's 2001 annual conference in Portland, Ore.; environmental journalism blooms in China; using GIS to cover the environment; and the hidden cost of public housing.
		Summer 2000		Requiem for failed dotcom Verde.com; profile of a western institution, the High Country News; reporter runs afoul of the Forest Service; asbestos in crayons and vermiculite; and the dioxin controversy flares up anew.
		Spring 2000		Sorting out Bush's air pollution record; tracking special interest cash in campaigns; uncovering a mine's toxic trail; analyzing grazing subsidies; and how a Toledo reporter did the beryllium story, a Pulitzer finalist.
		Winter 2000		Environmental records of the Democratic presidential candidates; debating dam removal; preview of the 10th SEJ national conference in East Lansing, Mich.; excerpts from Barry Lopez at the UCLA conference; EPA weighs a change in how it looks at cancer risks; getting the data on drinking water quality.
		Fall 1999		George W. Bush's environmental record; lessons learned from studying Hawaiian flora; a recap of SEJ's ninth national conference in Los Angeles; analyzing pollution data; a radio reporter takes up a gardening show; and two contrasting reviews of SEJ.
		Summer 1999		War's environmental costs, combining journalism instruction with nature; news from SEJ's leadership retreat; a new EPA tool for risk screening; covering the Y2K computer problem; green building designs; and a view from the other side of the wall.
		Spring 1999		Why urban sprawl matters; how celebrities draw attention to environmental issues; what the media is missing in covering genetically altered crops; a viewpoint in favor of disclosing chemical accident data; and what biologists think of reporters.
		Winter 1999		How U.S. industries are missing out on environmental technology; the challenge of reporting from Africa; ranking environmental groups and other NGOs; questions to ask about chemical risk management plans; and EPA steps forward on children and pesticides.
		Fall 1998		Planning for chemical doomsday scenarios; covering the Olympics from an environmental point of view; sniffing out groundwater toxins; and complete coverage of SEJ's Eighth National Conference in Chattanooga, Oct. 8-11, 1998.
		Summer 1998		Hazards at two well-known nuclear sites and the media's role in uncovering them; a first-hand look at brownfields and sustainable development; studying the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta; and getting scientists to talk to the press.
		Spring 1998		Why the Multilateral Agreement on Investment may be the most important trade pact you've never heard of; corporations face demands for better environmental cost accounting; and a critical look at global climate change reporting.
		Winter 1998		An interview with Ben Bradlee; recapping the Kyoto climate summit; the United Nations Year of the Ocean; covering the new organic food regulations; and a viewpoint from the Wise Use movement.
		Fall 1997		The perils of "green" marketing; the border environment in the wake of NAFTA, and the Pfiesteria plague.
		Summer 1997		How reporters avoid the population issue; writing for the web; and an interview with a newspaper editor who has seven environment reporters.
		Spring 1997		Genetically engineered crops, photo game farms, the hazards of cement kilns, and reconsidering pesticide laws.
		Winter 1996-97		Electricity deregulation, reviews of SEJ's sixth national conference, EPA softens PCB potency warnings and the continuing ozone story.
		Fall 1996		A preview of SEJ's sixth national conference, a review of the 104th Congress and outlook for the upcoming election, corporations learn that being Green pays, and apathy toward the environment in Miami.
		Summer 1996		Environmental journalism in the age of big media, "junk science" examined, a look at new EPA cancer risk guidelines and a review of text retrieval software.
		Spring 1996		Teaching environmental journalism, discussion of the new book []Our Stolen Future,[] the insurance industry's role in the climate change debate, and an update on St. Louis conference plans.
		Winter 1995-96		Post-mortems on the Energy Department's public relations blowup, reviews of SEJ's 1995 national conference, and viewpoints on federal public lands.
		Fall 1995		A cover package on quality control for environmental journalism; a report on SEJ's southeastern regional conference; articles on tapping into online resources from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, plus standard features such as SEJ news, the Book Shelf, and the Green Beat.
		Summer 1995		The environment in the former Soviet Union, details on SEJ's new "listserv" Internet mailing list and other SEJ news, and more reaction to the book, []A Moment on the Earth.[]
		Spring 1995		An essay by Gregg Easterbrook, author of` []A Moment on the Earth,[] and a review of that new book. Also, a viewpoint by Sen. Frank H. Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, plus SEJ news and a preview of the fifth annual SEJ national conference in Boston in October 1995.
		Winter 1994-95		Environmental bills battered in Congress; the role of public relations in environmental debates, and coverage of SEJ's 1994 national conference in Provo, Utah.
		Fall 1994		Covering the Cairo population summit, an interview with Gene Roberts, and the chlorine debate.
		Summer 1994		Auditing your employer's environmental record, an "old" nuclear story wins a Pulitzer in Albuquerque, and a Chinese writer battles a mega-dam.
		Spring 1994		Environmental magazines fall on hard times, the emerging environmental justice story, and a veteran reporter turns professor for a semester.
		Winter 1993-94		Coverage of SEJ's North Carolina national conference, a survey on global warming awareness, and an international environmental journalism group forms.