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SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues

Read SEJ's January 27, 2012, letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson asking the agency to resume quarterly conference calls to discuss access issues, after failed attempts to do so via phone and email. The letter also addressed the run-around SEJ members get when trying to schedule interviews, gather basic information, or get answers to important questions for their stories.

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New USDA Plant Hardiness Map Reflects Changing US Climate

Finally, after numerous delays amid allegations of political interference by people who don't want to see documented evidence of climate shifts, the wait is over. The new detailed interactive map is based on data from 1976-2005, and is the first official revision since the 1990 update.

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SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event

Our Calendar lists professional meetings, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Submit yours. Feb 6, 2012: The American Jewish Committee (AJC) NY Energy Committee presents Digging Deeper: The Fracking Debate, in NYC, a discussion on balancing the benefits of accessing shale assets with the importance of implementing effective measures to protect the environment. Speakers include reps from Environmental Defense Fund, Earth Justice and America's Natural Gas Alliance.

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Fund for Environmental Journalism Announces Winter 2011 Awards

SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism (FEJ) will grant $11,707 to seven journalism projects in Round Four, to cover travel, soil-testing, survey, telecommunications, and document-access expenses for print, audio, video, photo and online news. Photo: Winner Sue Heavenrich, Freelance Writer/Photographer.

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TipSheet

Talks Delay Rules for Power Plant, Refinery GHG Limits

02/01/2012 – One day, EPA may propose rules for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and petroleum refineries. But the process continues to drag out, with the consent of the state and local governments and environmental advocacy groups that have been litigating for about five years to make the agency take action.

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Checking Local Water Use and Scrutinizing Those Big Water Projects Can Benefit Your Community

01/15/2012 – Read this excerpt from the Winter issue of SEJournal: Author Cynthia Barnett explains water-use truths and fallacies, offers tips for investigating water projects proposed for your audience area, and reports how some of the country’s most progressive engineers and local governments are showing that it’s absolutely possible to live with far less water.

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Table of Contents: SEJournal Winter 2011-12

01/15/2012 – New issues of SEJournal are available to members and subscribers only. Non-members and non-subscribers can view the Table of Contents of the current SEJournal issue (Winter), read an excerpt, and get information on how to join or subscribe.

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