25,000 Abandoned Mines Are Just the Beginning

October 27, 2010–The BLM is documenting where the mines are, and ramping up efforts to mitigate threats from them, such as water contamination, traps for people and animals, and deteriorating old explosives lurking in some dark corners.

A Surge of Stories Spews from the Darkness of the Deep Ocean BP Oil Leak

October 22, 2010–

BP's Gulf Oil Gusher Attracts Bewildering Amounts of Media Coverage. But Where's the Depth?

October 15, 2010–

Covering Recovery from Disasters

October 15, 2010–Jim Schwab, manager of the American Planning Association’s Hazards Planning Research Center, writes in Part 1 of a two-part series about the dynamics of recovery, silver linings, and post-disaster journalism in the new Fall SEJournal.

ProPublica Team Dug Deeply and Quickly into BP and Its Gulf Oil Mess

October 15, 2010–

NOAA Tool Provides Historical Hurricane Insights

October 13, 2010–More than 150 years of historical hurricane information, including accompanying population data, for coastal US locations impacted by these storms may be a helpful tool for preparing for and covering this issue locally.

Spill Panel Complains Transocean Bars Access to Documents, Witness

October 6, 2010–The owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded, resulting in the April 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster, is refusing to provide safety documents or a spokesperson to testify to a federal investigative panel.

Toolbox: Pipeline Maps Offer Starting Point for Local Stories

October 6, 2010–The National Pipeline Mapping System, while missing many key pipelines, does show pipeline proximity to densely populated areas, where the greatest threat to life exists.

Improved Tsunami Warning System Still Needs Work

September 29, 2010–A National Research Council report says one of the most significant problems is a continuing lack of communication between federal tsunami warning system officials; local officials and emergency managers; the media; and the public.

Federal Cops to Gulf Journos: Don't Dig, It's Illegal

September 22, 2010–Watch the video: Pensacola TV reporter Dan Thomas is accosted by USFWS and NPS after finding layers of crude oil (with his toy shovel) less than a foot below the surface — giving the lie to BP and government claims that beaches had been cleaned.