Media Critic: Who Will Do Regional or Local Investigations in Science?

July 15, 2009–

New Jersey DEP Proposes Gag Order on Science Info

June 3, 2009–The Newark Star-Ledger reports a move by a top New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection official to prevent public disclosure of scientific information that should be public until political appointees without science credentials and press officers have approved it.

NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring

April 29, 2009–Researchers, journalists in tow, will be chasing tornadoes around the central US in May and June to learn more about how tornadoes work, and better predict them and their paths.

SEJ Backs Free Publication of Tax-Funded Research

March 11, 2009–SEJ and science journalism groups expressed opposition to a bill that would reverse current policy of free publication of scientific results coming from federal agencies.

Toolbox: NOAA Upgrades Weather and Climate Data

February 18, 2009–Get detailed flood data that is almost real-time, provided by 4,260 monitors on waterways throughout the US, and the latest information on temperature, precipitation, wind, El Nino and La Nina, Pacific sea level, events in the stratosphere, and more.

Wealth of Environmental Science at AAAS Meeting

February 4, 2009–The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Feb. 12-16, 2009, offers at least 67 sessions devoted directly to one aspect or another of the environment beat.

Science Survey: Epigenetics...Understanding Chemicals' Newly Recognized Future Effects

January 15, 2009–New research shows epigenetic markers can be affected by food, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, causing problems for generations not yet conceived.

Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 1)

December 24, 2008–The Obama administration is taking shape with many key environmental appointments to the cabinet and elsewhere. This is the first half of our guide to the new players, their backgrounds and agendas.

Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 2)

December 24, 2008–The Obama administration is taking shape with many key environmental appointments to the cabinet and elsewhere. This is the second half of our guide to the new players, their backgrounds and agendas.

National Academies Hooks Up With Entertainment Biz

November 26, 2008–In a bold move to crack the reality show and celebrity-oriented entertainment worlds, the National Academy of Sciences is offering inside information to writers, producers, and entertainment industry moguls about its own views of reality.