Publication Items

June 10, 2009
New Trails Are in 13 States
June 10, 2009–Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
Natural Resources, Planning & Growth, California, Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI), Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD), Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV), Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN), Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)

March 4, 2009
New Tool Available For Localizing Coal Ash Controversy
March 4, 2009–A new map and report by the Center for Public Integrity make it easier to pinpoint exact locations of coal-ash deposits, a waste product of coal-fired power plants.
Disasters, Energy & Fuel, Pollution, National (U.S.), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

January 21, 2009
Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas
January 21, 2009–The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
Biodiversity, Energy & Fuel, Forests, Natural Resources, Planning & Growth, Transportation, Water & Oceans, Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV), National (U.S.), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

January 14, 2009
SEJ Urges Prompt, Full EPA Release of Ash Spill Testing Data
January 14, 2009–SEJ urged EPA Region 4 to release promptly and fully any environmental monitoring data it collects related to the December 2008 spill of coal ash from an east Tennessee impoundment.
Government, Journalism/Media, National (U.S.), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

January 7, 2009
Coal Ash Stories Untold in Many Communities
January 7, 2009–The December 2008 coal-ash spill at a Tennessee power plant has been making headlines for two weeks — but few journalists realize there are coal-ash stories to be unearthed in many communities. Here are some clues for finding them.
Chemicals, Disasters, Energy & Fuel, National (U.S.), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

March 26, 2008
DOT Stifles Report on How Climate Change Will Affect Gulf Coast Infrastructure
March 26, 2008–
Climate Change, SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

March 5, 2008
Navy Publishes Draft EIS for Sonar
March 5, 2008–The US Navy seeks comments on its proposed rules for using sonar for its Atlantic Fleet training exercises
Military, Policy, Technology, Water & Oceans, SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

USGS Maps Potential Spread of Invading Pythons
March 5, 2008–Escaped pythons and other tropical pet snakes may be able to survive in one-third of Southern states, USGS predicts in new report.
Biodiversity, Climate Change, SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

February 6, 2008
Studies Zoom in on Mississippi River Basin and Gulf Polluters
February 6, 2008–Two new studies have shed light on some of the primary culprits in the degradation of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.
Pollution, Water & Oceans, SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

December 5, 2007
Energy Company Applying for Major "Incidental Take" Permit
December 5, 2007–A Fortune 500 energy company is applying for an "incidental take" permit that would allow it to kill endangered and threatened species that live on the largest swath of land ever covered by one permit.
Biodiversity, Economy & Business, Energy & Fuel, Environmental Politics, Forests, Policy, Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI), Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

June 10, 2009