Publication Items

Table of Contents: SEJournal Spring 2013
April 15, 2013–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 (Spring), read an excerpt, and get information on how to join or subscribe. Previous issues are publicly available.
Other/All, National (U.S.)

What’s Coming in Energy? Veteran Reporters Look Ahead
April 15, 2013–
Climate Change, Energy & Fuel, Environmental Health, Environmental Politics, Government, Journalism/Media, Laws & Regulations, Other/All, Policy, Science, Asia

April 10, 2013
CREW Wins Big for All FOIA Requesters
April 10, 2013–The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, saying that agencies had 20 days to respond to FOIA requests, stating "what documents would or wouldn’t be handed over and why," according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Activism, Government, Laws & Regulations, Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)

Exxon "Unified Command" Locks Down Ark. Spill Site; Threatens Reporter
April 10, 2013–The March 29, 2013, spill from ExxonMobil's Pegasus Pipeline near Mayflower, Arkansas is a big deal for several reasons. But the most important thing about the Mayflower spill may be that ExxonMobil and the federal agencies involved seem to be trying to keep news media from getting close enough to see what is going on. Read SEJ's letter protesting the media treatment, and EPA's response.
Disasters, Energy & Fuel, Environmental Health, Environmental Politics, Government, Health, People & Population, SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

White House OMB Secretly Weakened Food Safety Rule
April 10, 2013–It may come as little surprise that an unknown number of Americans could die as a result of White House weakening of food safety rules mandated by Congress. The Office of Management and Budget has been secretly weakening environmental health and safety at industry request for years. The surprise is that we found out.
Environmental Politics, Food, Government, Health, Laws & Regulations, People & Population

Will McCarthy Face Questions on EPA Press, Openness Practices?
April 10, 2013–President Obama's nominee for EPA administrator, Gina McCarthy, faces a confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Thursday, April 11, 2013. SEJ has urged committee members to ask McCarthy about her commitment to open government and whether she will fix EPA's "badly broken" news media policies.
Environmental Politics, Government

April 15, 2013