"With Imported Seafood Flooding US, Are Inspections Enough?"
"Two percent gets inspected at U.S. borders, within a wider regulatory net."
Source: FERN, 07/10/2014
Health
"Six Vials of Smallpox Discovered in Laboratory Near Washington"
"Scientists said Tuesday that six glass vials found in a storeroom in a government laboratory outside Washington contained the smallpox virus. It was the second incident in a month that revealed government mishandling of potentially deadly infectious agents."
Source: NY Times, 07/09/2014
News Innovation an Essential Skill for New Journalists
In this excerpt from the latest issue of SEJournal (Spring), we debut the new EJ Academy column (a place for educators and students to explore current research on environmental journalism) with University of Michigan's Emilia Askari sharing how she and SEJ member Julie Halpert teach news innovation à la Knight Challenge style.
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MERS: CDC Confirms First U.S. Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
"A case of the sometimes fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, has been reported in Indiana, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday."
Source: LA Times, 05/05/2014
In Covering Chemical Spill, Ward Zags When Others Zig
"Inside Story" editor Beth Daley interviews Charleston (WV) Gazette reporter Ken Ward Jr. — who is recognized nationally for his reporting on coal mining, the environment and workplace safety — about his unique work on the Freedom Industries spill story. Photo: The FI tank which leaked a coal-cleaning chemical into the river on Jan. 9, 2014, contaminating the drinking water of 300,000 West Virginians for weeks. Credit: Commercial Photography Services of WV via USCSB.
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McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Shale Gas and Oil Development
SEJ invites U.S. journalists and educators to apply for fellowships to attend this expenses-paid Specialized Reporting Institute, June 22-24, 2014 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Come learn about an issue that regularly grabs national, regional and local headlines. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2014.
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"Feds Launch Criminal Investigation of Petaluma Slaughterhouse"
"The U.S. Attorney's Office is conducting a criminal probe into Rancho Feeding Corporation, making it the third agency to investigate the Petaluma slaughterhouse caught up in a massive meat recall, Rep. Jared Huffman said Monday."
Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 02/25/2014
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