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FishViews [1]

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Explore America's rivers, coasts and shores. Dive into waterways and waterway data with FishViews' virtual reality tours comprising high-resolution, water-level imagery. Share the tour links with your audience.

Useful Links [2]
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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
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EPA Leaker's Guide [7]

Leaking is back. Today, all the best stories are based on leaks. Journalists are discovering that if the EPA press office puts out a story, it probably isn't news and may not even be true.

Reporting Tools [8]
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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Journalism & Media [9]
- Read more about EPA Leaker's Guide [7]
Top Tips for Getting Around the U.S. EPA Press Office [10]

For some while it's been pretty clear that reporters have only slim chances of getting useful help from the US EPA press office — or the equivalent at many (not all) other agencies. If you expect nothing from the press office, you will rarely be disappointed. But don't be afraid of them; that's what they want. Here are some pro tips to aid your reporting.

Reporting Tools [8]
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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Journalism & Media [9]
- Read more about Top Tips for Getting Around the U.S. EPA Press Office [10]
Getting Past the Press Office: A Reporters Guide [11]

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Here is a list of resources mentioned in the Oct. 6, 2017, concurrent session on "Working Around PIOs Who Don’t Live Up to Their Titles" at the SEJ Annual Conference in Pittsburgh.

Reporting Tools [8]
Source Lists [12]
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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Journalism & Media [9]
- Read more about Getting Past the Press Office: A Reporters Guide [11]
Dam Secrecy Endangers Lives, Property of US Public in Many States [13]

What You Don't Know Might Kill You

Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens are at risk from potential dam disasters, yet state and federal agencies hold to a policy that amounts to "out of sight, out of mind."
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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Planning & Growth [14]
People & Population [15]
Disasters [16]
- Read more about Dam Secrecy Endangers Lives, Property of US Public in Many States [13]
Toolbox: Data Resources for Dams, Impoundments and Levees [17]

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Water control structures — dams, locks, weirs, reservoirs, impoundments, and levees — are a gold mine of environmental stories. They affect not only the quality of life in human communities, but also the integrity of ecosystems. There are a variety of databases and data resources that can help reporters get a better grip on the many stories that center on dams and levees.

Reporting Tools [8]
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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Disasters [16]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [6]
- Read more about Toolbox: Data Resources for Dams, Impoundments and Levees [17]
National Weather Service [19]

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For weather warnings, check the interactive, near-real-time national weather map [20] put out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. It's updated every few minutes with color-coded warnings by type. You can also search for a forecast by state, city/state or zip code.

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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Technology [21]
Government [22]
Disasters [16]
Climate Change [23]
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Environmental Health Perspectives [24]

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EHP is a world-renowned, peer-reviewed research journal with a news section. It's published monthly by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, with select translations for subscribers in China, Brazil, Mexico and Chile.
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Public [3]
South America [25]
Central America & the Caribbean [26]
Asia [27]
National (U.S.) [4]
Science [28]
Journalism & Media [9]
Health [29]
Environmental Health [30]
- Read more about Environmental Health Perspectives [24]
Toolbox: Floods, Prevention, Response, Recovery [31]

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Floods are a predictable occurrence in many parts of the country, causing death, misery, and untold property damage. But they are more than a disaster story. The human toll can often be prevented, and there are stories about prevention, planning, response, and recovery.

Reporting Tools [8]
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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Disasters [16]
Water & Oceans [6]
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Dendroica: An Aid To Identifying North American Birds [32]

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Writing about birds? This tri-country resource is a handy starting place for learning bird identification by sight or sound. With free registration, you can contribute photos and recordings, and even customize your own species list for study.
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Public [3]
International [33]
Canada [34]
National (U.S.) [4]
Mexico [35]
Biodiversity [36]
Wildlife [37]
- Read more about Dendroica: An Aid To Identifying North American Birds [32]

What You Don't Know Might Kill You

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