Publication Items

Gulf Dispersants Called Trade Secret [1]

The exact ingredients of the chemical mixture being sprayed on and pumped into the spreading BP oil spill are secret, even though some are rated toxic and may endanger the health of Gulf residents and ecosystems.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [5]
Health [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Biodiversity [8]
Government [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Wildlife [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards [14]

Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Economy & Business [3]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
California [22]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease [23]

Bat losses can have major impacts on ecosystems, as they routinely consume large quantities of insects and themselves provide food and nutrients for other plants and animals. There also are economic impacts as caves close to recreational use, in an effort to combat the spread of the disease.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [24]
Economy & Business [3]
Biodiversity [8]
Wildlife [11]
Region:
International [25]
Canada [26]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [27]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease [23]
Small Texas Daily Tackles Complex Issue By Focusing on a Basic Human Need: Safety [28]

Denton Record-Chronicle city hall reporters Lowell Brown and Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe tackle environmental issues as part of their everyday coverage. SEJournal has the inside story on their award-winning shale-gas-drilling series, which revealed through one neighborhood's ordeal how land deals really work in Texas and the impacts of the controversial technology.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
People & Population [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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EPA Makes TSCA Inventory Available Online for Free [33]

But the list — the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory — is still minus some 17,000 chemicals that manufacturers allege are trade secrets.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [4]
Government [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about EPA Makes TSCA Inventory Available Online for Free [33]
More Than 550 Utilities Now Using Potentially Safer Chemicals [34]

The plants, ranging from very large to very small, are now using chemicals and processes such as liquid chlorine bleach, calcium hypochlorite, or ultraviolet light — allegedly making ~40 million people living nearby safer.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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States Push Congress, EPA To End Toxic Trade Secrets [36]

Do commercial products we have body contact with contain toxic chemicals? In too many cases, states and environmentalists are saying, the federal government forbids consumers from knowing.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [4]
Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Government [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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USGS Minerals Report: A Tale of Economy and Environment [37]

Many story leads are tucked away in this 196-page report: recession impacts from drops in extraction and consumption, increases in importation of key materials, insights on stories related to climate change and air pollution, and much more.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [38]
Air [39]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Natural Resources [40]
Pollution [41]
Government [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Will Appliance Rebates Match Cash for Clunkers? [42]

States and territories are each designing and running their own unique rebate program, with funding from the US DOE for development and implementation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Consumer [43]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Government [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Environmental Disclosure a High-Stakes Issue for Corporations [44]

Companies of all kinds face the prospect of major costs or losses as they face a future of unknown risks and uncertain regulations — and you are provided an environmental reporting opportunity.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Environmental Disclosure a High-Stakes Issue for Corporations [44]

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