Publication Items

Did EPA Hide Atrazine Risks? [1]

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund uncovers EPA's failure to warn people in at least four states about unsafe levels of the weedkiller atrazine in their wellwater.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Health [4]
Government [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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EPA Rule Targets Aircraft Deicing Runoff [8]

A proposed rule for control of fluid-contaminated runoff at primary commercial airports would reduce the substantial threats to drinking water, surface water, air quality, wildlife, plants, and soils at airports and the surrounding areas.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Transportation [11]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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EPA Releases Bulk of Tri Data for 2008 [12]

This new resource can provide some good initial clues for important stories that in years past had to be deferred at least two more months, and sometimes far longer.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about EPA Releases Bulk of Tri Data for 2008 [12]
Mercury Found in All Sampled Fish in U.S. Streams [13]

USGS researchers have found that it may be impossible for people eating fish caught in US waters to avoid eating mercury-contaminated fish.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Chemicals [3]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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EPA Releases Raw TRI Data Early [16]

The rawness of the data, which will be analyzed and revised by EPA at a later date, means that, for now, reporters will need to do more of their own ground-truthing in order to use it.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Pollution [17]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about EPA Releases Raw TRI Data Early [16]
GM Dropout Endangers Vehicle Mercury Switch Recycling Program [18]

The Associated Press reports "GM says mercury pollution not its problem anymore," defaulting on its dues payments just as the US government's cash-for-clunkers program is causing the retirement of many older vehicles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [19]
Chemicals [3]
Pollution [17]
Waste [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You? [21]

The Bush Administration, through the OMB, pressured EPA to water down lead monitoring requirements it had tightened in October 2008. Now EPA may get more or all of the monitors it originally wanted, near facilities that emit about a half ton of lead per year.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [22]
Chemicals [3]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [17]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You? [21]
Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [23]

A July 26 McClatchy story about an ammonia spill that killed one in South Carolina is similar to others that could be told in other U.S. states.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [23]
Battle Over Chemical Facility Security Reignites [25]

The extended deadline for temporary regulations addressing the security of thousands of chemical facilities expires Oct. 4, 2009. If Congress doesn't enact new legislation, business may continue as usual. But there is a possibility that Congress will act this year.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Battle Over Chemical Facility Security Reignites [25]
Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report [26]

Reporters interested in following the hazards of dams, refineries, chemical plants, pipelines, and other infrastructure may find story leads in DHS reports.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [27]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [24]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Health [4]
Natural Resources [29]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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