Publication Items

Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse [1]

The map and report on known greater sage grouse high-density breeding populations is a starting point that can be refined with the input of state fish and wildlife agencies. But you can use it right away as you cover various land use and environmental issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
Science [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Region:
Canada [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
California [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Can Environment Sustain Quest for Valuable "Rare Earth" Materials? [13]

A US Geological Survey report offers a perspective on the global situation and an assessment of known US deposits. There may be about 13 million metric tons available in 14 states — with the sites generally posing the usual environmental challenges associated with mining and refining.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Waste [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Economy & Business [16]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Feds Funding Clean Energy Employment Efforts [17]

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the federal government is shoveling more than $32 billion to the states to develop what it considers less-polluting energy and to train, certify, recruit, and retain workers.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Economy & Business [16]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Toolbox: Pipeline Maps Offer Starting Point for Local Stories [19]

The National Pipeline Mapping System, while missing many key pipelines, does show pipeline proximity to densely populated areas, where the greatest threat to life exists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [5]
Disasters [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Calif. Climate Ballot Fight: National Ripple Effects Either Way [22]

If Proposition 23 passes, it could disrupt plans for many green companies and their suppliers in CA and around the US — not to mention weakening political will in other states, or at the federal level, for tougher green energy policy.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
People & Population [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Economy & Business [16]
Climate Change [25]
Region:
California [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Cities Attack Climate Change, One Kilowatt at a Time [26]

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Canada, US, and Mexico) issued a report on Sept. 17, 2010, illustrating the steps 13 North American cities are taking, from small, planned efforts to reduce building energy use, to comprehensive, multi-sector adopted plans for reducing energy use.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [27]
People & Population [23]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Economy & Business [16]
Climate Change [25]
Region:
Mexico [28]
Canada [7]
International [29]
National (U.S.) [30]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Report: Nitrogen and Phosphorous Pollution Remains Serious Threat [31]

The USGS study used data from thousands of locations to analyze trends from 1992 to 2004. You can probably find many local and regional stories as these pollutants contribute to various environmental and human health problems.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [32]
Pollution [33]
Health [34]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Chemicals [37]
Agriculture [38]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Government Secrecy Over Pipeline Location, Regulatory Neglect Challenged [39]

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration withholds data about pipeline condition and inspections, meaning pipeline explosions caused by preventable and fixable corrosion are far more likely to kill Americans than any caused by terrorists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [18]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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More Resources for Digging Into the Gulf Spill Story [40]

Despite the new, apparently unwritten law against digging journalistically into the impacts of the spill, there are information resources here that may help you dig into other oil/environment stories as well.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [32]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Disasters [21]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Where's BP's Blowout Preventer? Justice Department Won't Say [42]

The FBI's effort to inspire confidence by trying to hide the 300-ton, five-story-high, object of national interest might have backfired.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Disasters [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Where's BP's Blowout Preventer? Justice Department Won't Say [42]

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