Publication Items

EPA Releases All Responses to Coal Ash Survey [1]

The data, from hundreds of facilities in 35 states, provide reporters the raw material for hundreds of local stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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Plug-In Hybrids: Coming to a School Near You? [8]

Current economic doldrums may impair the general market appeal of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles for a while, but hybrid diesel schoolbuses are one aspect pulling into high gear.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Transportation [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Diverse Range of Experts Team Up On Wind Turbine Issue [11]

Concerns continue to mount over the potential impact of wind-turbine blades on airborne wildlife. Hence, a consortium of experts has agreed on priorities for investigation, including turbine placement, design, and operation; aerodynamics of turbines, birds, and bats; and habitat, topography, and weather conditions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Biodiversity [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Big Money Targets Weatherization [14]

The topic of weatherization might appear mundane, but the sheer magnitude of the current multi-billion-dollar program, and its relative importance in increasing energy efficiency and combating climate change, make it a story worth covering.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [16]

In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [17]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Food [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Government [5]
Science [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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TVA IG Says Agency Let Lawyers Stifle $3 Million Study on Coal-Ash Spill Causes [22]

An investigation by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee indicates the Tennessee Valley Authority opted not to make changes that could have prevented the massive December 2008 spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Biofuels: The Sequel — The Science Behind Second Generation Biofuels [24]

Making fuel from cellulose? Will it be the fuel of the future and how is the U.S. system promoting or haring it? New political carrots and sticks are leading the biofuels industry into a second generation phase, and many critics of the biofuels industry think it's long overdue. The question for the industry, though, is whether the science is ready to scale up.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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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 [17]
Chemicals [27]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Health [28]
Natural Resources [19]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Alaskan Gas Pipeline: Would-Be Operators Vying For Routes, Funding [30]

The proposed $20-40 billion natural gas pipeline would transport natural gas over 2000 miles from AK's North Slope natural gas reserves to the Midwestern US. Or would it?
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region:
Canada [31]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Feds Focus on 24 Solar Sites in 6 Western States [33]

Good solar potential, relative proximity to existing or potential energy transmission corridors, and the perception of the fewest conflicts with existing land uses and the natural environment were factors in site selection.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [34]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [5]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
California [37]
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Public [7]
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