Publication Items

Government Clinical Trials Database Is Missing Data [1]

The Sunlight Foundation's Real Time Investigations blog explains the problems with a registry containing information on more than 78,000 clinical trials.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [3]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Government Clinical Trials Database Is Missing Data [1]
Did EPA Hide Atrazine Risks? [8]

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 [9]
Health [3]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Did EPA Hide Atrazine Risks? [8]
CDC Launches National Public Health Tracking Program [10]

This data tool shows promise, but it currently tracks only non-infectious conditions and not others tied to environmental causes, such as neurological, endocrine, and reproductive disorders.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [3]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about CDC Launches National Public Health Tracking Program [10]
The Outdoor Activity Trend May Be Healthier Than Reported [11]

There have been numerous reports of the demise of outdoor activities in recent years. But it's only half the story — many parks and activities have had increases in use.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [3]
Natural Resources [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about The Outdoor Activity Trend May Be Healthier Than Reported [11]
Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report [14]

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 [15]
Chemicals [9]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Health [3]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report [14]
US Vulnerability To Heat Waves Varies Substantially by Location [19]

A new analysis of about 40,000 census tracts in the larger US metropolitan areas can help you cover how well your community is preparing for heat-related risk.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Health [3]
People & Population [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about US Vulnerability To Heat Waves Varies Substantially by Location [19]
New EPA Procedure Improves Transparency on Air Standards [22]

The Obama EPA partially reverses a Bush-era procedure for setting health-based standards under the Clean Air Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [23]
Health [3]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about New EPA Procedure Improves Transparency on Air Standards [22]
FDA Mulls Putting Public's Health Above Companies' Trade Secrets [24]

NYT: "The goal is to open up a system in which the agency failed to inform the public that a widely prescribed heartburn drug was especially toxic to babies; that a diabetes medicine and a painkiller increased heart attack risks; and that antidepressants increased suicidal thoughts and behavior in children and teenagers."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [9]
Health [3]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about FDA Mulls Putting Public's Health Above Companies' Trade Secrets [24]
Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization [25]

Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture

THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Consumer [28]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Studies [29]
Food [30]
Forests [31]
Health [3]
Government [4]
Environmental Politics [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization [25]
Human Health Threats from Animals Are Imported Every Day [34]

About 200 million animals, from more than 190 countries, are imported into the United States every year, according to a team of investigators that published its findings in the May 1, 2009, issue of the journal Science. Many can spread serious diseases.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Human Health Threats from Animals Are Imported Every Day [34]

Pages