Publication Items

Some Unpublished CRS Reports on Environmental Topics: Published [1]

Topics of the latest reports, published by the Federation of American Scientists, include Arctic changes, mountaintop mining controversies, pollution control law enforcement, climate change, midnight rulemaking, scientific papers/security risks, oil sands enviro issues, and fracking/drinking water.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Pollution [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Climate Change [8]
Chemicals [9]
Region:
Antarctica & Arctic [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Some Unpublished CRS Reports on Environmental Topics: Published [1]
Boots on the Ground at Annual SEJ Gathering [12]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [15]
Food [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Natural Resources [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Water & Oceans [3]
Wildlife [21]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Boots on the Ground at Annual SEJ Gathering [12]
PEER Charges Secrecy in Denials of National Park System Status to 3 Trails [23]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility is charging the National Park Service with duplicity for multiple reasons regarding demotion of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England Trails, which collectively span 6,020 miles.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [5]
Government [24]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about PEER Charges Secrecy in Denials of National Park System Status to 3 Trails [23]
Got Corruption? Data on State Lawmaker Conflicts Hard To Get [25]

A large and diverse array of businesses have an interest in the environmental and energy laws that state legislatures consider: including coal, oil, plastics, chemicals, mining, forest products, and others. The possible financial stake lawmakers may have in the bills before them is fertile ground for investigation. Here's help in finding story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Government [24]
Forests [26]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Chemicals [9]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Got Corruption? Data on State Lawmaker Conflicts Hard To Get [25]
Enviros Challenge Transparency of Virginia Uranium Mining Deliberations [27]

A company wants to mine Virginia's major uranium deposit so the state formed a multi-agency panel to study ending the three-decade ban on uranium mining. That panel hired a consulting firm that critics say was stacked with experts affiliated with the nuclear industry.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
Natural Resources [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Environmental Politics [15]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Enviros Challenge Transparency of Virginia Uranium Mining Deliberations [27]
Data.gov Keeps on Giving Gifts to Gumshoe Reporters [29]

The federal Data.gov, while not perfect, has grown over three years especially strong in datasets from federal agencies that deal with the environment, energy, natural resources, health, and science. Many of them are downloadable, so that you can crunch them on your own computer. Several are map layers or geo-tagged in some way. See a few randomly chosen examples here.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [21]
Water & Oceans [3]
Science [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
Natural Resources [5]
Health [31]
Government [24]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Disasters [32]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Data.gov Keeps on Giving Gifts to Gumshoe Reporters [29]
CRS Reports: You Paid for Them — You May As Well Read Them [33]

Here are some recent reports by the Congressional Research Service related to the environment/energy beat. Congress does not release them to the public. We again thank the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project for doing so.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [5]
Government [24]
Food [16]
Environmental Politics [15]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Climate Change [8]
Agriculture [34]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about CRS Reports: You Paid for Them — You May As Well Read Them [33]
Data Accumulates Slowly on What's in Fracking Fluid [35]

If you have a fracking story in your beat, getting information about what's in the controversial fracking fluids may be like pulling teeth. But there are a few resources that can help, such as the "FracFocus" chemical disclosure registry.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Natural Resources [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Economy & Business [14]
Chemicals [9]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Data Accumulates Slowly on What's in Fracking Fluid [35]
Global Talks Offer Chance To Improve US Extractive Industries Transparency [36]

An initiative involving some 35 nations aims to solve many complex revenue-reporting problems, including improving the flow of information across national borders. But solutions can't even begin until individual nations get a grip on accurate data about extractive industries within their own borders. The results could illuminate key environmental policy issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Policy [37]
Natural Resources [5]
Forests [26]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Global Talks Offer Chance To Improve US Extractive Industries Transparency [36]
Mining Industry Threatens Journals To Keep Diesel Exposure Data Secret [38]

The Patton Boggs lobbying firm, which represents the mining industry, has sent letters threatening unspecified legal action against four scientific journals if they publish results of a study about the exposure of miners to diesel emissions, according to Science magazine.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Economy & Business [14]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Mining Industry Threatens Journals To Keep Diesel Exposure Data Secret [38]

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