Publication Items

Feds Award Millions for Environmental Projects [1]

There is local news in these USDA and USFWS grants. These on-the-ground projects involve specific groups and individuals, offering prime examples of programs you can investigate to see whether federal tax dollars are being effectively and efficiently spent.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Wildfire a Key to Local Environmental Stories [9]

Rarely will you learn from national fire coverage the names of people whose homes the fire has destroyed or threatened. Or what flooding and wildlife loss may follow a fire. That is covered by local media or not at all. Be prepared with these resources to help you.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [6]
Disasters [10]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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41 New Trails Span About 650 Miles [12]

Just in time for summer, 41 new segments of the US National Recreation Trails system in AL, AR, CT, FL, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NM, OK, PA, TN, and WV, covering about 650 land and water miles in 17 states, are open for business. These are part of a much larger system of about 1,100 trails spanning 13,000 miles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [6]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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BLM Invites More Public Comment for New Oil Shale PEIS [18]

Public meetings in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming from April 26 to May 5, 2011 will likely be newsy events, with advocates and critics representing industry, environmentalists, local governments, and other interested groups and individuals voicing their opinions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Natural Resources [6]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Judge Orders National Park Service To Release FOIA'd Documents [22]

A former employee of a restaurant in Acadia National Park won a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit over records the National Park Service had refused to release, about a 2008 incident when he was among those detained by Park Service police.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [6]
Government [24]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Fed Report: Most Oil and Gas Leases Unused [25]

According to a Dept. of Interior report requested by Obama and released March 29, 2011, 70% of existing federal oil and gas offshore lease acres and 57% of all federal onshore leased acres are inactive, with no production, exploration or development.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [6]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Spy Agency To Release Trove of Satellite Photos — But Can Public See Them? [26]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is about to release millions of feet of film containing aerial images that have been declassified. Such images have in the past been a boon to environmental research. It remains to be seen whether the contractors will charge prices that effectively prevent use by journalists and the public.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Local Hunting, Fishing, and Recreation Projects Get Funded [27]

States and territories have just been allocated about three-quarters of a billion dollars for their use in building facilities, providing services, and conducting planning and research related to fishing, hunting, wildlife conservation, and recreational opportunities. This is a gold mine for local environmental stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [7]
Natural Resources [6]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Biodiversity [3]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Photojournalist Asks Court for Access to Wild Horse Operations [29]

A wild horse journalist, photojournalist and correspondent for Horseback Magazine is petitioning the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to redress the inaction of a federal district court in Nevada on her request that restrictions on her access to the roundups and warehouses be lifted.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [6]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Minerals Extraction Affects Many Beats [30]

With the US now 99-100% dependent on foreign countries for 20 of the 90 or so mineral commodities covered in a new USGS report, there are plenty of opportunities for you to concurrently cover the environment, business, national security, and crime.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [6]
Economy & Business [31]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Minerals Extraction Affects Many Beats [30]

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