Publication Items

Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report [1]

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 [3]
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Health [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Court Upholds Park Police Chief Fired for Talking to Press [12]

The federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit by former National Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers, who was fired in 2004.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Government [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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New Trails Are in 13 States [14]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [16]
Natural Resources [8]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
California [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Obama Openness Promise Still Unfulfilled at MSHA [24]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration still denies FOIA requests, including one filed in Oct. 2008 by mine safety attorney Tony Oppegard for some witness statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Government [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste [25]

Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Natural Resources [8]
Waste [26]
Government [13]
Journalism & Media [27]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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"Most Endangered Rivers" List To Be Released April 7 [28]

The conservation group American Rivers publishes an annual list of rivers endangered by dams, pollution, mining projects, and other threats they believe require urgent action.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Nation's First Investigative Reporter Drilled Deep On Big Oil [31]

By STEVE WEINBERG
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Journalism & Media [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas [32]

The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [16]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Forests [33]
Natural Resources [8]
Transportation [34]
Water & Oceans [30]
Biodiversity [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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SEJournal Spring 2000, Vol. 10 No. 1 [36]

In this issue: Smog lingers over Houston–media muddle Bush's record as air progress slows; Green space may calm and cool us; Journalists probe environmental justice issues; Land use in the West; The award-winning beryllium story; Montana mine's toxic legacy; Tracking campaign cash; What was behind EPA blackout? and more. Download the PDF here.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [35]
Chemicals [4]
Government [13]
Natural Resources [8]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Wild & Scenic Rivers Act Turns 40 [38]

On Oct. 2, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act turns 40. How are your local rivers faring? Here's a collection of ideas, sources, and resources for river-related stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [8]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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