Publication Items

Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 1) [1]

Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the first half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 1) [1]
Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 2) [8]

Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the second half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [4]
Policy [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 2) [8]
Science Survey: A Question of Science in EPA Air Regulation Decisions [9]

Scientists advising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on air pollution issues are criticizing EPA higher-ups for ignoring their scientific counsel. Specifically, they are accusing the Bush Administration of excising science from the process the agency uses to determine how clean the air we breathe should be. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) challenges EPA administrator Stephen L. Johnson.
Topics on the Beat:
Air [10]
Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [12]
Government [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Science Survey: A Question of Science in EPA Air Regulation Decisions [9]
Wild & Scenic Rivers Act Turns 40 [14]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [15]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Wild & Scenic Rivers Act Turns 40 [14]
Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [17]

US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Forests [20]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Waste [21]
Government [4]
Military [22]
Policy [5]
Environmental Politics [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court [17]
Administration Threatens Veto of Shield Law [23]

Top Bush Administration officials are signaling they will recommend veto of a bill to shield reporters from being compelled to disclose their confidential sources.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Journalism & Media [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Administration Threatens Veto of Shield Law [23]
REPORT: Clean Water Act Violations Occur Routinely [26]

In 2005, at least 3,600 facilities violated their water discharge permits more than 24,000 times, according to a US Public Interest Research Group report released Oct. 11, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [16]
Environmental Politics [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about REPORT: Clean Water Act Violations Occur Routinely [26]
States Have Major Differences in "Net Metering" Policies [27]

"Net metering" for selling excess wind or solar energy to utilities shows great variability among states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [28]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about States Have Major Differences in "Net Metering" Policies [27]
IPCC To Release Climate Change Synthesis Report Nov. 16 [29]

The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change" is expected to be released Nov. 16, 2007, during a Nov. 12-17 gathering in Valencia, Spain.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [30]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region:
International [31]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about IPCC To Release Climate Change Synthesis Report Nov. 16 [29]
Senate Committee Finishes Hearings, Plans Markup Start [32]

After years of wrangling, and little significant action, federal legislative efforts addressing greenhouse gases and climate change are beginning to crystallize.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [30]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Environmental Politics [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Senate Committee Finishes Hearings, Plans Markup Start [32]

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