Publication Items

Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [1]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Technology [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Wildlife [11]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [14]

The nonprofit conservation group SeaWeb will host a news conference in Washington, DC on the state of the world's oceans and the most challenging ocean conservation issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what to expect in the way of long-term consequences of this disaster.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [14]
SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [18]

Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [19]
Air [20]
Chemicals [21]
Pollution [7]
Government [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [18]
Judge Backs Chevron's Grab for Documentary Out-takes in Ecuador Case [23]

A federal district judge in New York ordered film-maker Joe Berlinger to turn over more than 600 hours of raw footage from his documentary "Crude," about a lawsuit by natives in Ecuador charging Chevron with polluting the Amazon rainforest there.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [6]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [7]
Journalism & Media [10]
Region:
International [25]
South America [26]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Judge Backs Chevron's Grab for Documentary Out-takes in Ecuador Case [23]
Air Pollution: EPA Proposes Tougher Industrial Boiler Regs [27]

The proposed air toxics standards cover emissions from three types of combustion sources and address emissions of mercury, cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, and other pollutants.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [20]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [7]
Waste [28]
Government [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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EPA Makes Water Polluters A Little Easier To Track [29]

A new Web tool summarizes by state the number of smaller dischargers whose actions have been reviewed, the number that had a serious violation of their permit, and the number against whom a state took enforcement action.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Government [22]
Technology [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about EPA Makes Water Polluters A Little Easier To Track [29]
Surefire Stories Near You: Start with Superfund Data Tools [30]

US EPA's "National Priorities List" includes about 1,280 of the nation's worst sites. But there are tens of thousands of sites not on the NPL, and finding them is fairly easy.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [21]
Pollution [7]
Waste [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Surefire Stories Near You: Start with Superfund Data Tools [30]
Senate Trio's Climate Bill Said To Hide Info on Fracking Poisons [31]

A March 23, 2010, Greenwire article reports that the draft Kerry-Lieberman-Graham climate bill may include language to keep potentially toxic ingredients from gas drilling secret from the public whose health may be harmed by them.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Technology [9]
Environmental Health [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Senate Trio's Climate Bill Said To Hide Info on Fracking Poisons [31]
Renewable Energy & Superfund Sites: Watts Up? [34]

A new project of EPA and the National Renewable Energy Lab will analyze development potential for wind, solar, or small hydro power at contaminated sites in various stages of cleanup.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Renewable Energy & Superfund Sites: Watts Up? [34]
USGS Minerals Report: A Tale of Economy and Environment [35]

Many story leads are tucked away in this 196-page report: recession impacts from drops in extraction and consumption, increases in importation of key materials, insights on stories related to climate change and air pollution, and much more.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [19]
Air [20]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Natural Resources [36]
Pollution [7]
Government [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about USGS Minerals Report: A Tale of Economy and Environment [35]

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