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Paragliding Photojournalist Arrested Near Kansas Feedlot [1]

Award-winning photojournalist George Steinmetz was arrested June 28, 2013, after flying a motorized paraglider over a cattle feedlot in Finney County, Kansas, while on assignment for National Geographic magazine.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Agriculture [6]
Region:
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Congressional Research Service Reports on Environment Leaked [9]

Topics of the latest CRS reports shared by the Federation of American Scientist's Project on Government Secrecy include GMO wheat, earthquake risk and highway infrastructure, carbon capture and sequestration, the regional greenhouse gas initiative, regulation of fertilizers, and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [10]
Transportation [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Disasters [12]
Climate Change [13]
Chemicals [14]
Agriculture [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Secret CRS Reports on Environmental Topics Published [15]

Here are more Congressional Research Service reports relevant to the environment/energy beat, published by the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Disasters [12]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Traveling Florida’s Lost Wildlife Highways [16]

Freelance writer and photographer Roger Archibald tells the tale of the 2012 Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition, which sought to reclaim a tenuous natural migratory route that the state’s surviving endemic wildlife might once again follow.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Transportation [3]
Wildlife [21]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Can You Find Local Stories in FAA Wildlife Strike Database? [23]

Should passengers taking off from — or landing at — your local airport worry about bird strikes? You can find information leading to a few answers in the Federal Aviation Administration's online, searchable FAA Wildlife Strike Database.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [21]
Transportation [3]
Disasters [12]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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More Secret CRS Backgrounders Written at Public Expense [24]

The Congressional Research Service regularly produces objective and informative background material on matters of interest to environmental journalists. Because Congress refuses to release these reports to the public, the WatchDog links to leaked versions published by the Project on Government Secrecy of the Federation of American Scientists.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [25]
Climate Change [13]
Military [26]
Transportation [3]
Water & Oceans [10]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about More Secret CRS Backgrounders Written at Public Expense [24]
Toolbox: Hazmat Table a Key Tool for Environmental Reporters [27]

What's in that derailed railcar or overturned tanker truck? The answer is often visible on a hazmat placard affixed to the vehicle (we suggest binoculars). The placard often includes a "UN number" which you can look up in the "Hazardous Materials Table" published in the Code of Federal Regulations, among other places.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Disasters [12]
Chemicals [14]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Dept. of Transportation Expedites Money to Local Projects [28]

Your coverage of the awards, which range from $1 million to $20 million, can focus on topics such as the environmental pros and cons of each project, how urgent the projects really are, how “shovel-ready” they are, their merits in comparison to the projects they beat out, the political implications of the early funding as the presidential campaign heats up, and more.
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TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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2010 Bicycle Commuting Stats Available for 375 U.S. Cities [30]

Commuters who travel to work via bicycle put a dent in petroleum consumption and air pollution, and likely have a leg up on not becoming part of the obesity epidemic. Davis, CA, residents are at the head of the pack of the 375 largest US cities surveyed, with 22.1% of the city's residents commuting by bike, according to US Census Bureau statistics compiled by the League of American Bicyclists.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [3]
People & Population [31]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Proposed Rule To Target Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mileage [32]

By Sept. 28, 2011, EPA and the US Dept. of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say they will jointly release proposed standards designed to significantly increase fuel mileage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars, light trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles in model years 2017-2025.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [13]
Air [33]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [3]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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