Publication Items

Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse [1]

The map and report on known greater sage grouse high-density breeding populations is a starting point that can be refined with the input of state fish and wildlife agencies. But you can use it right away as you cover various land use and environmental issues.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
Science [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Region:
Canada [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
California [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Private Landowners Increase Protected Wetland Acreage [13]

Land owners signed up to protect 272,762 acres, which in one year adds about 12% of the total acreage covered during the 15-year history of the voluntary Wetlands Reserve Program. Funding for the 1,414 contracts totaled $592,562,106.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [14]
Biodiversity [6]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Dead Zones Degrade All U.S Coastal Regions [15]

There were just 12 of these hypoxic areas in the 1960s. Now there are more than 300, or nearly half of the 647 waterways investigated by a consortium of federal agencies that released its report on Sept. 3, 2010.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [14]
Pollution [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Disasters [18]
Biodiversity [6]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Marine Census Final Results Due Oct. 4, 2010 [19]

Summaries of marine diversity in eight settings around the globe have been published, with another 17 scheduled to be added in coming weeks. One of the discoveries was that the Gulf of Mexico is the fifth most diverse marine setting in the world for known species.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [14]
Biodiversity [6]
Region:
International [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Marine Census Final Results Due Oct. 4, 2010 [19]
Pioneering Report Documents Plight of North American Birds [22]

Nearly 150 species of North American birds are in significant trouble, according to a report released May 11, 2010, by a consortium of US, Canadian, and Mexican government agencies, NGOs, universities, and individuals.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
International [20]
Canada [7]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mexico [23]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Russian Olives and Tamarisk Get A Little Federal Love [24]

A new report by the US Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, other federal agencies, and university experts says the water-hogging reputation of the two species has little merit, but found that effects on wildlife are mixed.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [25]
Water & Oceans [14]
Biodiversity [6]
Government [26]
Science [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
California [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Gulf Dispersants Called Trade Secret [28]

The exact ingredients of the chemical mixture being sprayed on and pumped into the spreading BP oil spill are secret, even though some are rated toxic and may endanger the health of Gulf residents and ecosystems.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [30]
Chemicals [31]
Disasters [18]
Health [32]
Water & Oceans [14]
Biodiversity [6]
Government [26]
Environmental Health [17]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease [33]

Bat losses can have major impacts on ecosystems, as they routinely consume large quantities of insects and themselves provide food and nutrients for other plants and animals. There also are economic impacts as caves close to recreational use, in an effort to combat the spread of the disease.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [34]
Economy & Business [30]
Biodiversity [6]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
International [20]
Canada [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Feds Launch New Tool For Locating Endangered Species [37]

Find out if an endangered or threatened animal or plant species lives in counties of interest to your audience, and cover it in the context of current news developments or some other at-risk-species angle.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Birds: New Listings, Cutting-Edge Research, and At-Risk Assessments [38]

For the first time in 25 years, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has updated the list of federally-protected migratory birds. The net result is the addition of 175 species, bringing the total to 1,007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Birds: New Listings, Cutting-Edge Research, and At-Risk Assessments [38]

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