Publication Items

Local Hunting, Fishing, and Recreation Projects Get Funded [1]

States and territories have just been allocated about three-quarters of a billion dollars for their use in building facilities, providing services, and conducting planning and research related to fishing, hunting, wildlife conservation, and recreational opportunities. This is a gold mine for local environmental stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Local Hunting, Fishing, and Recreation Projects Get Funded [1]
Governments and NGOs Band Together To Help Turtles [8]

2011 is the "Year of the Turtle," orchestrated by Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. A USA Turtle Mapping Project and other resources offer opportunities to cover turtle declines and related issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [9]
Biodiversity [6]
Wildlife [3]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Governments and NGOs Band Together To Help Turtles [8]
Groups Challenge Canada's Secrecy on Breeding Proposal for GM Salmon [10]

A coalition of some 60 environmental, fisheries, and consumer groups want to know whether the Canadian government is undertaking a risk assessment before allowing AquaBounty's genetically engineered eggs to be grown on Prince Edward Island.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
Water & Oceans [9]
Technology [12]
Biodiversity [6]
Region:
Canada [13]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Groups Challenge Canada's Secrecy on Breeding Proposal for GM Salmon [10]
Court OKs USDA Secrecy on Wolf Killings of Livestock [14]

The environmental groups' request for GPS information about where the introduced, protected Mexican grays had killed livestock was denied on grounds that data collected by Wildlife Service personnel visiting private ranch property is exempt from FOIA requests.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
Government [15]
Biodiversity [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Court OKs USDA Secrecy on Wolf Killings of Livestock [14]
Election and Oil and Gas Drilling May Shape Sage-Grouse Story [16]

The timing of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to propose listing of the greater sage-grouse as a threatened or endangered species is coinciding with the presidential election and the rapid expansion of the influential oil and gas industry.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [6]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Wildlife [3]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Election and Oil and Gas Drilling May Shape Sage-Grouse Story [16]
Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse [18]

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.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
Science [19]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Biodiversity [6]
Region:
Canada [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
California [23]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse [18]
Disease-Tracking Tool May Help Both People and Wildlife [24]

This growing database may help you identify emerging problems and patterns, and supplement what government and university personnel can track.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
People & Population [25]
Health [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Disease-Tracking Tool May Help Both People and Wildlife [24]
Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again [28]

As drought blankets much of the western U.S. and Canada, so do grasshoppers, Mormon crickets, and other associated bugs. The cyclical insect infestations, which are occurring in pockets in every state west of the Mississippi and in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, range from light to very severe.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [29]
Disasters [30]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
Canada [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
California [23]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again [28]
Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [32]

As the Gulf oil spill continues to spread and become a growing concern to more parts of the US, these key tools will help you tell and illustrate the story.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Disasters [30]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Technology [12]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Mexico [34]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [32]
Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [35]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [36]
Chemicals [37]
Disasters [30]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Health [26]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [9]
Environmental Health [27]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [35]

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