Publication Items

Appeals Court Orders Release of Timber-Trade Records [1]

Details and documents on the 2006 US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement will be released after a federal appeals court ruled Sept. 16, 2011, against claims by the Office of the US Trade Representative that the documents, sought by the Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation Northwest, were exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Canada [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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BP Blowout: Lessons from Gulf Oil Disaster [8]

Everything from the social media’s importance to the need for a detailed disaster plan — Robert A. Thomas, professor and director of the Center for Environmental Communication, School of Mass Communication at Loyola University in New Orleans, outlines 17 take-away lessons for journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Urban Forest Projects Address Energy, Health, Education, More [13]

Organizations in IL, NY, and TX received substantial funding from the US Forest Service so they can work on projects related to urban forests. The products and efforts are available for use by others around the country, making them of interest to any journalist covering urban environmental or health issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [3]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Voluntary Sage-Grouse Protection Efforts Awarded $71 Million [18]

Greater sage-grouse are at just 3% of their historical numbers, and warrant protection, according to the Bureau of Land Management. But since other species are in even more dire straits, the birds haven't been declared a threatened or endangered species. The US Dept. of Agriculture money is a work-around aimed at saving the birds and their habitat.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [19]
Biodiversity [20]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
California [24]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Projects in 6 States Selected To Help Pioneer 3 Biofuels [25]

USDA continues to expand its Biomass Crop Assistance Program that provides financial incentives for producers of various biomass products with the latest selected project areas for growing camelina in CA, OR, WA, and MT, poplar trees in OR, and switchgrass in KS and OK.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [11]
Region:
California [24]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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FWS Proposes To Expand Hunting at 10 Wildlife Refuges [26]

Hunting, under certain conditions, is already allowed at more than 300 of the 553 sites in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Contact local environmental, animal rights, and hunting groups for opinions for or against these proposals that would allow additional species to be killed at 10 refuges in 8 states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [19]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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California Weekly Newspaper Scores by Unraveling Green Claims from Corporate and Enviro Groups [27]

Bill Dawson gets the inside story from the Monterey County Weekly's assistant editor Kera Abraham (pictured at left) and her award-winning stories involving clashing shades of green.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [29]
Region:
California [24]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Central U.S. Is Home to Miscanthus Biomass Crop Projects [30]

The US Dept. of Agriculture is providing financial support for farmers to grow the grass in four project areas in four states. The goal is to substantially increase production of the crop, and USDA estimates about 4,000 jobs will be created.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [11]
Agriculture [31]
Region:
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Plastics: All Kinds of News [33]

Are you looking for a story of interest to consumers, retailers, manufacturers, lawyers, politicians, health officials, and editors of the business, politics, health, energy, science, and environment beats? Here are some starting points for coverage of plastics issues. Once you delve into this topic, other angles and sources will emerge.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [34]
Chemicals [35]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
California [24]
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Wildfire a Key to Local Environmental Stories [36]

Rarely will you learn from national fire coverage the names of people whose homes the fire has destroyed or threatened. Or what flooding and wildlife loss may follow a fire. That is covered by local media or not at all. Be prepared with these resources to help you.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [37]
Disasters [10]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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