Publication Items

New Federal Web Site Pulls Together Coastal Info [1]

NOAA's "State of the Coast" contains both quick facts and detailed information regarding this 95,000-mile-long zone and all the players involved. It generally addresses longer-term issues, such as environmental degradation, climate, hazards, economics, and demographics.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Planning & Growth [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Government [7]
People & Population [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Extreme Heat Events Worse in Sprawling Cities [11]

A study was published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that the most sprawling US cities have 2.6 times the risk of deadly extreme heat events than those with the least sprawl — regardless of the population, location, or rate of growth of an urban area.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Planning & Growth [5]
People & Population [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Pollution Is Significant in National Parks [12]

Both polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (primarily from combustion sources) and pesticides are pervasive in 8 diverse US national parks, according to two Environmental Science & Technology studies by international teams of university and government agency researchers.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [13]
Chemicals [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Natural Gas Hazards Drawing Federal Attention [17]

After hearing for years about public concern over the adverse health and environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing used to increase production of natural gas, US EPA has begun a process (including 4 public meetings in July; CO, NY, PA, TX) to decide what the issues are and how to address them.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Health [19]
People & Population [8]
Environmental Health [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Many Petroleum Companies Routinely Emit Significant Toxics [25]

The University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute's "Toxic 100 Air Polluters" indicates 4 of the worst 12 air polluters are petroleum companies. You can use this resource to look at other groupings of companies, such as utilities, or drug, chemical, or metals manufacturers, or to look at any of the individual companies.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [13]
Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Hired BP Muscle Still Blocking Access; ACLU Weighs In [26]

Mother Jones' Mac McClelland reports that some of those guys wearing uniforms and harassing journalists are actually off-duty local law enforcement officers being paid for their time by BP.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [4]
Disasters [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Hired BP Muscle Still Blocking Access; ACLU Weighs In [26]
SEJ Urges Nuclear Regulatory Commission To Improve Openness [29]

SEJ's comments included suggesting the NRC lose the "minders" that babysit agency people while they talk to reporters and asking that the NRC press operation do its job of keeping reporters and the public apprised of real news.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Nuclear Power & Radiation [30]
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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TOOLBOX: Denver Post Finds Thousands of Drilling Spills in Colorado [31]

A big fraction of the leaks and spills involved not merely oil, but produced water containing hydraulic fracturing fluid. You'll find lots of useful data on the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission website.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [16]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Denver Post Finds Thousands of Drilling Spills in Colorado [31]
TOOLBOX: Follow the Money on Gulf Oil Spill Contracts [32]

Investigative Reporters and Editors brings news of a special Gulf Oil Spill Report put out by the Federal Procurement Data System which lists all federal contracts that the General Services Administration (GSA) knows about.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [4]
Pollution [16]
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Follow the Money on Gulf Oil Spill Contracts [32]
TOOLBOX: Database May Reveal an Oil Spill Near You [33]

Every spill report coming in to the NRC goes into a database which is, for the most part, publicly accessible. You can query the database online, or download it for use in your own computer-assisted reporting project.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Database May Reveal an Oil Spill Near You [33]

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