Publication Items

Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [1]

Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [11]

Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
People & Population [14]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [15]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [16]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Health [17]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Environmental Health [18]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [20]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Government [21]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [20]
Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [22]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Technology [23]
Journalism & Media [8]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [22]
June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [24]

The nonprofit conservation group SeaWeb will host a news conference in Washington, DC on the state of the world's oceans and the most challenging ocean conservation issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what to expect in the way of long-term consequences of this disaster.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [24]
Pioneering Report Documents Plight of North American Birds [28]

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 [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [29]
Wildlife [19]
Region:
International [30]
Canada [31]
National (U.S.) [26]
Mexico [32]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [33]

A new US Geological Survey report indicates about 105 million US residents drink water from contaminated systems, often at pollutant concentrations that potentially pose a human health risk.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [16]
Health [17]
Water & Oceans [6]
Government [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [33]
Unidentified Wetlands Owners in 22 States Get USDA Funds [34]

About 75,000 acres of wetlands in 22 states and Puerto Rico will split $175 million of Natural Resources Conservation Service's Wetlands Reserve Program funding, but recipient properties or owners will not be identified.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [6]
Government [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Unidentified Wetlands Owners in 22 States Get USDA Funds [34]
SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [36]

Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [37]
Air [38]
Chemicals [16]
Pollution [13]
Government [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [26]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [36]

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