Publication Items

100s of New Federal Datasets Released, Many Environmental [1]

Environmental reporters who use databases to find and build stories have a fresh windfall, including three new datasets from EPA, plus many others relevant to the EJ beat.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Study Shows Managed Turf Is Net Greenhouse Gas Loser [6]

A study by Univ. of California-Irvine researchers has found that while grass itself acted as a carbon sink, when other factors are taken into account — fuel burned to maintain the lawn, emissions from fertilizer spread to help it grow, etc. — four times as much carbon was emitted than was absorbed.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Science [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Study Shows Managed Turf Is Net Greenhouse Gas Loser [6]
Recovering Eagles Flock to U.S. in Winter [10]

This a good time to report on the fate of the bald eagle; the National Wildlife Federation provides a couple of lists that pinpoint at least one spot in every state except Hawaii where the big birds can typically be found.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Recovering Eagles Flock to U.S. in Winter [10]
Will Appliance Rebates Match Cash for Clunkers? [12]

States and territories are each designing and running their own unique rebate program, with funding from the US DOE for development and implementation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [13]
Consumer [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Will Appliance Rebates Match Cash for Clunkers? [12]
Letter to the Editor: Border Coverage Lacked Impact of Immigration [16]

Dear Editor:

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Letter to the Editor: Border Coverage Lacked Impact of Immigration [16]
"Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples" [19]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples" [19]
"Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age" [21]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age" [21]
An Expansive Investigation's Key Lesson: Think BIG [22]

SEJournal has the "Inside Story" on "The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and America's Schools," a USA Today series by Blake Morrison and Brad Heath that won SEJ's 2009 Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about An Expansive Investigation's Key Lesson: Think BIG [22]
SEJ's Birth [25]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJ's Birth [25]
Environmental Disclosure a High-Stakes Issue for Corporations [27]

Companies of all kinds face the prospect of major costs or losses as they face a future of unknown risks and uncertain regulations — and you are provided an environmental reporting opportunity.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [13]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Environmental Disclosure a High-Stakes Issue for Corporations [27]

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