Publication Items

STUDIES: Environmental Justice Backsliding, or Making Little Progress [1]

A new report on environmental justice issues is scheduled to be released in mid-March 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Waste [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Reports and Studies Map Hazards Posed by Tsunamis, Hurricanes [6]

Spurred by recent tsunami and hurricane disasters in the US and around the world, NOAA, USGS, and other government agencies are taking a closer look at the hazards lurking on US shores.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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FED Report Assesses Western Water Deficits, Makes Recommendations [8]

An extensive report on the growing threats posed to the Colorado River system by climate change, drought, and increasing population is scheduled to be released Feb. 21, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
People & Population [11]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [12]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Scientists Evaluating U.S. Climate Change Efforts [13]

The direction of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) likely will become clearer at the end of February 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Scientists Evaluating U.S. Climate Change Efforts [13]
Defective Levees Found in More Than Half U.S. States [14]

In the wake of the Katrina disaster in New Orleans, the US Army Corps of Engineers has increased its investigations of the safety of thousands of levees around the country.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Climate Change & Banking: Follow the Money [15]

When covering the climate change implications of specific major deals: Who funds these projects, and how does climate change factor into their calculations, projections, and decisions?
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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SEJ Puts "Ultimate Rolodex," Other Climate Coverage Tools, on Web [16]

As the climate change story heats up, environmental reporters across the country (not merely at national media) may find themselves writing about global warming.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [9]
Journalism & Media [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble [18]

Emerging evidence suggests another nemesis should be on the priority list of agricultural production threats - a significant decline in the animals that pollinate crops (bees, insects, birds, bats, etc.).
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [19]
Food [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Homeowners Facing Financial Pressure to Reduce Wildfire Risk [21]

The combination of tree-killing droughts, dense forests, and continued sprawl of residential areas into forests has captured the attention of insurance companies.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Homeowners Facing Financial Pressure to Reduce Wildfire Risk [21]
Temperature Forecasts Get More Detailed [22]

With audiences paying more attention to the often-unusual weather these days, a new tool offered by NOAA may be of interest.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Temperature Forecasts Get More Detailed [22]

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