Publication Items

J-Groups at Press Club: Obama’s Science Openness Glass Only Half Full [1]

The session, before an audience of journalists at the Press Club and another audience online, included representatives of the Columbia Journalism Review, the Associated Press, Politico, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Association of Health Care Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and the National Association of Science Writers. The EPA declined to attend.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Science [5]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
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Public [7]
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Central U.S. Is Home to Miscanthus Biomass Crop Projects [8]

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.
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [10]
Agriculture [11]
Region:
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
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Public [7]
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Pa. Radio Host Says Criticism of Shale Fracking Got Him Fired [15]

Robert Foltz, host of the "Let's Talk" show on WMBS in Uniontown for 10 years, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he was fired just moments after a local municipal official said on his show that drilling for gas in the Marcellus shale formation had contaminated the local groundwater supply with bromine.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [10]
Economy & Business [16]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
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Public [7]
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41 New Trails Span About 650 Miles [17]

Just in time for summer, 41 new segments of the US National Recreation Trails system in AL, AR, CT, FL, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NM, OK, PA, TN, and WV, covering about 650 land and water miles in 17 states, are open for business. These are part of a much larger system of about 1,100 trails spanning 13,000 miles.
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [18]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
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Public [7]
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Univ. of Virginia Bows to Denier Group on Climate Science FOIA [21]

In a court agreement filed May 22, 2011, University of Virginia agreed to release documents of former U.Va. researcher/climate scientist Michael Mann. The plaintiff is American Tradition Institute, which raises funds with the slogan "Crush Gang Green and their anti-business allies."
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [5]
Climate Change [22]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
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Public [7]
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Ocean Issues Highlighted at 'Blue Vision' Summit May 20-23 in DC [23]

The event will cover everything from the Gulf of Mexico's struggle to recover from the BP oil spill to protection of over-exploited commercial fish stocks … to ocean acidification, marine protected areas, offshore energy, and coastal ecosystem restoration.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [10]
Disasters [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
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Public [7]
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Meetings Set for Getting Public Feedback on Solar Sites [27]

The federal government has released its draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for identifying and evaluating the best areas on public lands for building utility-scale solar plants. A 90-day public comment period ends March 17, 2011, preceded by 14 meetings in 6 Western states and Washington, D.C.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
People & Population [28]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
California [30]
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Public [7]
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AAAS Meeting: Source for Cutting-Edge Enviro News [31]

Topics at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Feb. 17-21, 2011 in Washington, D.C., include climate change, energy, health, oceans, national security, nanotechnology, GMOs, religion, space weather and many more.
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [5]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
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Public [7]
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EPA Won't Disclose Alternative Study on Spruce Mine MTR Permit [32]

Despite promises of transparency, the US Environmental Protection Agency has denied a Freedom-of-Information request by Charleston Gazette reporter Ken Ward Jr. for the contractor study, which apparently outlines less harmful options for this West Virginia mountaintop-removal project.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [18]
Government [33]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
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Public [7]
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Natural Gas Hazards Drawing Federal Attention [34]

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 [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [35]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Health [36]
People & Population [28]
Environmental Health [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
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Public [7]
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