Publication Items

Feds Document Core Areas for Decimated Sage-Grouse [1]

The map and report on known greater sage grouse high-density breeding populations is a starting point that can be refined with the input of state fish and wildlife agencies. But you can use it right away as you cover various land use and environmental issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [3]
Science [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Region:
Canada [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
California [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again [13]

As drought blankets much of the western U.S. and Canada, so do grasshoppers, Mormon crickets, and other associated bugs. The cyclical insect infestations, which are occurring in pockets in every state west of the Mississippi and in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, range from light to very severe.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [14]
Disasters [15]
Wildlife [3]
Region:
Canada [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
California [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [17]

The National Trails system, already stretching more than 12,500 miles, expands with the addition of 31 more trails totalling 716 miles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [18]
Transportation [19]
Government [20]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Russian Olives and Tamarisk Get A Little Federal Love [24]

A new report by the US Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, other federal agencies, and university experts says the water-hogging reputation of the two species has little merit, but found that effects on wildlife are mixed.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Biodiversity [6]
Government [20]
Science [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
California [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards [28]

Dept. of Interior/US Fish and Wildlife Service awards $12 million for construction of docks, boat slips, and other recreational boating facilities at 13 locations in 10 states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Economy & Business [30]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
California [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations [32]

The 48 mines are also linked by the fact that most of their owners have been legally delaying action on the violations through appeals of the citations. The Mine Safety and Health Administration is faced with a backlog of approximately 16,000 appeals.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [15]
Natural Resources [18]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
California [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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SEJ Joins Amicus Brief on Dangerously Expanded FOIA Exemption [33]

Several media organizations have joined the case of a Puget Sound resident denied information, under the "law enforcement" exemption to FOIA, that would identify the locations and potential blast ranges of explosive ordnance stored in the area.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [15]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Government [20]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding [36]

$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [15]
Forests [25]
Government [20]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
California [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Cumulative Ocean Impacts Mapped Off U.S. and Mexican Shores [38]

Researchers from California and Hawaii have analyzed 25 factors and developed a map that reflects the relative cumulative magnitude of their effects on the waters extending for about 250-350 miles off the shores of Washington, Oregon, California, and the Baja Peninsula.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [39]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
International [41]
National (U.S.) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
California [11]
Mexico [42]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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WA State Secret Deal on Coal-Plant Emissions Raises Ire [43]

Seattle Times lets the cat out of the bag with an April 7, 2009, story describing the secret agreement between the administration of Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Canada-based TransAlta.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [39]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about WA State Secret Deal on Coal-Plant Emissions Raises Ire [43]

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