Publication Items

Group Wins Suit To Disclose Fracking in Gulf of Mexico [1]

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a Freedom of Information Act request for documents on offshore Gulf fracking, and was refused by two Interior Department offshore drilling agencies, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. CBD sued, and the lawsuit was settled June 2, 2015.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
International [11]
Mexico [12]
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Public [13]
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Florida Employee Sues over Right To Use "C-Word" (Climate) [14]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), representing Florida Department of Environmental Protection employee Barton Bibler, is calling for an investigation by the DEP's Inspector General into whether the term "climate change" is actually forbidden to be used by state employees — and whether this violates Florida's open government law.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Policy [17]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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BP Deepwater Horizon Anniversary: Follow the Science [18]

In this, the second of two special SEJ TipSheets, the Advocate's Amy Wold provides you with a plethora of science-based information to cover the ongoing story of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, on the eve of the five-year anniversary. Photo: Officials assess sample processing and chain of custody protocol for handling specimens associated with the oil spill. Credit: NOAA.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [21]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Natural Resources [22]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [24]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
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Public [13]
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BP Deepwater Horizon Anniversary: Follow the Money [25]

April 20, 2015, marks the fifth anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history. The story is far from over. If you are covering the legacy of the spill, SEJ is offering two special TipSheets by the Advocate's Amy Wold that will help you get the facts and background. Photo: Oiled endangered Ridley's turtle. Credit: Carolyn Cole/ LA Times; courtesy NOAA.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [21]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [22]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [24]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Exxon Claims 900,000 Pages of Secrets on Arkansas Spill [26]

Yes, the pipeline is publicly regulated. Yes, the March 2013 rupture of Exxon's Pegasus Pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas, quite publicly polluted people's yards and homes. Yes, it is publicly known that there were defects and poor maintenance on the pipeline. But 900,000 pages of documents that might show Exxon's neglect are being claimed as "confidential" by the company as it tries to defend against a class-action lawsuit.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [7]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Living in Harm’s Way: Louisiana’s Struggle Between Land and Sea [28]

After Katrina, Louisiana may have hit the national spotlight for a time, but coastal communities elsewhere around the country will have to find their own answers to the question “Why does anyone still live there in harm’s way?” — even as more and more people move toward the coast and the water moves ever closer to them.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [21]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Realities of Coastal Living Often Forgotten, Until the Worst Hits [32]

In the effort to help all coastal communities face with the realities that the Gulf of Mexico is their neighbor and sea level rise is inching up relentlessly, lessons can be learned from Louisiana as it works to adapt and to mitigate flood risk.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Constitution Wins After Court Imposes Prior Restraint on Pipeline Safety Info [33]

As a nationwide newspaper chain probed safety threats posed to the public by gas pipelines, an Alabama court imposed prior restraint on the Montgomery Advertiser, to prevent it from publishing the Alabama Gas Corporation's safety plan, citing homeland security and trade secrets. Now a judge has ruled that the court erred in granting a temporary restraining order.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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A Crack is a Crack: Making the Complex Simple [36]

"Inside Story" editor Beth Daley interviews Tampa (FL) Bay Times' Ivan Penn about his reporting on nuclear power, including the closing of the Crystal River Nuclear Plant, problems with cooling tubes at another facility and the risk to ratepayers for new nuclear power generation in Florida. Photo: Cooling towers at Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida. © Maurice Rivenbark, Tampa Bay Times.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Judge Orders Exxon To Produce Records on Leaky Arkansas Pipeline [39]

ExxonMobil lost a bid to keep federal regulators and prosecutors from getting records which might show criminal negligence in its operation of the pipeline that spilled oil into the Arkansas community of Mayflower in March 2013. The judge also threw out Exxon's motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the company.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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