Publication Items

Whistleblower Switches Sides, Spills Story on BP Press Blockade [1]

An ex-BP security contractor hired to shoo reporters off of public beaches claims he was fired by BP after he took pictures of equations showing how dispersants were being used in the Gulf.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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NOAA Muddies Access to Spill Damage Data [9]

A senior Washington correspondent for the Huffington Post reveals that NOAA has been giving BP all the raw data its research ships collect — but not releasing the data to the public
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [5]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about NOAA Muddies Access to Spill Damage Data [9]
EPA Lists Counties Likely To Violate Lead Standard [12]

Counties, currently in 12 states with more likely to be added next year as a result of new lead monitors, must take steps within five years to meet the standard.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [14]
Pollution [15]
Government [10]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
California [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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BP Contractors, Feds Continue to Bar Media from Public Property [20]

WDSU, the NBC affiliate in New Orleans (Channel 6), found that BP's highly publicized statement that it is not barring news media from witnessing the cleanup, or its failure, is in fact not true. See video of this and other examples, and get contact info for the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center if you've been denied access.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [21]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [22]

As the Gulf oil spill continues to spread and become a growing concern to more parts of the US, these key tools will help you tell and illustrate the story.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Technology [24]
Wildlife [25]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Mexico [26]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [22]
15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [27]

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 [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [28]
Transportation [29]
Government [10]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [30]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [31]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Rig Survivors Detained Until They Signed Statements [32]

Deepwater Horizon explosion survivors were detained at sea for 36 to 40 hours and prevented from talking to families or going home until they signed two statements, one that they'd not been injured and the other that they'd not witnessed the explosion.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [5]
Environmental Politics [33]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [34]

Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [21]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Environmental Politics [33]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [34]
BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [35]

Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Economy & Business [21]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [5]
People & Population [36]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [37]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [21]
Chemicals [38]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Health [39]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [5]
Environmental Health [40]
Wildlife [25]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [37]

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