Publication Items

Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [1]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Government [9]
Wildlife [10]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
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Public [12]
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Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [13]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Technology [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Wildlife [10]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
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Public [12]
- Read more about Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [13]
Boaters and Fishers Pay Taxes, Get Rewards [16]

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 [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
California [22]
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Public [12]
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Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease [23]

Bat losses can have major impacts on ecosystems, as they routinely consume large quantities of insects and themselves provide food and nutrients for other plants and animals. There also are economic impacts as caves close to recreational use, in an effort to combat the spread of the disease.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [24]
Economy & Business [4]
Biodiversity [25]
Wildlife [10]
Region:
International [26]
Canada [27]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
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Public [12]
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Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations [29]

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 [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [5]
Natural Resources [30]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [31]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
California [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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'Letting the Cards Talk' [33]

Seasoned journalist Susan Feathers plays the hand of a grand jury report — 10 years later.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [35]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Supreme Court Property Rights Case Has Environmental Implications [36]

The Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Dec. 2, 2009. The case, which started with legal action in 2004, involves a dispute over restoration of a stretch of Florida panhandle beaches damaged by storms.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [37]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Water & Oceans [8]
People & Population [39]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
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Public [12]
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TVA IG Says Agency Let Lawyers Stifle $3 Million Study on Coal-Ash Spill Causes [40]

An investigation by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee indicates the Tennessee Valley Authority opted not to make changes that could have prevented the massive December 2008 spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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The Devastation Ran Clear Down to Plaquemines [41]

By Amy Wold

Two days after Hurricane Katrina, my editor called me over to his desk and pointed to a place on the map below New Orleans. He said, "Try to get somewhere in this area."

At the time there were four adults, two dogs and two children (some of whom were New Orleans evacuees) staying in my onebedroom home so getting "somewhere in this area" sounded like a really good idea.
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [5]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Lake Charles Newspaper Staff Persists Against Rita's Fury [42]

By JEREMY HARPER
When I went to sleep Wednesday, Sept. 21, Hurricane Rita was threatening the Texas coast, promising to pester Louisiana with no more than a quick bout of tropical storm conditions. I was prepared to ride out the fringe of the storm in either my apartment on the second floor of a sturdy historic building in downtown Lake Charles, La., a city of 75,000 about 40 miles inland of the Gulf of Mexico, or in the newsroom of the American Press, the city's daily newspaper where I have worked for four years as a reporter.
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [5]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
- Read more about Lake Charles Newspaper Staff Persists Against Rita's Fury [42]

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