Publication Items

Natural Gas Hazards Drawing Federal Attention [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Health [5]
People & Population [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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EPA Lists Counties Likely To Violate Lead Standard [14]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [15]
Pollution [16]
Government [17]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
California [20]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [21]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again [22]

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 [23]
Disasters [24]
Wildlife [25]
Region:
Canada [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
California [20]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [28]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Disasters [24]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Technology [30]
Wildlife [25]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Mexico [31]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [32]

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 [33]
Transportation [34]
Government [17]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [21]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [35]

The changes affect only new drilling areas and may include greater consideration of environmental impacts, more public review, fewer "categorical exclusions" from environmental review, and more.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [36]
Disasters [24]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [17]
Policy [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Bush EPA Suppressed NM Waste Records To Sidestep FOIA [38]

EPA Region 6 officials deliberately stopped creating written records related to their oversight of a New Mexico waste facility in order to thwart Freedom of Information Act requests from a citizens' group, according to an EPA Inspector General's report.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Waste [40]
Government [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Russian Olives and Tamarisk Get A Little Federal Love [41]

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 [42]
Water & Oceans [43]
Biodiversity [44]
Government [17]
Science [45]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
California [20]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [21]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations [46]

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 [24]
Natural Resources [33]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
California [20]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [21]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Judge Orders USDA To Release Data on Wolf Program [47]

The locations of conflicts in New Mexico and Arizona between livestock and Mexican gray wolves, which were reintroduced in 1998, will now be made public in hopes of identifying problem areas and taking preventive steps.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [23]
Biodiversity [44]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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