Publication Items

Nonfederal Rangeland Often in Poor Shape [1]

USDA and USGS researchers found about one of every five acres of rangelands in 17 western states, as well as portions of Louisiana and Florida, has some degree of degradation of at least one factor (soil and site stability, hydrologic integrity, and biotic integrity).
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [3]
Natural Resources [4]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
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Public [8]
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Whistleblower Switches Sides, Spills Story on BP Press Blockade [9]

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.
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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Water & Oceans [3]
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 [13]

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
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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [3]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
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Public [8]
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Natural Gas Hazards Drawing Federal Attention [16]

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.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [17]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Health [18]
People & Population [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
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Public [8]
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EPA Lists Counties Likely To Violate Lead Standard [24]

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.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [25]
Pollution [26]
Government [14]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
California [28]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [29]
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Public [8]
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Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again [30]

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 [31]
Disasters [11]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
Canada [33]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
California [28]
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Public [8]
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Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [35]

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.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Technology [37]
Wildlife [32]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Mexico [38]
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Public [8]
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15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [39]

The National Trails system, already stretching more than 12,500 miles, expands with the addition of 31 more trails totalling 716 miles.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [4]
Transportation [40]
Government [14]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
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) [29]
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Public [8]
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BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [41]

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.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [42]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Government [14]
Policy [43]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
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Public [8]
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Bush EPA Suppressed NM Waste Records To Sidestep FOIA [44]

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 [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Waste [45]
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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