Publication Items

Mines in 21 States Outed for Habitual Safety Violations [1]

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 [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
California [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Judge Orders USDA To Release Data on Wolf Program [15]

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 [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [17]
Biodiversity [18]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Texas Journalist Adapts and Digs Deeper on the E-Beat [19]

Read the "Inside Story" on the experiences of Greg Harman, a staff writer for the San Antonio Current, who wanted to be a journalist covering the environment and has stayed with that decision.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about Texas Journalist Adapts and Digs Deeper on the E-Beat [19]
Feds Focus on 24 Solar Sites in 6 Western States [23]

Good solar potential, relative proximity to existing or potential energy transmission corridors, and the perception of the fewest conflicts with existing land uses and the natural environment were factors in site selection.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Government [26]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
California [12]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding [27]

$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Forests [28]
Government [26]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
California [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [29]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding [27]
New Trails Are in 13 States [30]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [24]
Natural Resources [4]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
California [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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"Crime Scene Cleanup" in Kelly AFB Toxics Case [31]

New evidence indicates the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry fails to protect communities from dangers such as the now-disappearing plumes of toxic groundwater carrying cancer-causing chemicals far beyond the Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio, TX.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [32]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Military [35]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring [36]

Researchers, journalists in tow, will be chasing tornadoes around the central US in May and June to learn more about how tornadoes work, and better predict them and their paths.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Government [26]
Science [37]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring [36]
Public Comment Open for Renewable Energy Zones [38]

The Western Governors' Association and the US DOE begin Phase 1 of a 4-phase process, with initial designation of suitable zones for renewable power generation in the western US, Canada, and Mexico.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Region:
International [39]
National (U.S.) [22]
Northwest (OR WA) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
California [12]
Mexico [40]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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New Mexico Activists Win FOIA Case Against Nuclear Agency [41]

A federal district judge ruled that agencies can't use delay to create secrecy when the Freedom of Information Act requires them to disclose records.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about New Mexico Activists Win FOIA Case Against Nuclear Agency [41]

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