Publication Items

Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection [1]

New report examines links between climate change and U.S. transportation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Air [4]
Planning & Growth [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [8]
Policy [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Scientists Predict Path of Mussel Invasion [12]

Researchers predict invasive mussels may spread across nation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon [14]

FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [15]
Chemicals [16]
Food [17]
Technology [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Judge Rules Sandia Landfill Pollution Can't Be Secret [19]

A new ruling by a New Mexico state district judge requires that a report on groundwater pollution from a mixed-waste landfill at Sandia National Laboratories be made public.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Waste [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Info on Clean Water Priced Like Gold in Alaska [24]

"When an environmental group, Alaskans for Clean Water, asked for copies of state records about an unsuccessful ballot proposal to limit mining pollution, officials initially said they would turn over the documents — for $50,000," the Associated Press reported October 20, 2008.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [25]
Region:
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Gumshoe Tools: Sunlight Foundation's Party Time Database [27]

Those U.S. representatives and senators really know how to party. Especially the ones running for re-election or under indictment. Now journalists who want to follow the money have a new "Access Washington" snooper-tool to use in their investigative projects.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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EPA, OSHA Flunk Science Openness Rating from UCS [28]

EPA, FWS and OSHA are among the least open of 15 different federal agencies covered most frequently by environmental reporters, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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New Blogs Alter News-O-Sphere, Open More Info to Journalists (Review) [29]

As the corpses of newspapers litter the American landscape, they seem to fertilize the sprouting of a bumper crop of new blogs devoted to environment and energy. If you are looking for environmental news, you are mostly likely to find it online.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [30]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Covering Congress: House Committee Phone Numbers [31]

Committee staff are crucial to covering environmental issues. Here are some current House committee phone contacts relevant to the environment beat.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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DOJ Guidance Offers Hook for Your FOIA Requests [32]

Journalists' Freedom of Information Act requests will have more clout if they demand specific justification for each redaction. A new Justice Department guidance document makes clear this is mandatory for most agencies.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about DOJ Guidance Offers Hook for Your FOIA Requests [32]

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