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Interior Integrity Policy: Is Science Door Half-Open or Half-Closed? [1]

The good news, perhaps, is that Interior felt a need to take some policy action in response to the White House's Dec. 17, 2010, memo on science integrity. The bad news? The Interior policy seems to rehash a 2010 decree that scientists criticized, to punish the innocent, and to reward the uninvolved.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [3]
Policy [4]
Government [5]
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Public [6]
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Governments and NGOs Band Together To Help Turtles [7]

2011 is the "Year of the Turtle," orchestrated by Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. A USA Turtle Mapping Project and other resources offer opportunities to cover turtle declines and related issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [9]
Biodiversity [10]
Wildlife [11]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Oyster Populations Have Plummeted in US and Globally [12]

Down about 85% from their levels around 130 years ago, according to researchers from the US, China, Italy, Uruguay, and Australia, the decimation of native oysters — a contributor to healthy ecosystems and an indicator of ecosystem health — has largely been caused by overharvesting, disease, and introduction of exotic species.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [9]
Food [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Biodiversity [10]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Minerals Extraction Affects Many Beats [15]

With the US now 99-100% dependent on foreign countries for 20 of the 90 or so mineral commodities covered in a new USGS report, there are plenty of opportunities for you to concurrently cover the environment, business, national security, and crime.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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First of Many Potential Offshore Wind Power Sites Identified [18]

After participating in an 8-year struggle to get offshore wind development approved in Massachusetts waters, federal officials are pushing for expedited reviews and approvals in a rapidly growing number of other US coastal areas.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [9]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"How to Cool the Planet" and "Hack the Planet" [20]

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BookShelf [21]
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Public [6]
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Disaster: Response Is Not Recovery Is Not Response [22]

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Reporters Toolbox [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [24]
Planning & Growth [25]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Tiny Bits of Silver, Used As Bacteria-Eaters, Emerge As New Health Concern [26]

Rae Tyson reports there may well be a connection between odor-resistant socks and an emerging health and environmental concern.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [28]
Science [3]
Technology [29]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Would You Friend House Energy on Facebook? Or Poke Them? [30]

You can easily find the Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr accounts of committees, federal agencies, and others on the Government & Social Media Wiki. As in the real world, however, the existence of these channels may not necessarily mean they carry any substantial information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Enviros Claim "Secret Plan" To Use Weapons Plutonium in Reactors [31]

The environmental group Friends of the Earth got the information that an electric utility wants to use surplus weapons plutonium in a commercial power reactor through a Freedom of Information Act request to the Energy Department.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Military [32]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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