Publication Items

Interior Cedes to Critics on Scientific Integrity [1]

The revised policy puts the onus on political appointees as well as scientists, declares a presumption of openness in public access to scientific information generated at the agency, and affirms the right of scientific employees to talk to news media and investigative agencies.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [3]
Government [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Taxpayer-Funded Research Remains Available — for Now [6]

SEJ was one of the groups that opposed HR 801, a bill by House Judiciary Chairman John H. Conyers which would allow private journal publishers to copyright scientific articles based on federally funded research.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [3]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Taxpayer-Funded Research Remains Available — for Now [6]
Toolbox: Pipeline Maps Offer Starting Point for Local Stories [8]

The National Pipeline Mapping System, while missing many key pipelines, does show pipeline proximity to densely populated areas, where the greatest threat to life exists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [9]
Disasters [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Toolbox: Pipeline Maps Offer Starting Point for Local Stories [8]
Covering Recovery from Disasters [11]

Jim Schwab, manager of the American Planning Association’s Hazards Planning Research Center, writes in Part 1 of a two-part series about the dynamics of recovery, silver linings, and post-disaster journalism.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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SEJournal Fall 2010, Vol. 20 No. 3 [13]

In this issue: A surge of stories spews from the darkness of the deep ocean BP oil leak; covering recovery from disasters; lionfish, the latest ocean reef invader; SEJ wins prestigious international prize; using humor to promote your online news site.

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SEJournal Online [14]
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Public [5]
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Calif. Climate Ballot Fight: National Ripple Effects Either Way [15]

If Proposition 23 passes, it could disrupt plans for many green companies and their suppliers in CA and around the US — not to mention weakening political will in other states, or at the federal level, for tougher green energy policy.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
People & Population [17]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Economy & Business [18]
Climate Change [19]
Region:
California [20]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Improved Tsunami Warning System Still Needs Work [21]

A National Research Council report says one of the most significant problems is a continuing lack of communication between federal tsunami warning system officials; local officials and emergency managers; the media; and the public.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [22]
Planning & Growth [23]
People & Population [17]
Disasters [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Cities Attack Climate Change, One Kilowatt at a Time [24]

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Canada, US, and Mexico) issued a report on Sept. 17, 2010, illustrating the steps 13 North American cities are taking, from small, planned efforts to reduce building energy use, to comprehensive, multi-sector adopted plans for reducing energy use.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [23]
People & Population [17]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Economy & Business [18]
Climate Change [19]
Region:
Mexico [25]
Canada [26]
International [27]
National (U.S.) [28]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Report: Nitrogen and Phosphorous Pollution Remains Serious Threat [29]

The USGS study used data from thousands of locations to analyze trends from 1992 to 2004. You can probably find many local and regional stories as these pollutants contribute to various environmental and human health problems.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [22]
Pollution [30]
Health [31]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Environmental Health [33]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Chemicals [34]
Agriculture [35]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Government Secrecy Over Pipeline Location, Regulatory Neglect Challenged [36]

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration withholds data about pipeline condition and inspections, meaning pipeline explosions caused by preventable and fixable corrosion are far more likely to kill Americans than any caused by terrorists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Government [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Government Secrecy Over Pipeline Location, Regulatory Neglect Challenged [36]

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