Publication Items

Massey Mine Disaster Raises Openness Issues [1]

Several journalists have raised questions about why more was not known publicly about the safety defects that led to the deaths of 29 miners at Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine in April 2010.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Local Officials, Residents, in Dark on Nearby Hazardous Rail Cargoes [8]

Sixty-two U.S. urban areas are threatened by hazardous rail cargoes, but federal agencies still refuse to let many firefighters, governments, and citizens know the rail routes used to transport cargoes that could kill tens or hundreds of thousands.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [9]
Disasters [3]
Transportation [10]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Supreme Court Tosses Overbroad Cruelty Video Law [11]

SEJ and other journalism groups had urged the court to strike down the sweeping law that could criminalize ordinary journalistic investigations meant to expose and end animal cruelty.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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April 22 Earth Day Sparks Local Stories [13]

Here are several resources for localizing this 40th anniversary event.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about April 22 Earth Day Sparks Local Stories [13]
New Mapping Tool for Stories on Marine Protected Areas [15]

NOAA's new tool makes it easy to identify and find basic information about the 1,637 US marine protected areas.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [16]
Government [17]
Technology [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about New Mapping Tool for Stories on Marine Protected Areas [15]
NOAA Is Soliciting Public Comment on Aquaculture Policy [19]

Six public listening sessions in April and May will provide input for the agency's draft national policy on marine aquaculture products.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Water & Oceans [16]
Government [17]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about NOAA Is Soliciting Public Comment on Aquaculture Policy [19]
Supreme Court Case Could Affect Many GE Foods [22]

The case, Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, focuses on genetically engineered alfalfa. One of the concerns is that GE alfalfa can cross-contaminate, rendering organic alfalfa noncompliant with federal standards, and precluding export.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [23]
Food [24]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Government [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Supreme Court Case Could Affect Many GE Foods [22]
A Host of Investigative Journalism on the Web, Thanks to Non-Profit Sites [25]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Big Movies, New Books and Accolades for SEJ Members [28]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [27]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Big Movies, New Books and Accolades for SEJ Members [28]
"100 Heartbeats: A Journey to Meet Our Planet's Endangered Animals and the Race To Save Earth's Most Endangered Species" [30]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [27]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about "100 Heartbeats: A Journey to Meet Our Planet's Endangered Animals and the Race To Save Earth's Most Endangered Species" [30]

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