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100s of New Federal Datasets Released, Many Environmental [1]

Environmental reporters who use databases to find and build stories have a fresh windfall, including three new datasets from EPA, plus many others relevant to the EJ beat.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Study Shows Managed Turf Is Net Greenhouse Gas Loser [6]

A study by Univ. of California-Irvine researchers has found that while grass itself acted as a carbon sink, when other factors are taken into account — fuel burned to maintain the lawn, emissions from fertilizer spread to help it grow, etc. — four times as much carbon was emitted than was absorbed.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [7]
Science [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Study Shows Managed Turf Is Net Greenhouse Gas Loser [6]
Feds Ready To Designate Bald Eagles As "Recovered" [10]

After intense recovery efforts resulting in an increase from ~400 nesting pairs in 1963 to the current count of >7,000, the bald eagle may soon be removed from the USFWS list of endangered and threatened species, with monitoring ongoing for at least five more years.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [11]
Government [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Feds Ready To Designate Bald Eagles As "Recovered" [10]
Recovering Eagles Flock to U.S. in Winter [12]

This a good time to report on the fate of the bald eagle; the National Wildlife Federation provides a couple of lists that pinpoint at least one spot in every state except Hawaii where the big birds can typically be found.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Recovering Eagles Flock to U.S. in Winter [12]
Will Appliance Rebates Match Cash for Clunkers? [13]

States and territories are each designing and running their own unique rebate program, with funding from the US DOE for development and implementation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [14]
Consumer [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Will Appliance Rebates Match Cash for Clunkers? [13]
Letter to the Editor: Border Coverage Lacked Impact of Immigration [17]

Dear Editor:

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Letter to the Editor: Border Coverage Lacked Impact of Immigration [17]
"Rock, Water, Wild: An Alaskan Life" [20]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [19]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Rock, Water, Wild: An Alaskan Life" [20]
"Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution" [22]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [19]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution" [22]
"Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples" [23]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples" [23]
"Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age" [24]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age" [24]

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