Publication Items

Congress Clears, Obama Signs Open FOIA Act [1]

From now on, Congress must specifically declare every new FOIA exemption it creates by law.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Watchdog Groups Call for Improvements in Contractor Misconduct Database [6]

The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) and OMB Watch want the federal government to tighten the accountability of federal contractors by fixing problems with the database — a potentially valuable tool for environmental reporters.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [7]
Consumer [8]
Health [9]
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Watchdog Groups Call for Improvements in Contractor Misconduct Database [6]
SEJ Joins Call for End to "Minders," Interview-Control at FDA [10]

As USA TODAY exposes a culture of secrecy at FDA that caused schoolkids in several states to get sick because the FDA hid information about tainted tortillas, SEJ and other journalism groups insist FDA ends restrictions on staff interviews with press.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJ Joins Call for End to "Minders," Interview-Control at FDA [10]
The Psychology of Climate Change Communication [12]

The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University has published a free, research-based guide for "Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public."
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [13]
Journalism & Media [11]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about The Psychology of Climate Change Communication [12]
New Online Efforts Expand Environment Coverage [14]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about New Online Efforts Expand Environment Coverage [14]
"Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food" [16]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Food [18]
Region:
International [19]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food" [16]
This Tool Will Quickly Provide Journalism's Most Forgotten W [20]

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about This Tool Will Quickly Provide Journalism's Most Forgotten W [20]
A Mix for Success: Music, A Scientific Family and Some Radiation [22]

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about A Mix for Success: Music, A Scientific Family and Some Radiation [22]
Coal-Ash Disposal Remains A Front-Burner Issue at EPA [24]

Most of the 580-plus coal-ash impoundments and landfills in the U.S. would make a good local environmental story, and the information available on them is growing.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [26]
Waste [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Coal-Ash Disposal Remains A Front-Burner Issue at EPA [24]
Study: Many Forests Vulnerable to Climate Change [28]

An international team has pulled together what it says is the first global assessment of tree deaths linked with drought and heat stress. They cite 88 cases since 1970 on six continents.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [13]
Forests [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Study: Many Forests Vulnerable to Climate Change [28]

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