Publication Items

SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [1]

Sloppy legal draftsmanship resulted in a 1999 law that could put journalists and publishers in jail for doing investigative exposés of animal cruelty.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Activism [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [7]

A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [9]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2 [13]

In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [9]
Pollution [10]
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law [15]

Critics of the US General Mining Act of 1872 are hopeful that the law, which was crafted at a time when the priority was encouraging mining in a largely unsettled West, will finally be revamped.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [16]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Battle Over Chemical Facility Security Reignites [17]

The extended deadline for temporary regulations addressing the security of thousands of chemical facilities expires Oct. 4, 2009. If Congress doesn't enact new legislation, business may continue as usual. But there is a possibility that Congress will act this year.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Battle Over Chemical Facility Security Reignites [17]
Media Critic: Who Will Do Regional or Local Investigations in Science? [19]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [21]
Science [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Texas Journalist Adapts and Digs Deeper on the E-Beat [23]

Read the "Inside Story" on the experiences of Greg Harman, a staff writer for the San Antonio Current, who wanted to be a journalist covering the environment and has stayed with that decision.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Biofuels: The Sequel — The Science Behind Second Generation Biofuels [26]

Making fuel from cellulose? Will it be the fuel of the future and how is the U.S. system promoting or haring it? New political carrots and sticks are leading the biofuels industry into a second generation phase, and many critics of the biofuels industry think it's long overdue. The question for the industry, though, is whether the science is ready to scale up.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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An Experiment in Grace: Major Case Covered by New Media Produces Satisfying Results [29]

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about An Experiment in Grace: Major Case Covered by New Media Produces Satisfying Results [29]
Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report [30]

Reporters interested in following the hazards of dams, refineries, chemical plants, pipelines, and other infrastructure may find story leads in DHS reports.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [31]
Chemicals [18]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Health [33]
Natural Resources [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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