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USFS Predicts Extensive Development Around Forests [1]

National forests throughout the US are expected to be subject to substantial development pressure around their periphery in the next quarter century, according to a US Forest Service study announced Oct. 25, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Pressure Mounts To Fix Old Uranium Sites [6]

One of those problem areas is the thousands of old mines that were dug to extract uranium ore. During the era from the 1940s to the 1980s when most were excavated, many were simply abandoned when they played out or the economic incentives changed. Radioactivity now contaminates many sources of human and environmental exposure.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Congress Pushing Mining Law Update [9]

Another effort to revamp the US General Mining Act of 1872 is under way. The House on Nov. 1, 2007, passed by a 244-166 margin a bill that for the first time would collect for the U.S. Treasury royalties for mining "hard rock" minerals on federally owned lands.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Ten Key Stories for 2002 That May Be Overlooked [12]

Stories that we think will have great impact on the lives of Americans, but which we suspect will slip "under the radar" because of war-related media inattention.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Actress’ Persistence Brings Rachel Carson to Film [13]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Other or All [15]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Terrorism Database Speaks of Environmental Secrecy [16]

For the past decade, federal and state officials have put an immense amount of environmental information behind a veil of secrecy, justifying it on the grounds that the information could help terrorists. A look at the most comprehensive open-source terrorism database offers strong evidence that such fears are ill-founded.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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PACER Turns 20 — Still a Workhorse for Reporters [19]

The PACER system puts many — but not all — federal court records on line. It's an easy-to-use information access tool for journalists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Federal Workers Union Wants Burrowers Lists [20]

Federal employee unions want lists of political appointees whose status has been transferred to career civil service positions at the end of the Bush administration.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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SPJ Calls for New Congress, Prez To Pass Federal Shield Law [21]

The Society of Professional Journalists has called on President-elect Obama and the incoming Congress to complete action on a federal shield law for journalists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Whistleblowers Might Be Your Best Sources [23]

Whistleblowers can be a reporter's best friend — although friends that must often be handled with care. If you know a federal agency employee who tells you "Call me on January 21" — be sure to do it.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Whistleblowers Might Be Your Best Sources [23]

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