Publication Items

Going to Tampa or Charlotte? Some Resources for Reporters [1]

You wouldn't think you would get arrested for trying to cover the 2012 Democratic convention in Charlotte, NC, September 4 or the Republican convention in Tampa, FL, August 27. But such things have happened before, and reporters have available some resources to support their rights.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
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Public [6]
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Will Security Lapse Bring Another EPA Data Blackout? [7]

More than a decade ago, on February 17, 2000, the entire EPA website was taken down for two weeks because of data security concerns raised by the House Energy Committee. There are faint hints that such events may be in the offing again.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [8]
Government [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Two Dead as FDA Refuses To Name Farm That Recalled Melons [10]

The Food and Drug Administration is so far refusing to name a Southwestern Indiana farm that voluntarily recalled its cantaloupes after a Salmonella outbreak last month that killed two people and sickened some 150.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [11]
Food [12]
Agriculture [13]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [14]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Database on Environmental Treaties an Aid for Reporters on Environmental Stories [15]

There are well over a thousand binational or multinational environmental agreements, usually technical and obscure. However, environmental reporters would do well to know about them — to shed light on local stories and to find national or international news. Here's help.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [8]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Government [9]
Environmental Health [17]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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House Considers Quashing Report on Carcinogens [18]

For years, scientists at the National Toxicology Program have published the "Report on Carcinogens," which lists chemicals known to (or believed to) cause cancer. The "12th Report on Carcinogens" was released on June 10, 2011 — will there be a 13th? Some House Republicans want to stop updating and publication of the report.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [11]
Government [9]
Chemicals [19]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels" [20]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [22]
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about "Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels" [20]
"Precious Commodity: Providing Water for America's Cities" [23]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Water & Oceans [24]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about "Precious Commodity: Providing Water for America's Cities" [23]
"Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier" [25]

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BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Planning & Growth [26]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone" [27]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [22]
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about "The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone" [27]
"Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis" [28]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Water & Oceans [24]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about "Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis" [28]

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