Publication Items

Appeals Court Orders Release of Timber-Trade Records [1]

Details and documents on the 2006 US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement will be released after a federal appeals court ruled Sept. 16, 2011, against claims by the Office of the US Trade Representative that the documents, sought by the Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation Northwest, were exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Canada [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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National Press Club To Host Panel on Obama Science Openness Oct. 3 [8]

The event, co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and other groups, is free and open to the public (RSVP). Panelists include: Curtis Brainard, Columbia Journalism Review science editor; Joseph A. Davis, (SEJ) WatchDog editor; Felice Freyer, Association of Health Care Journalists; Darren Samuelsohn, Politico’s senior energy/environment reporter; and Clothilde Le Coz, Reporters Without Borders energy/environment reporter.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [9]
Government [10]
Science [11]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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CJR Probes Press Office Minders, Permissions at Fed Science Agencies [12]

A joint investigation by Columbia Journalism Review and ProPublica into the Obama administration's science openness policies offered only faint praise for Obama's accomplishments. Nearly 400 of roughly 2,100 invited journalists responded to their survey, and they gave both the Bush and Obama administrations poor marks for openness at science agencies.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [11]
Government [10]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about CJR Probes Press Office Minders, Permissions at Fed Science Agencies [12]
Just As Climate Change Becomes a Dirty Word In Washington, Natural Disasters Strike [13]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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A Nod of Thanks to Our Founders, Who Have Put SEJ on a Path to the Future [17]

SEJ President Carolyn Whetzel offers a belated “thank you’’ to the late David Stolberg and all the original founding members of our organization. SEJ members owe them all a deep debt of gratitude. Thanks to their vision and leadership, SEJ remains a vital resource for working journalists and journalism educators.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [9]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Nuclear Experts Assess How Well Media Covered Fukushima [19]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [20]
Region:
Asia [21]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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BP Blowout: Lessons from Gulf Oil Disaster [22]

Everything from the social media’s importance to the need for a detailed disaster plan — Robert A. Thomas, professor and director of the Center for Environmental Communication, School of Mass Communication at Loyola University in New Orleans, outlines 17 take-away lessons for journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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La Niña Resurfaces; More Extreme Weather? [26]

NOAA said on Sept. 8, 2011, that the La Niña weather pattern has returned already, after the last La Niña cycle ran from June 2010-May 2011, causing extraordinarily frequent and damaging extreme weather. If typical patterns pan out in the new cycle, that could lead to more drought and fires in the south, and blizzards and flooding in the north.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [11]
Climate Change [15]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Drinking-Water Wells Often Pose a Health Risk [28]

Based on extensive sampling of drinking water wells around the country by USGS, 19% of all tested wells were contaminated with a substance such as arsenic, uranium, or radon at a concentration that poses a health risk, and about 10% of all wells have more than one such substance.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [29]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Proposed Rule To Target Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mileage [30]

By Sept. 28, 2011, EPA and the US Dept. of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say they will jointly release proposed standards designed to significantly increase fuel mileage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars, light trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles in model years 2017-2025.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Air [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [33]
Transportation [34]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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