Publication Items

Photojournalist Asks Court for Access to Wild Horse Operations [1]

A wild horse journalist, photojournalist and correspondent for Horseback Magazine is petitioning the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to redress the inaction of a federal district court in Nevada on her request that restrictions on her access to the roundups and warehouses be lifted.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [3]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Court Upholds Firing of Custodian for Warning of Asbestos in School [6]

The asbestos came to the attention of the head custodian at Somers Central High School in New York, when a chunk fell from the gymnasium ceiling onto the floor and he was asked to clean it up. Morey warned school authorities that he feared it could be asbestos. They told him to put tape over it and to drop the subject.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [7]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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House De-Funds Greenhouse Gas Registry [8]

As part of the continuing resolution (HR 1) the House approved largely along party lines an amendment sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) to cut an additional $8.5 million from the budget for EPA's Greenhouse Gas Registry.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [9]
Air [10]
Government [11]
Pollution [12]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Interior Integrity Policy: Is Science Door Half-Open or Half-Closed? [13]

The good news, perhaps, is that Interior felt a need to take some policy action in response to the White House's Dec. 17, 2010, memo on science integrity. The bad news? The Interior policy seems to rehash a 2010 decree that scientists criticized, to punish the innocent, and to reward the uninvolved.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [14]
Policy [15]
Government [11]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Governments and NGOs Band Together To Help Turtles [16]

2011 is the "Year of the Turtle," orchestrated by Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. A USA Turtle Mapping Project and other resources offer opportunities to cover turtle declines and related issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Wildlife [20]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Oyster Populations Have Plummeted in US and Globally [21]

Down about 85% from their levels around 130 years ago, according to researchers from the US, China, Italy, Uruguay, and Australia, the decimation of native oysters — a contributor to healthy ecosystems and an indicator of ecosystem health — has largely been caused by overharvesting, disease, and introduction of exotic species.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [18]
Food [22]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Biodiversity [19]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Minerals Extraction Affects Many Beats [24]

With the US now 99-100% dependent on foreign countries for 20 of the 90 or so mineral commodities covered in a new USGS report, there are plenty of opportunities for you to concurrently cover the environment, business, national security, and crime.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [3]
Economy & Business [25]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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First of Many Potential Offshore Wind Power Sites Identified [26]

After participating in an 8-year struggle to get offshore wind development approved in Massachusetts waters, federal officials are pushing for expedited reviews and approvals in a rapidly growing number of other US coastal areas.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [18]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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"How to Cool the Planet" and "Hack the Planet" [28]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [29]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Disaster: Response Is Not Recovery Is Not Response [30]

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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