Publication Items

Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [1]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Technology [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Wildlife [11]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [14]

The nonprofit conservation group SeaWeb will host a news conference in Washington, DC on the state of the world's oceans and the most challenging ocean conservation issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what to expect in the way of long-term consequences of this disaster.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [14]
Pioneering Report Documents Plight of North American Birds [18]

Nearly 150 species of North American birds are in significant trouble, according to a report released May 11, 2010, by a consortium of US, Canadian, and Mexican government agencies, NGOs, universities, and individuals.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [19]
Wildlife [11]
Region:
International [20]
Canada [21]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mexico [22]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [23]

A new US Geological Survey report indicates about 105 million US residents drink water from contaminated systems, often at pollutant concentrations that potentially pose a human health risk.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [24]
Health [25]
Water & Oceans [8]
Government [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [23]
Unidentified Wetlands Owners in 22 States Get USDA Funds [27]

About 75,000 acres of wetlands in 22 states and Puerto Rico will split $175 million of Natural Resources Conservation Service's Wetlands Reserve Program funding, but recipient properties or owners will not be identified.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [28]
Water & Oceans [8]
Government [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Unidentified Wetlands Owners in 22 States Get USDA Funds [27]
SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [29]

Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [30]
Air [31]
Chemicals [24]
Pollution [7]
Government [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [29]
TOOLBOX: A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases [32]

One tool to help tell shady lawyers from shiny is the recently updated, free, searchable online compilation at llrx.com.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [33]
People & Population [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases [32]
TOOLBOX: Senate Expenditures Now Online [35]

Expenditure data are not yet available for all Senators but you can search for the person you are interested in on the Center for Responsive Politics' campaign data site OpenSecrets.org.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Senate Expenditures Now Online [35]
TOOLBOX: EPA Adds 6,300 Chemicals and 3,800 Facilities to Database [36]

Find out more about potentially toxic chemicals in public commerce in the Envirofacts database, updated by EPA with previously unavailable information it collects under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [24]
Government [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: EPA Adds 6,300 Chemicals and 3,800 Facilities to Database [36]
Did Justice Dept. Prevent Abramoff from Appearing in Abramoff Film? [37]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed FOIA requests for information, alleging that the Justice Department refused to let the incarcerated super-lobbyist do on-camera interviews.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [13]
- Read more about Did Justice Dept. Prevent Abramoff from Appearing in Abramoff Film? [37]

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