Publication Items

Pioneering Report Documents Plight of North American Birds [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Wildlife [4]
Region:
International [5]
Canada [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mexico [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [10]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Health [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Unidentified Wetlands Owners in 22 States Get USDA Funds [15]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [13]
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Unidentified Wetlands Owners in 22 States Get USDA Funds [15]
SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [17]

Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [18]
Air [19]
Chemicals [11]
Pollution [20]
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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TOOLBOX: A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases [21]

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 [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases [21]
TOOLBOX: Senate Expenditures Now Online [25]

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 [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Senate Expenditures Now Online [25]
TOOLBOX: EPA Adds 6,300 Chemicals and 3,800 Facilities to Database [26]

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 [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: EPA Adds 6,300 Chemicals and 3,800 Facilities to Database [26]
Did Justice Dept. Prevent Abramoff from Appearing in Abramoff Film? [27]

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 [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Forest Service Gags Employees, Belies Obama Openness Vow [28]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility obtained and disclosed a USFS memo ordering its law enforcement personnel not to talk to reporters about anything without first getting clearance from its Washington director and press office.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [29]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Government [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Judge Backs Chevron's Grab for Documentary Out-takes in Ecuador Case [30]

A federal district judge in New York ordered film-maker Joe Berlinger to turn over more than 600 hours of raw footage from his documentary "Crude," about a lawsuit by natives in Ecuador charging Chevron with polluting the Amazon rainforest there.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [20]
Journalism & Media [32]
Region:
International [5]
South America [33]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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