Publication Items

EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients [1]

In a historic step forward, EPA's proposed rule would require disclosure of ALL pesticide ingredients — which has not been required for decades.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients [1]
EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity [7]

But apparently confidentiality claims will only be rejected in cases where the chemicals have already been disclosed in the Toxic Substances Control Act inventory.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity [7]
Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental [8]

This includes three new datasets from EPA, PLUS many other datasets relevant to environmental issues, released in response to a Dec. 8, 2009, White House open government order.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental [8]
A Newbie's Advice on Getting Started with Video [9]

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about A Newbie's Advice on Getting Started with Video [9]
The Beat: Top Universities Rethink How To Prepare E-Beat Journalists [12]

By BILL DAWSON

The Beat usually examines recent coverage of environmental issues. This time around, though, The Beat looks at the environmental beat itself — specifically, at a couple of recent developments related to the training of journalists to cover environmental issues.

The first event was the October announcement that Columbia University was suspending for review its two-year, dual-degree graduate program leading to one master's degree in journalism and another in environmental science.
SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about The Beat: Top Universities Rethink How To Prepare E-Beat Journalists [12]
Science Survey: Notes on Nature Can Be a Telling Scientific Record of Home [14]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Studies [16]
Science [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Science Survey: Notes on Nature Can Be a Telling Scientific Record of Home [14]
E-Reporting Biz: It Can Be Dangerous Being An E-Journalist in the Digital Age [18]

The digital age of environmental journalism has brought with it an ugly underbelly characterized by increasingly bitter personal exchanges and accusations and a sucking-up of countless hours of productive reporting time and effort. How reporters handle these distractions may shape how well the American public understands, or doesn't understand, the climate challenge they and future generations will face.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about E-Reporting Biz: It Can Be Dangerous Being An E-Journalist in the Digital Age [18]
Media on the Move: New Jobs, Projects and Awards for SEJ Members [20]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Media on the Move: New Jobs, Projects and Awards for SEJ Members [20]
SEJ News: Board Election Draws Many Candidates, Record Votes [22]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about SEJ News: Board Election Draws Many Candidates, Record Votes [22]
SEJ Reaches Out and Expands in Old and New Ways [23]

As SEJ enters its 20th anniversary year, it's worth remembering why we exist, what principles we started out with in 1990 and still retain, what has changed, and what should change. Read more from SEJ President Christy George.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Studies [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about SEJ Reaches Out and Expands in Old and New Ways [23]

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