Publication Items

Diverse Range of Experts Team Up On Wind Turbine Issue [1]

Concerns continue to mount over the potential impact of wind-turbine blades on airborne wildlife. Hence, a consortium of experts has agreed on priorities for investigation, including turbine placement, design, and operation; aerodynamics of turbines, birds, and bats; and habitat, topography, and weather conditions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You? [8]

The Bush Administration, through the OMB, pressured EPA to water down lead monitoring requirements it had tightened in October 2008. Now EPA may get more or all of the monitors it originally wanted, near facilities that emit about a half ton of lead per year.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [9]
Chemicals [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Government [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Big Money Targets Weatherization [14]

The topic of weatherization might appear mundane, but the sheer magnitude of the current multi-billion-dollar program, and its relative importance in increasing energy efficiency and combating climate change, make it a story worth covering.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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The Outdoor Activity Trend May Be Healthier Than Reported [16]

There have been numerous reports of the demise of outdoor activities in recent years. But it's only half the story — many parks and activities have had increases in use.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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DOE Closes Door To Journos [19]

Journalists were told to leave the room before Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman spoke to a group of lobbyists and private-industry representatives at the June 2009 meeting of the Energy Facility Contractors Group in Washington.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [13]
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [22]

The Project on Government Oversight celebrated Earth Day blogging interesting facts gleaned from its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [23]

In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [24]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Food [25]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [26]
Government [13]
Science [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [28]

A July 26 McClatchy story about an ammonia spill that killed one in South Carolina is similar to others that could be told in other U.S. states.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [10]
Disasters [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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TVA IG Says Agency Let Lawyers Stifle $3 Million Study on Coal-Ash Spill Causes [30]

An investigation by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee indicates the Tennessee Valley Authority opted not to make changes that could have prevented the massive December 2008 spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [32]

The Obama administration releases high-resolution photos, taken by US spy satellites over the years, documenting the extent and quality of arctic sea ice.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Government [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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