Publication Items

Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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TVA IG Says Agency Let Lawyers Stifle $3 Million Study on Coal-Ash Spill Causes [7]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about TVA IG Says Agency Let Lawyers Stifle $3 Million Study on Coal-Ash Spill Causes [7]
Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [10]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Government [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [13]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [10]
SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [14]

Sloppy legal draftsmanship resulted in a 1999 law that could put journalists and publishers in jail for doing investigative exposés of animal cruelty.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [15]
Activism [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [14]
State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [17]

A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [19]
Pollution [20]
Transportation [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [17]
EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2 [23]

In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [19]
Pollution [20]
Government [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2 [23]
Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law [24]

Critics of the US General Mining Act of 1872 are hopeful that the law, which was crafted at a time when the priority was encouraging mining in a largely unsettled West, will finally be revamped.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law [24]
Battle Over Chemical Facility Security Reignites [26]

The extended deadline for temporary regulations addressing the security of thousands of chemical facilities expires Oct. 4, 2009. If Congress doesn't enact new legislation, business may continue as usual. But there is a possibility that Congress will act this year.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Battle Over Chemical Facility Security Reignites [26]
Media Critic: Who Will Do Regional or Local Investigations in Science? [27]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [28]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [29]
Science [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Media Critic: Who Will Do Regional or Local Investigations in Science? [27]
Texas Journalist Adapts and Digs Deeper on the E-Beat [31]

Read the "Inside Story" on the experiences of Greg Harman, a staff writer for the San Antonio Current, who wanted to be a journalist covering the environment and has stayed with that decision.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Texas Journalist Adapts and Digs Deeper on the E-Beat [31]

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