Publication Items

262 Groups Urge Congress To Protect Whistleblowers [1]

A coalition of 262 citizen groups from many walks of life urge the new Congress to pass legislation ending the widespread practice of government retaliation against federal employees who reveal government waste, fraud, and abuse.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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SEJ 2001 Conference: Get Your Discount While You Can [9]

Don't miss our earlybird rate! SEJ members who register by August 10 for SEJ's 11th Annual Conference (October 17-21, 2001, Portland, OR) pay only $145.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
International [12]
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about SEJ 2001 Conference: Get Your Discount While You Can [9]
Overfishing: New Research, Reports, and Legislation [13]

Overfishing is far greater than ever realized.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Park Service Advisory Board Recommendations [15]

The Natl. Park Service Advisory Board will release its recommendations for improving the agency's ability to preserve parks
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Park Service Advisory Board Recommendations [15]
Coming Soon: The 2001 Antarctic Ozone Hole [16]

Sometime in the next month, the Antarctic ozone hole is likely to start reappearing -- and making headlines.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [17]
Pollution [18]
Region:
International [12]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Fluoridation Debate Continues [19]

A decades-old controversy continues to hound the issue of fluoridated drinking water, which is consumed by a little over half of the US population.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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EPA Mulls Loosening Limits on Atrazine in Drinking Water [21]

Atrazine, one of the most commonly used pesticides on crops ranging from corn to trees, may not be as dangerous to humans as previously thought.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [22]
Chemicals [23]
Food [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about EPA Mulls Loosening Limits on Atrazine in Drinking Water [21]
In Case of Railroad Accident, Open This File [25]

In 2000, 753 trains carrying hazardous substances had an accident and 35 released some of those hazardous substances to the environment.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about In Case of Railroad Accident, Open This File [25]
Coal Remining: One Way to Clean Up Acid Drainage? [26]

Acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines is the biggest water-quality problem in the Appalachian states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [23]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Coal Remining: One Way to Clean Up Acid Drainage? [26]
EPA Expected to Ease Up on Utility Emission Rules [28]

EPA will deliver to President Bush its recommendations for streamlining air pollution regulations for utility power plants and other energy-related facilities.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about EPA Expected to Ease Up on Utility Emission Rules [28]

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