Publication Items

EPA Releases Raw TRI Data Early [1]

The rawness of the data, which will be analyzed and revised by EPA at a later date, means that, for now, reporters will need to do more of their own ground-truthing in order to use it.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Pollution [4]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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CDC Launches National Public Health Tracking Program [8]

This data tool shows promise, but it currently tracks only non-infectious conditions and not others tied to environmental causes, such as neurological, endocrine, and reproductive disorders.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [9]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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DOE Closes Door To Journos [10]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about DOE Closes Door To Journos [10]
POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [12]

The Project on Government Oversight celebrated Earth Day blogging interesting facts gleaned from its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [12]
Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [13]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Food [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Government [5]
Science [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [13]
Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [20]

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 [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [20]
TVA IG Says Agency Let Lawyers Stifle $3 Million Study on Coal-Ash Spill Causes [22]

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 [21]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [24]

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 [25]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [24]
SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [27]

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 [28]
Activism [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [27]
Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report [30]

Reporters interested in following the hazards of dams, refineries, chemical plants, pipelines, and other infrastructure may find story leads in DHS reports.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [14]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Health [9]
Natural Resources [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Toolbox: Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report [30]

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