Publication Items

Cities Attack Climate Change, One Kilowatt at a Time [1]

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Canada, US, and Mexico) issued a report on Sept. 17, 2010, illustrating the steps 13 North American cities are taking, from small, planned efforts to reduce building energy use, to comprehensive, multi-sector adopted plans for reducing energy use.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Climate Change [7]
Region:
Mexico [8]
Canada [9]
International [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Report: Nitrogen and Phosphorous Pollution Remains Serious Threat [13]

The USGS study used data from thousands of locations to analyze trends from 1992 to 2004. You can probably find many local and regional stories as these pollutants contribute to various environmental and human health problems.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [14]
Pollution [15]
Health [16]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Chemicals [19]
Agriculture [20]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Government Secrecy Over Pipeline Location, Regulatory Neglect Challenged [21]

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration withholds data about pipeline condition and inspections, meaning pipeline explosions caused by preventable and fixable corrosion are far more likely to kill Americans than any caused by terrorists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [24]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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TSA Likens Photographers to Terrorists [25]

The Transportation Security Administration's recent poster shows a photographer in a hoodie taking pictures at an airport and urging people to call the cops if they saw such a thing.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [24]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Court: BLM Must Release Names of Grazing Permit Holders [26]

The decision could eventually force disclosure for holders of some 18,000 permits across 160 million acres in the West.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Agriculture [20]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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More Resources for Digging Into the Gulf Spill Story [29]

Despite the new, apparently unwritten law against digging journalistically into the impacts of the spill, there are information resources here that may help you dig into other oil/environment stories as well.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [14]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Disasters [23]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Federal Cops to Gulf Journos: Don't Dig, It's Illegal [31]

Watch the video: Pensacola TV reporter Dan Thomas is accosted by USFWS and NPS after finding layers of crude oil (with his toy shovel) less than a foot below the surface — giving the lie to BP and government claims that beaches had been cleaned.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [28]
Government [24]
Disasters [23]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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How Green Is Your Cell Phone? [32]

Here are a few tips for examining company "eco-friendly" marketing claims, and exploring how cell phones and their use impact the environment, all of which can serve as a hook for compelling consumer news stories in any media.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Technology [33]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Study: Winter Road Safety Means More Environmental Toxicity [34]

Salt and other substances used to make roads and other paved surfaces safer contaminate water ways with deadly toxicity levels that can even last till summer in some areas, according to a USGS study.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [35]
Pollution [15]
Chemicals [19]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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Fracking Associated with Well Water Toxics; Causation Not Yet Proven [36]

EPA warns Pavillion, WY residents not to drink or cook with their well water, and that the presence of methane (the main ingredient in natural gas) is so high that they should ventilate any room in which a shower is operating, and to not ignite anything in a closed room in which water is running.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [14]
Pollution [15]
Environmental Health [18]
Chemicals [19]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [37]
Visibility:
Public [12]
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