Publication Items

15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [1]

The National Trails system, already stretching more than 12,500 miles, expands with the addition of 31 more trails totalling 716 miles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [3]
Transportation [4]
Government [5]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [14]

The changes affect only new drilling areas and may include greater consideration of environmental impacts, more public review, fewer "categorical exclusions" from environmental review, and more.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [15]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Government [5]
Policy [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Rig Survivors Detained Until They Signed Statements [20]

Deepwater Horizon explosion survivors were detained at sea for 36 to 40 hours and prevented from talking to families or going home until they signed two statements, one that they'd not been injured and the other that they'd not witnessed the explosion.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [16]
Water & Oceans [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [24]

Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [15]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Water & Oceans [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [25]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [26]

Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Economy & Business [15]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [22]
People & Population [29]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [30]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [15]
Chemicals [31]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Health [32]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [22]
Environmental Health [33]
Wildlife [34]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [35]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Economy & Business [15]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [22]
Government [5]
Wildlife [34]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [36]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Economy & Business [15]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [22]
Technology [37]
Journalism & Media [25]
Wildlife [34]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill [38]

The nonprofit conservation group SeaWeb will host a news conference in Washington, DC on the state of the world's oceans and the most challenging ocean conservation issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what to expect in the way of long-term consequences of this disaster.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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Pioneering Report Documents Plight of North American Birds [39]

Nearly 150 species of North American birds are in significant trouble, according to a report released May 11, 2010, by a consortium of US, Canadian, and Mexican government agencies, NGOs, universities, and individuals.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [40]
Wildlife [34]
Region:
International [41]
Canada [42]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mexico [43]
Visibility:
Public [13]
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