Publication Items

Radon Action Month a Chance To Save Lives [1]

Every year, an estimated 20,000 Americans die of lung cancer caused by exposure to radon — a naturally occurring radioactive gas that often finds its way into indoor air. So now's a good time to look at the ways radon impacts your audience and how people can protect themselves.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Health [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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EPA Reports on Lake Conditions Nationwide [8]

More than 4 of every 10 US lakes are in only fair or poor condition, according to EPA's first national assessment using consistent criteria.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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AAAS Meeting Offers Chance To Catch Enviro Scientists [11]

Dozens of sessions on environmental topics are on the agenda at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to be held Feb. 18-22 in San Diego.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [13]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Local Auto Shows Offer Hook for Covering Green Vehicles [14]

It may be worth covering an auto show near you this year, since greener cars of many stripes are drawing more attention by manufacturers, consumers, and regulators.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [15]
Technology [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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'Letting the Cards Talk' [17]

Seasoned journalist Susan Feathers plays the hand of a grand jury report — 10 years later.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [19]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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SEJournal Winter 2009-10, Vol. 19 No. 4 [21]

In this issue: SEJ's birth and 20 years of conferences; 'Letting the cards talk'; An expansive investigation’s key lesson: Think Big; It can be dangerous being an e-journalist in the digital age; Top universities rethink how to prepare e-beat journalists; Board election draws many candidates, record votes; Notes on nature can be a telling scientific record of home; A newbie’s advice on getting started with video; President's Report, Media on the Move and book reviews.

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SEJournal Online [22]
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Public [7]
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Sunlight Tool Makes Tracking White House Visitors Easier [23]

Sunlight Foundation took the raw data of White House visitor logs, matched the names to those in OpenSecrets.org, FollowTheMoney.org, LittleSis.org, Google and Wikipedia, and created a searchable online database.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Calls for Input on Openness [26]

Secrecy News reports the NRC, responding to a Dec. 2009 White House OMB directive, has asked the public what information it should post online and how else it might improve transparency and collaboration with the public.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Nuclear Power & Radiation [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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DOE Lists Its Environmental Impact Statements Online [28]

A handy research tool for investigative reporters is a full list of all the recent Environmental Impact Statements issued by the Department of Energy.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Studies [29]
Government [25]
Environmental Health [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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White House Moves To Reinstate Bush-Suppressed Climate Reports [31]

Katharine Jacobs, chair of the forthcoming National Academy of Sciences report on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change and a professor at the University of Arizona, will head up the effort to reinstate the National Assessment — with new emphasis on adaptation.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [32]
Government [25]
Science [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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