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"Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age" [1]

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BookShelf [2]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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An Expansive Investigation's Key Lesson: Think BIG [6]

SEJournal has the "Inside Story" on "The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and America's Schools," a USA Today series by Blake Morrison and Brad Heath that won SEJ's 2009 Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting.

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Inside Story [7]
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Pollution [8]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about An Expansive Investigation's Key Lesson: Think BIG [6]
SEJ's Birth [9]

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SEJ News [10]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about SEJ's Birth [9]
Environmental Disclosure a High-Stakes Issue for Corporations [11]

Companies of all kinds face the prospect of major costs or losses as they face a future of unknown risks and uncertain regulations — and you are provided an environmental reporting opportunity.
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WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients [15]

In a historic step forward, EPA's proposed rule would require disclosure of ALL pesticide ingredients — which has not been required for decades.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [16]
Government [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients [15]
EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity [18]

But apparently confidentiality claims will only be rejected in cases where the chemicals have already been disclosed in the Toxic Substances Control Act inventory.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [16]
Government [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity [18]
Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental [19]

This includes three new datasets from EPA, PLUS many other datasets relevant to environmental issues, released in response to a Dec. 8, 2009, White House open government order.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental [19]
A Newbie's Advice on Getting Started with Video [20]

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Reporters Toolbox [21]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about A Newbie's Advice on Getting Started with Video [20]
The Beat: Top Universities Rethink How To Prepare E-Beat Journalists [22]

By BILL DAWSON

The Beat usually examines recent coverage of environmental issues. This time around, though, The Beat looks at the environmental beat itself — specifically, at a couple of recent developments related to the training of journalists to cover environmental issues.

The first event was the October announcement that Columbia University was suspending for review its two-year, dual-degree graduate program leading to one master's degree in journalism and another in environmental science.
SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about The Beat: Top Universities Rethink How To Prepare E-Beat Journalists [22]
Science Survey: Notes on Nature Can Be a Telling Scientific Record of Home [24]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Studies [26]
Science [27]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
- Read more about Science Survey: Notes on Nature Can Be a Telling Scientific Record of Home [24]

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