Publication Items

Many Contaminants Infiltrate Caves [1]

Along with the usual spooky and spine-tingling sights we have come to expect in caves, another scary inhabitant is turning up — contaminants such as PCBs, pesticides, dioxins, gasoline, fertilizers, sewage, and caffeine. These pollutants, which are leaching into caves from the surface and groundwater, can pose a threat to the delicate underground environments that are prized by many, and that provide benefits to people, plants, and animals on the surface. The presence of these contaminants underground also serves as a blunt reminder of how pervasive pollutants are.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Health [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
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Wild & Scenic Rivers Act Turns 40 [9]

On Oct. 2, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act turns 40. How are your local rivers faring? Here's a collection of ideas, sources, and resources for river-related stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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States Backing Off Enforcement of Toxic Military Site Cleanups [12]

The US military has created at least 31,487 toxic sites at 4,624 military facilities or properties. Many of these have been cleaned up to some degree over the past few decades, but 7,056 still haven't had any cleanup, nor is there an accepted cleanup plan in place, according to the Sept. 18, 2008, testimony of Wayne Arny (703-695-2880), Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [5]
Military [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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November 2008 Elections Include Many Environmental Measures [14]

In addition to casting their vote for president on Nov. 4, 2008, many people will be voting on environmental ballot measures of one type or another. At the state level, there are several dozen ballot measures related to issues such as agriculture, energy, or natural resources.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Federal and State Moves on Wolves Spur More Controversy [16]

The long-running battle over the status of wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains is heading into another critical stretch.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
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Public [8]
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Act Against Invasives Expanding to Nurseries [18]

The deliberate sale of invasive plants, through nurseries and similar venues, is one of the many routes through which they spread.
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TipSheet [2]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
- Read more about Act Against Invasives Expanding to Nurseries [18]
REPORT: Bush Admin Plan Ignores Air Transport Warming Impact [19]

The Bush administration's strategic NextGen plan to enable the tripling of US air traffic ignores global warming, a report out today charges.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Cash Crop: Native Grasses [21]

Throughout the West, farmers' fields are covered in tall grass. That's not neglect - it's profitable.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Forest Service to Release Environmental Assessment for Fire Retardant [23]

The US Forest Service is expected, possibly as soon as mid-July 2007, to release its environmental assessment for aerial applications of fire retardant.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Voluntary Program Targets Coastal Boating Pollution [24]

A voluntary program designed to reduce nonpoint (diffuse) sources of coastal water pollution caused by boating has been slowly expanding since the late 1990s.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Voluntary Program Targets Coastal Boating Pollution [24]

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