"Emergency vents that American officials have said would prevent devastating hydrogen explosions at nuclear plants in the United States were put to the test in Japan — and failed to work, according to experts and officials with the company that operates the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant."
"The Senate on Tuesday blocked a Democratic proposal to strip the five leading oil companies of tax breaks that backers of the measure said were unfairly padding industry profits while consumers were struggling with high gas prices."
A video report on data visualization as a storytelling medium. Produced by Geoff McGhee during a Knight Journalism Fellowship. Total running time: 54 minutes; with related information and links.
Journalists can focus on some major ocean issues at this event in Washington DC. It will cover everything from the Gulf of Mexico's struggle to recover from the BP oil spill to protection of over-exploited commercial fish stocks … to ocean acidification, marine protected areas, offshore energy, and coastal ecosystem restoration.
"An Obama administration plan to protect wildlife and water in U.S. national forests drew fire on Monday from environmental advocates who contend the new rule needs stronger scientific standards."
"Traveling through a rural part of the U.S. state of Georgia recently, Charles Seabrook heard a high-pitched whirring so loud he thought the engine of his pickup truck was overheating."
"A solar energy plane made the world's first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel."
"The Obama administration is pushing back against plans by its oil spill commission co-chairman to spread his message about offshore drilling reforms to Cuba, the panel leader said today."
"For the crime of snacking on endangered salmon, dozens of sea lions have been sentenced to die."
"Justice has eluded Ronnell Doughty, perhaps even failed him. Hospitalized as a toddler with serious lead poisoning, he's never learned to read well, dropped out of school and has a hard time controlling his temper — tragic but all-too-common outcomes of this urban health scourge. But Doughty, now 21, has been repeatedly denied a shot at compensation for the lasting injury done him two decades ago."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/japan-reactor-failings-danger-signs-us
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/world/asia/18japan.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/senate-refuses-end-tax-breaks-big-oil
[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/us/politics/18congress.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/library/journalismmedia/journalism-age-data
[6] https://www.sej.org/calendar/blue-vision-summit
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/environmental-groups-question-obamas-forest-plan
[8] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62026
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hear-buzzing-13-year-cicadas-are-back-us-south
[10] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62017
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/solar-plane-makes-maiden-international-flight
[12] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/62015
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/spill-panels-chairman-says-his-push-cuba-talks-irked-obama-admin
[14] http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/05/16/16greenwire-oil-spill-panels-chairman-says-his-push-for-cu-50005.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/salmon-eating-sea-lions-sentenced-die
[16] http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/salmon-eating-sea-lions-sentenced-to-die/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/baltimore-lead-paint-victim-struggles-justice
[18] http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-gr-leadpaint-victim-20110517,0,2186854.story
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4200
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4197
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4198
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4199
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4202
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4203
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4204
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4205
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4920