SEJ
Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > Disasters

"Snyder: Office Will Release Staff Emails On Flint Water" [1]

"Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday his office will release thousands of pages of emails his staff sent or received related to Flint’s water supply switch and subsequent contamination dating back to 2011."

Disasters [2]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]
Source: Detroit News [9], 02/23/2016
  • Read more about "Snyder: Office Will Release Staff Emails On Flint Water" [1]

"Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Flint Was Met With Silence" [10]

Michigan officials still say they cannot conclusively link an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease to Flint’s contaminated water supply, partly because sputum cultures were not collected from patients. But the possibility of a link was raised in internal government emails as early as October 2014, and state officials did not inform the public of the outbreak until last month.

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]
Source: NY Times [13], 02/23/2016
  • Read more about "Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Flint Was Met With Silence" [10]

"EPA Again Postpones Enbridge Fine for 2010 Kalamazoo River Spill" [14]

"Negotiations between Enbridge Inc. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been extended again over a fine that could exceed $100 million for violations under the Clean Water Act in the pipeline operator’s 2010 Kalamazoo River disaster."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: InsideClimate News [18], 02/22/2016
  • Read more about "EPA Again Postpones Enbridge Fine for 2010 Kalamazoo River Spill" [14]

"Death Toll From Fiji Cyclone Mounts Amid Health Crisis Fears" [19]

"Fiji began a massive cleanup on Monday after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the Pacific island nation, killing 21 people, flattening remote villages and cutting off communications."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [2]
Public [7]
Australia & Oceania [21]
Source: Reuters [22], 02/22/2016
  • Read more about "Death Toll From Fiji Cyclone Mounts Amid Health Crisis Fears" [19]

CA Declares Porter Ranch-Area Gas Leak Capped, But Uncertainty Remains [23]

"State officials formally declared the Aliso Canyon gas leak capped Thursday, but uncertainty remains about the future of the facility and the residents who live around it."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [7]
California [24]
Source: LA Times [25], 02/19/2016
  • Read more about CA Declares Porter Ranch-Area Gas Leak Capped, But Uncertainty Remains [23]

"Washington Asks If Railroads Could Afford $700M Oil Train Spill" [26]

"Railroads that haul oil trains through Washington state will need to report whether they could afford around $700 million to pay for a derailment and spill, under a recently finalized state rule."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Source: Bellingham Herald [28], 02/18/2016
  • Read more about "Washington Asks If Railroads Could Afford $700M Oil Train Spill" [26]

Pipeline Corrosion Caused Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Federal Officials [29]

"Federal regulators say corrosion on the outside of an oil pipeline was the cause of a major crude spill on the Santa Barbara coast last year."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [7]
California [24]
Source: AP [30], 02/18/2016
  • Read more about Pipeline Corrosion Caused Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Federal Officials [29]

"Oklahoma Cracks Down On Injection Wells After Earthquake Spike" [31]

"The Sooner State has switched strategies, limiting not just the depth, but amount of wastewater than oil and gas producers can pump back underground."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [33], 02/18/2016
  • Read more about "Oklahoma Cracks Down On Injection Wells After Earthquake Spike" [31]

Maine Law Hid Threats to Public from Oil Trains [34]

Maine passed a law in 2015 that allowed railroads to keep oil-train routing information from the public — over the governor's veto. In the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting's Pine Tree Watchdog, Dave Sherwood reports how the provision was a bait-and-switch.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [36]
Transportation [37]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
  • Read more about Maine Law Hid Threats to Public from Oil Trains [34]

Failure to Disclose Lead Threats in Drinking Water: Widespread Problem [41]

Bad as it is, the Flint drinking water disaster is hardly uncommon. Even though the law requires authorities to tell the public of dangerous levels of lead in drinking water, they often don't.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [42]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [3]
Health [43]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [36]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
  • Read more about Failure to Disclose Lead Threats in Drinking Water: Widespread Problem [41]

Pages

  • « first [2]
  • ‹ previous [44]
  • …
  • 439 [45]
  • 440 [46]
  • 441 [47]
  • 442 [44]
  • 443
  • 444 [48]
  • 445 [49]
  • 446 [50]
  • 447 [51]
  • …
  • next › [48]
  • last » [52]
  • Contact Us  |
  • Donate  |
  • Join  |
  • Members  |
  • Privacy & Security Policies  |
  • Reach SEJ Members  |
  • Renew  |
  • Site Map
The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.

Source URL:https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=442

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/snyder-office-will-release-staff-emails-flint-water [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [9] http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/02/22/snyder-office-release-staff-emails-flint-water/80771952/ [10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/legionnaires%E2%80%99-outbreak-flint-was-met-silence [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [13] http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/us/legionnaires-outbreak-in-flint-was-met-with-silence.html?partner=socialflow&smid=tw-nytnational&smtyp=cur&_r=0 [14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-again-postpones-enbridge-fine-2010-kalamazoo-river-spill [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [17] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [18] http://insideclimatenews.org/news/19022016/EPA-Enbridge-negotating-fine-2010-Kalamazoo-river-spill-clean-water-act-dilbit [19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/death-toll-fiji-cyclone-mounts-amid-health-crisis-fears [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [21] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/australia-oceania [22] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyclone-fiji-idUSKCN0VU0Z0 [23] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ca-declares-porter-ranch-area-gas-leak-capped-uncertainty-remains [24] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [25] http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-0219-porter-ranch-sealed-20160219-story.html [26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/washington-asks-if-railroads-could-afford-700m-oil-train-spill [27] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northwest [28] http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article60156446.html [29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pipeline-corrosion-caused-santa-barbara-oil-spill-federal-officials [30] http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pipeline-corrosion-caused-santa-barbara-oil-spill-federal-officials-say-20160217-story.html [31] https://www.sej.org/headlines/oklahoma-cracks-down-injection-wells-after-earthquake-spike [32] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest [33] http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0216/Oklahoma-cracks-down-on-injection-wells-after-earthquake-spike [34] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/maine-law-hid-threats-public-oil-trains [35] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/watchdog-tipsheet [36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-plains [39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [40] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west [41] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/failure-disclose-lead-threats-drinking-water-widespread-problem [42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=441 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=438 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=439 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=440 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=443 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=444 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=445 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=446 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=753