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2005 Archives: SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues [1]

November 15, 2005
SEJ joins call for post-Katrina FEMA contract disclosure

SEJ joined a number of open-government groups in urging President Bush to post online full copies of all contracts and other paperwork authorizing spending for relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.

Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Government [4]
Disasters [5]
Chemicals [6]
Initiatives: 
Freedom of Information [7]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
National (U.S.) [10]

Did CDC Agency Suppress FEMA Trailer Health Info? [11]

Two House Science subcommittees are investigating allegations that the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) suppressed information on harmful levels of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers given out after Hurricane Katrina.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Katrina FOIA Delay Saga: "Expedited" Takes on New Meaning at FEMA [13]

Suppose there were a catastrophe and you needed information fast. Would you call FEMA?
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Coal Ash Stories Untold in Many Communities [14]

The December 2008 coal-ash spill at a Tennessee power plant has been making headlines for two weeks — but few journalists realize there are coal-ash stories to be unearthed in many communities. Here are some clues for finding them.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Hurricane History Available From NOAA [18]

With hurricane season in full swing, NOAA's new resource for identifying historical hurricane tracks may be a useful tool.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Team Trying to Predict Detailed Hurricane Locations and Losses [19]

With hurricane season once again upon us, you may find it beneficial to check out an interesting new alternative information source.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

La Nina's Return May Lead to More Hurricanes and Drought [20]

The short-lived El Nino pattern of 2006-2007 is likely already transitioning to a La Nina pattern, NOAA officials said Feb. 28, 2007.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Environmental Refugees: Demographic and Other Resources [22]

Key resources of studies and statistics for human angles on environmental stories.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [21]
Planning & Growth [23]
Disasters [5]
People & Population [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Region: 
International [26]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Environmental Refugees: U.S. and World Examples [27]

Disasters create hundreds of thousands of environmental refugees in U.S and the World.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [21]
Planning & Growth [23]
Disasters [5]
People & Population [24]
Region: 
International [26]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Special Year 2008 Look-Ahead: Environmental Refugees Grow in Numbers [28]

E-refugees grow in numbers, reflect threats to safety, security.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [21]
Planning & Growth [23]
Disasters [5]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Region: 
International [26]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

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