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Journalists hurrying to get up to speed on environmental or energy issues can get objective background from reports by the Congressional Research Service (an arm of the Library of Congress), which does not release them to the taxpaying public that funded them. We thank the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project for publishing them.

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WatchDog TipSheet [17]

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Climate Change [18]

Disasters [3]

Energy & Fuel [4]

Health [6]

Laws & Regulations [19]

Military [13]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]

Science [20]

Transportation [21]

Wildlife [22]

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Public [11]

Read more about Read the Congressional Reports You're Not Supposed To Read [16]

December 3, 2014

The Resilience Beat: Reporting on Climate, Population, and Health [23]

At the Wilson Center in Washington, DC (and webcast live), author Alan Weisman will give a keynote presentation on his experience researching and promoting his landmark book, "Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?" Following his presentation, a roundtable panel of environment and health reporters will discuss their surprising new stories where climate change meets resilience, population, and health.

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Health [6]

Journalism & Media [25]

People & Population [8]

February 23, 2026

DEADLINE: Metcalf Institute's Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists [26]

Metcalf Institute's 2026 Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists at the University of Rhode Island, Jun 21-26, is for full-time journalists to explore how plastics are produced, used, and discarded — and how their breakdown contributes to widespread environmental contamination. Apply by Feb 23.

Workshops and Fellowships [27]

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Chemicals [28]

Climate Change [18]

Diversity [29]

Environmental Health [5]

Health [6]

Journalism & Media [25]

Pollution [15]

Science [20]

Water & Oceans [30]

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]

Between the Lines: Rain of Steel — Covering the Environment, Health Fallout of Unexploded Ordnance [32]

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BookShelf [2]

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Disasters [3]

Environmental Health [5]

Health [6]

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Asia [10]

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Read more about Between the Lines: Rain of Steel — Covering the Environment, Health Fallout of Unexploded Ordnance [32]

"U.S.D.A. to Allow Chicken From Chinese Companies" [33]

"Genuine General Tso’s chicken may soon be on the plate. The Department of Agriculture will allow Chinese poultry processing companies to ship fully cooked, frozen and refrigerated chicken to the United States."

Agriculture [34]

Food [35]

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National (U.S.) [9]

Source: NY Times [36], 11/07/2014

Read more about "U.S.D.A. to Allow Chicken From Chinese Companies" [33]

"How A Tilt Toward Safety Stopped A Scientist's Virus Research" [37]

"As cases of a worrisome respiratory virus continue to pop up in the Middle East, scientists who study it in the U.S. are struggling to understand how they'll be affected by a government moratorium on certain kinds of experiments."

Health [6]

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Source: NPR [38], 11/07/2014

Read more about "How A Tilt Toward Safety Stopped A Scientist's Virus Research" [37]

Will Fracking Disclosure Decisions Put Profits Above Health? [39]

Federal agencies are still grinding forward on decisions about disclosure of often-toxic ingredients pumped into the ground during "fracking" to produce gas and oil. Significant decisions may come eventually from the Interior Department, the EPA, and the Obama White House. But don't bet on any courageous decisions until after the November election.

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WatchDog TipSheet [17]

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Chemicals [28]

Economy & Business [40]

Energy & Fuel [4]

Health [6]

Pollution [15]

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Public [11]