Pollution

The closure of U.S. airports following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, provides a rare opportunity to gauge the contributions of airports and related activities to a city's air pollution.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [9]

Pollution [3]

Region:

National (U.S.) [4]

Visibility:

Public [5]

Read more about Airport Closure: An Environmental Experiment [8]

CA to Change Zero-Emission Vehicle Requirements [10]

A likely upcoming shift in California's strategy to reduce smog from cars could affect new vehicles rolling onto roads nationwide over the next few years.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [9]

Pollution [3]

Region:

California [11]

Visibility:

Public [5]

Read more about CA to Change Zero-Emission Vehicle Requirements [10]

Journalist Sues AG Department Over Feedlot 'Phone Book' Secrecy [12]

A freelance journalist is challenging in court the US Department of Agriculture's efforts to keep secret its data on who owns the feedlots Americans can see and smell, but whose pollution the food industry does not want USDA to regulate.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [13]

Topics on the Beat:

Food [14]

Pollution [3]

Region:

National (U.S.) [4]

Visibility:

Public [5]

Read more about Journalist Sues AG Department Over Feedlot 'Phone Book' Secrecy [12]

New Rail Hazmat Regs Include Non-Disclosure Provisions [15]

A rule issued April 16, 2008, ostensibly to keep the public safe from shipments of highly hazardous materials by rail, has been little-understood by the public.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [13]

Topics on the Beat:

Disasters [16]

Pollution [3]

Region:

National (U.S.) [4]

Visibility:

Public [5]