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Committing to Collaboration: How Two Freelancers Pulled Off a Cross-Pacific Partnership [1]

Winnifred Bird and Jane Braxton Little, a former SEJ mentor program pair, describe (with humor!) the process of how they turned their shared interest in the Fukushima disaster's affect on forest ecosystems and rural communities into a successful writing collaboration.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Freelance Files [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [3]
Forests [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Region: 
California [7]
Asia [8]
Europe [9]
Visibility: 
Public [10]
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"Global Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Seen Underestimated, May Spiral" [11]

"German utility E.ON's breakup has led to worries that funds set aside for decommissioning reactors will not suffice, but globally the cost of unwinding nuclear is uncertain as estimates range widely."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Public [10]
International [12]
Source: Reuters [13], 01/21/2015
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"Water Pollution: EPA Proposes Expanded Oversight of Uranium Mining" [14]

"U.S. EPA is proposing new water protection and monitoring regulations for a controversial form of uranium mining, according to a copy obtained by Greenwire."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Greenwire [18], 01/15/2015
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More Secret Reports from Congressional Research Service [19]

Nobody has ever explained why Congress refuses to release the tax-funded explainers produced by the Congressional Research Service. They are a gold standard for journalists needing quick background. Here are some recent CRS reports relevant to environmental journalists, helpfully released by the Federation of American Scientists.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Government [24]
Health [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Water & Oceans [16]
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Public [10]
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"Vermont Nuclear Plant Shuts Down" [27]

"The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant went offline permanently Monday as part of the decommissioning process."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Public [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Source: The Hill [29], 12/30/2014
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"Savannah River Site Authorized To Close Nuclear Waste Storage Tanks" [30]

"Savannah River Site will permanently seal in place more Cold War-era storage tanks after removing highly radioactive liquid nuclear waste."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Public [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: Augusta Chronicle [32], 12/24/2014
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Allies Unite To Prevent New Uranium Mines Until Old Ones Are Cleaned Up [33]

"MILAN, N.M. - Jonnie and Milton Head's granddaughter won't bring her children to visit them at their home here in the Bluewater Valley. 'There's five times the EPA recommended daily dosage of airborne radiation,' Jonnie explains."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Public [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Native Sun News [35], 12/23/2014
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"Fuel Rods Are Removed From Damaged Fukushima Reactor" [36]

"TOKYO — The cleanup of Japan’s devastated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crossed an important milestone on Saturday when the plant’s operator announced it had safely removed the radioactive fuel from the most vulnerable of the four heavily damaged reactor buildings."

Disasters [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Public [10]
Asia [8]
Source: NY Times [37], 12/22/2014
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"India’s Nuclear Ambitions Rattle Tsunami-Hit Coast" [38]

"IDINTHA KARAI, India—Here along India’s southern coast—ravaged by tsunami waves 10 years ago—the country’s newest nuclear plant towers over the shoreline."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [10]
Asia [8]
Source: Wall St. Journal [39], 12/22/2014
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"US Not Fully Prepared for Nuclear Terrorist Attack" [40]

"WASHINGTON — The federal government isn't fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or large-scale natural catastrophe, lacking effective coordination, and in some cases is years away from ensuring adequate emergency shelter and medical treatment, congressional investigators have found."

Disasters [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [41], 12/19/2014
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