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Private Water Wells Commonly Contaminated in Canada [1]

A University of Alberta researcher publishes his findings online March 15, 2010, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [3]
People & Population [4]
Region: 
International [5]
Canada [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

EPA Makes Chemical Inventory Freely Available [8]

Search and sort 84,000 selected chemicals manufactured, used, or imported into the US — minus 17,000 still hidden from the public due to claims of business confidentiality.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [9]
Government [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Money Flows As Elections Loom [12]

The newly upgraded and expanded MAPLight.org will help you make connections between lobbying and campaign contributions and the actions of members of the US House and Senate, including their votes on specific bills and issues.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Government [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Renewable Energy & Superfund Sites: Watts Up? [16]

A new project of EPA and the National Renewable Energy Lab will analyze development potential for wind, solar, or small hydro power at contaminated sites in various stages of cleanup.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [17]
Pollution [18]
Technology [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Feds Launch New Tool For Locating Endangered Species [20]

Find out if an endangered or threatened animal or plant species lives in counties of interest to your audience, and cover it in the context of current news developments or some other at-risk-species angle.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [21]
Wildlife [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Birds: New Listings, Cutting-Edge Research, and At-Risk Assessments [23]

For the first time in 25 years, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has updated the list of federally-protected migratory birds. The net result is the addition of 175 species, bringing the total to 1,007.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [21]
Wildlife [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

1 in 7 Wildlife Refuges Has Genetically Engineered Crops [24]

Three organizations file a lawsuit against the USFWS, a new study finds three strains of GE maize likely damaged organs of rats that ate the foods for just three months, pesticide use associated with GE crops may actually be greater than for traditional crops, and GE seed prices skyrocket.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Biodiversity [21]
Policy [27]
Technology [19]
Wildlife [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

More Than 550 Utilities Now Using Potentially Safer Chemicals [28]

The plants, ranging from very large to very small, are now using chemicals and processes such as liquid chlorine bleach, calcium hypochlorite, or ultraviolet light — allegedly making ~40 million people living nearby safer.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [29]
Chemicals [9]
Disasters [30]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Who's Biking/Walking in Your State and City? [31]

The Alliance for Biking and Walking's second biennial report, while mainly a recitation of statistics, is a highly useful source of leads and context for transit-related stories.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Transportation [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

USGS Minerals Report: A Tale of Economy and Environment [33]

Many story leads are tucked away in this 196-page report: recession impacts from drops in extraction and consumption, increases in importation of key materials, insights on stories related to climate change and air pollution, and much more. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Air [34]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [18]
Government [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

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