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Fungus Potentially Threatens Millions of Bats [1]

White-nose syndrome, an increasing cause of bat mortality, is spreading. Bats play an important role in controlling insect populations and pollinating plants.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [3]
Region: 
International [4]
Canada [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

"Food Inspectors Leave Some Problems With Bottled Water Unreported" [8]

"The Canadian Food Inspection Agency often finds problems with bottled water, but doesn't tell the public about them. Canada's federal food watchdog issued 29 recall notices for bottled water products between 2000 and early 2008, citing deficiencies such as contamination by bacteria, moulds, glass chips and trace amounts of arsenic. Of the recalls, affecting 49 different products, it issued a public warning in only seven cases, two of which came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made public its recall orders.

03/25/2009
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [7]
Canada [5]
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Google Earth Tool Provides Local CO2 Inventory [10]

Localizing the effects of climate change remains challenging. But a new tool makes it easier to at least pin down the local sources of one of the main greenhouse gases, with the inventory led by Purdue University scientists.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Air [12]
Technology [13]
Region: 
International [4]
Canada [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mexico [14]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Environment Canada Gags Scientists At Conference [15]

SEJ member Janet Pelley writes about her experience with EC scientists, policy and a press 'minder' at the recent Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [17]
Government [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Region: 
International [4]
Canada [5]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Past SEJ Regional Events and Meet-Ups [20]

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Here's a sampling of past SEJ regional events and meet-ups. Photo: Some of the SEJ members at the June 2017 IRE conference, participating in panels and attending the annual SEJ-at-IRE meet-up; courtesy of Jeff Burnside.

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Initiatives: 
SEJ Regional Conferences [21]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [4]
Canada [5]

Newsdate Aug. 27: New England, Canada May Leapfrog Kyoto [22]

On Aug. 27, 2001, a conference of six New England states and five Eastern Canadian provinces will consider a groundbreaking strategy for reducing greenhouse gasses in the region.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Pollution [23]
Region: 
Canada [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Public Citizen Scrutinizes Environmental Impacts of NATA [25]

Corporations are using a dispute resolution provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to circumvent environmental regulations in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Policy [26]
Region: 
Canada [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mexico [14]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Fish Farming Roundup [27]

As populations of wild salmon decline and cans and slabs of farmed salmon proliferate on supermarket shelves aquaculture practices that help feed the demand for the fish are gaining attention.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Region: 
Canada [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

SEJ Canada [29]

Useful resources for journalists covering Canadian environmental issues, as well as for those covering trans-border issues.

Visibility: 
Public [7]

2008 Archives: SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues [30]

December 19, 2008
SEJ voices concern over axing of CNN enviro-science units

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined several national and international science journalism organizations in writing a strong letter to CNN regarding its "shortsighted decision to cut its science, technology and environment unit in one fell swoop.... at a time when science coverage could not be more important in our national and international discourse." 

Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [17]
Journalism & Media [19]
Government [18]
Initiatives: 
Freedom of Information [31]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Region: 
Canada [5]
International [4]
National (U.S.) [6]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/fungus-potentially-threatens-millions-bats [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/food-inspectors-leave-some-problems-with-bottled-water-unreported [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [10] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/google-earth-tool-provides-local-co2-inventory [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology [14] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/mexico [15] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/environment-canada-gags-scientists-at-conference [16] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/watchdog-tipsheet [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [20] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-regional-conferences/past-sej-regional-events [21] https://www.sej.org/category/initiatives/sej-regional-conferences [22] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/newsdate-aug-27-new-england-canada-may-leapfrog-kyoto [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [24] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [25] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/public-citizen-scrutinizes-environmental-impacts-nata [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [27] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/fish-farming-roundup [28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [29] https://www.sej.org/library/sej-canada/overview [30] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/freedom-information/2008-archives-sej-speaks-foi-issues [31] https://www.sej.org/category/initiatives/foia [32] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=129 [33] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=124 [34] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=125 [35] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=126 [36] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=127 [37] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=128 [38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=131 [39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada?page=132