"Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster" [1]
"Whale watchers have spotted a stunning number of humpback whales in New York waters recently, especially around the Rockaway peninsula, part of New York's borough of Queens. More than a hundred of the massive and majestic beasts have been sighted so far this year, marking what may be the largest resurgence of whales the region has ever seen."
"NEW YORK -- For the past 18 months, Americans from Albany to Oregon have voiced growing alarm over the rising number of oil-laden freight trains coursing through their cities, a trend they fear is endangering public safety."
"WASHINGTON –- The 1,000-page omnibus spending package released Tuesday night is reigniting a fight over rules for U.S. financing of coal plants abroad."
"Hotter days mean less cold cash for Americans, according to a new study matching 40 years of temperatures to economics."
"The Obama administration will soon finish rules aimed at controlling pollution from toxic coal ash, making good on a promise it made less than two months after President Obama’s inauguration."
In this excerpt from the latest issue of SEJournal (Fall), Webster University journalism professor Don Corrigan shares how he used his classroom as a focal point for generating material with student inquiry and invitations to local experts, resulting in publication of a guide to St. Louis' environmental issues — and how the book can serve as a template for other professors to write a book for other states or regions.
"DALLAS — Propped up on a hospital bed, Taylor Ishee listened as his mother shared a conviction that choked her up. His rare cancer had a cause, she believes, and it wasn’t genetics."
"Before lawmakers could agree to a $1.1 trillion, last-minute deal to avoid shutting down the U.S. government, they first had to deal with a couple of birds."
"A coalition of environmental groups reminded President Obama Monday that they want him to set set strong standard for coal ash storage."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-su14/fukushima-story-nuclear-disaster
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/bookshelf
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health
[7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/nuclear-power/radiation
[8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia
[11] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/humpbacks-are-returning-nyc-waters-and-theres-lot-them
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[14] http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/11150/20141212/humpbacks-returning-nyc-waters-theres-lot.htm
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-taxpayers-help-fund-oil-train-boom-amid-safety-concerns
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation
[17] http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0JS0DR20141214?irpc=932
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/congress-stuffed-some-coal-its-omnibus-package
[19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[20] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/10/omnibus-coal-financing_n_6304622.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green
[21] https://www.sej.org/headlines/study-hotter-days-us-mean-less-cold-cash
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[24] http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/EnvironmentandNature/Article_2014-12-15-US-SCI--Hot Day Economics/id-40d24055d70f4da0aeb4e2faf76f4244
[25] https://www.sej.org/headlines/first-coal-ash-regulations-offing
[26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[28] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/227013-first-coal-ash-regs-in-the-offing
[29] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-fa14/classroom-bookshelf
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/ej-academy
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-plains
[32] https://www.sej.org/headlines/health-worries-pervade-north-texas-fracking-zone
[33] http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/12/11/16396/health-worries-pervade-north-texas-fracking-zone?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20publici_rss%20%28The%20Center%20for%20Public%20Integrity%20Latest%20Stories%29
[34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sage-grouse-bye-bye-birdie
[35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife
[36] http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/sage-grouse-spending-bill-endangered-species-protection-113483.html
[37] https://www.sej.org/headlines/greens-ask-obama-go-big-coal-ash
[38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste
[39] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/226312-greens-ask-obama-to-go-big-on-coal-ash
[40] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1362
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1359
[42] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1360
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1361
[44] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1364
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1365
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1366
[47] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1367
[48] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=2262