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Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding

$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
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TipSheet
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Disasters
Forests
Government
Region:
Northwest (OR WA)
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)
California
Alaska and Hawaii
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Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization

Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture

THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Fish & Fisheries
Economy & Business
Consumer
Disasters
Energy & Fuel
Environmental Studies
Food
Forests
Health
Government
Environmental Politics
Journalism & Media
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National (U.S.)
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Media Hype's Impacts On Disaster Victims And Endangered Species

By JAN KNIGHT

After a disaster, news coverage can amplify risk, create new health syndromes, study shows.

Disasters and their aftermaths can have repercussions that reach beyond the days or weeks that follow, and news reports can strongly impact public reaction to related risks, even contributing to increased reports of health-related problems that may not be linked to the disaster, a recent study shows.
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters
Journalism & Media
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National (U.S.)
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Toolbox: RMP*Comp Projects Chemical Disaster Scenarios

Use this free software tool, downloadable from EPA, to calculate how much injury a chemical spill could cause.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Disasters
Region:
National (U.S.)
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
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Public Risks from Chemical Facilities Aren't Just Theoretical

Accidents and criminal actions at private and government facilities continue to threaten millions of people. Find the accident history in counties you cover.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Disasters
Region:
National (U.S.)
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RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site

RTK NET's powerful tools make it easy to see which cities face the worst chemical risks, and what chemicals are involved.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Disasters
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Congress Chiefs Want Probe into Secret Bayer Poison Gas

House Energy Chair Waxman and Senate Commerce Chair Rockefeller call for investigation of whether Bayer could use safer chemicals at its Institute WV plant.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Disasters
Region:
National (U.S.)
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
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Citizens Journalist and Citizens Scientific Redefine Disaster Story

SEJ Publication Types:
Features
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
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NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring

Researchers, journalists in tow, will be chasing tornadoes around the central US in May and June to learn more about how tornadoes work, and better predict them and their paths.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters
Government
Science
Region:
National (U.S.)
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD)
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After Secrecy Claims, Bayer's Own Lapses Revealed as Biggest Threat

A U.S. Chemical Safety Board public hearing, delayed for a month due to Bayer's pleas for secrecy, finds lack of safety to be contributing factors to the 'accident' that killed two at an Institute, WV, plant in August 2008.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Disasters
Environmental Politics
Region:
National (U.S.)
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
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Publication Items

Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding

Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization

Media Hype's Impacts On Disaster Victims And Endangered Species

Toolbox: RMP*Comp Projects Chemical Disaster Scenarios

Public Risks from Chemical Facilities Aren't Just Theoretical

RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site

Congress Chiefs Want Probe into Secret Bayer Poison Gas

Citizens Journalist and Citizens Scientific Redefine Disaster Story

NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring

After Secrecy Claims, Bayer's Own Lapses Revealed as Biggest Threat

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