Tracking the Fracking Boom
In this excerpt from the latest issue of SEJournal (Fall), Bobby Magill's special report offers coverage basics and questions to ask when you are reporting on the spread of shale oil and gas development.
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"Christmas Decorations Filled With Toxic Chemicals, Study Finds"
"What could be worse that getting a bag of coal for Christmas? A bag full of toxic chemicals, health groups say."
Source: The Hill, 12/17/2014
"Thousands of Miles of Va. Rivers Are Polluted, Report Shows"
"More than 16,000 miles of Virginia rivers are polluted, a new report shows. That’s up nearly 3,000 miles from the previous report two years ago."
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, 12/17/2014
Nutrient Pollution Trading in Limbo in Maryland, Expands in Virginia
"While the Obama administration is touting Virginia's pollution trading program as an 'innovative market-based approach' to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland's trading effort remains stuck in limbo after years of study and debate."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 12/17/2014
"Saving the Colorado River Delta, One Habitat at a Time"
"A trickle of water is being returned to a few parts of the dried-out delta—and those parts are blooming."
Source: National Geographic, 12/17/2014
Oil Spill Threatens Bangladesh Mangrove Forest, Rare Animals
"Oil from a wrecked tanker is creating a disaster in the waters of Bangladesh's Sundarbans, the largest contiguous tidal mangrove forest in the world and a haven for a spectacular array of species, including the rare Irrawaddy and Gangetic dolphins and the highly endangered Bengal tiger."
Source: National Geographic, 12/17/2014
"Greenland Melt May Bring More Sea-Level Rise Than Expected: Studies
"Two new studies are offering new warnings about the Greenland ice sheet and its future contribution to rising sea levels that could wreak havoc on coastal areas."
Source: ClimateWire, 12/17/2014
Obama Admin Unveils Big Plan To Combat Illegal Fishing, Seafood Fraud
"The United States is poised to tackle illegal fishing and seafood fraud on a broader scale than ever before, with the release today of a set of recommendations that calls for everything from "boat-to-plate" traceable fish to international enforcement."
Source: Greenwire, 12/17/2014
"After 14 years, NIH Cancels National Children’s Study"
"Its magnitude was ambitious and unprecedented: The National Children’s Study promised to follow 100,000 American children from before birth to the age of 21. Researchers sought a better understanding of autism, obesity and cancer by tracking links between children’s environments and their health outcomes. Since 2007, Congress has appropriated about $1.3 billion to fund planning and research; millions went to four research centers in the St. Louis region alone."
Source: St. Louis Public Radio, 12/17/2014
"Drug-Resistant Malaria: the World's Next Big Health Crisis?"
"MIN SAW, Myanmar -- Ka Lar Nar caught malaria for the sixth time when he was working away from home on his small farm in the jungle of south-eastern Myanmar but this time it was a lot harder to get rid of it."
Source: Reuters, 12/17/2014
