Drinking Water Systems
Drinking water sources, purification, and distribution systems are essential to public health, and failures could be catastrophic.
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Disasters
Nuclear Plants and Materials
Security of nuclear power plants was definitely on people's minds as the WTC burned and nobody knew where the next plane would hit.
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Dam Safety
The Bureau of Reclamation announced laconically Sept. 12 that it had stepped up security at Hoover, Glen Canyon, and Grand Coulee dams.
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Oil and Gas Pipelines
Because of their length, ubiquity, and remoteness, pipelines can be nearly impossible to defend.
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Bioterrorism and Bioweapons
Following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many experts have become more concerned that terrorists may maliciously spread biological agents such as anthrax or smallpox.
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Levees and Flood Control Works
There are places along the Mississippi River (e.g. New Orleans) where many people live in areas that would normally be flooded, were it not for levees or other flood control works.
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Building Design and Construction
The WTC victims were killed not just by terrorists, but by the buildings themselves.
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JUDGE DENIES MEDIA ACCESS TO MSHA PROBE OF CRANDALL CANYON
Federal district judge Dee Benson ruled Oct. 9, 2007, that a group of news media companies could not have access to an investigation by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) into the Crandall Canyon mine collapse in Utah Aug. 6, which killed six miners and three workers trying to rescue them.
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New Rail Hazmat Regs Include Non-Disclosure Provisions
A rule issued April 16, 2008, ostensibly to keep the public safe from shipments of highly hazardous materials by rail, has been little-understood by the public.
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2005 Archives: SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues
November 15, 2005
SEJ joins call for post-Katrina FEMA contract disclosure
SEJ joined a number of open-government groups in urging President Bush to post online full copies of all contracts and other paperwork authorizing spending for relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
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