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Cool But Unsung EPA Databases Can Help Environmental Reporters

There has been a data renaissance going on at EPA for the past two years, and not all reporters have gotten the news that data-driven reporting has become a time-saver instead of a time-suck.
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WatchDog TipSheet
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Technology
Government
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NRC Publishes List of FOIA Requests Related to Japan Nuke Meltdown

By publishing the list promptly, NRC lived up to the "reading room" provisions of FOIA — which require agencies to actively publish information likely to be the subject of multiple FOIA requests. As a reporter, see what your competitors are doing. As a FOIA requester, you may learn a lot about how to write a FOIA letter that is realistic yet effective.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Nuclear Power & Radiation
Energy & Fuel
Disasters
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Asia
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Public
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EPA Suspends Chemical Reporting After Industry Complaints

Reporting of potentially toxic chemicals in commerce under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)will not be required during the next reporting period, which runs from June through September.
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Government
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Groups Recommend Measures for "Environmental Right-to-Know"

More access was urged for records on oil and gas leasing, government-issued permits and leases related to metal mining, grazing livestock on public lands, harvesting ocean fish, operating chemical plants, drilling for oil, logging, building roads or strip malls, coal mining, filling wetlands, and more.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
People & Population
Environmental Health
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Public
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Fracking Companies Withhold Baseline Well-Water Data

ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten (left) revealed that some of the biggest fracking companies have been collecting extensive baseline data since 2008, keeping it concealed from public knowledge — including denying Duke University researchers the data when asked for it. The withheld data could either exonerate the companies or prove them responsible for pollution.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution
Energy & Fuel
Chemicals
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Public
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SEJ Promotes Science-Journalism Connection, Alters Funding Policy To Build More Stable Organization

SEJ ushered in 2011 with an event at the University of California, Santa Barbara that explored the communication challenges journalists and scientists face. And the SEJ board votes to allow limited gifts of unrestricted general support from anyone who supports SEJ’s mission. Read more from SEJ President Carolyn Whetzel.

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SEJ Presidents Report
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Journalism & Media
Science
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Environmental Stories Reap Major National Prizes

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Features
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Journalism & Media
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SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Grows

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SEJ News
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Journalism & Media
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Ocean Issues Highlighted at 'Blue Vision' Summit May 20-23 in DC

The event will cover everything from the Gulf of Mexico's struggle to recover from the BP oil spill to protection of over-exploited commercial fish stocks … to ocean acidification, marine protected areas, offshore energy, and coastal ecosystem restoration.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel
Disasters
Fish & Fisheries
Water & Oceans
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
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Starting Points: Surface and Ground Water Quality

Serious problems with surface and ground water quality continue to occur in most parts of the US. There are many sources of information that can help you cover these issues.
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TipSheet
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Water & Oceans
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Publication Items

Cool But Unsung EPA Databases Can Help Environmental Reporters

NRC Publishes List of FOIA Requests Related to Japan Nuke Meltdown

EPA Suspends Chemical Reporting After Industry Complaints

Groups Recommend Measures for "Environmental Right-to-Know"

Fracking Companies Withhold Baseline Well-Water Data

SEJ Promotes Science-Journalism Connection, Alters Funding Policy To Build More Stable Organization

Environmental Stories Reap Major National Prizes

SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Grows

Ocean Issues Highlighted at 'Blue Vision' Summit May 20-23 in DC

Starting Points: Surface and Ground Water Quality

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