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DOT Stifles Report on How Climate Change Will Affect Gulf Coast Infrastructure

It wasn't exactly a secret that climate change will have drastic and often harmful impacts on the roads and causeways, chemical plants and oil/gas pipelines, and shipping facilities along the Gulf Coast. Two reports released in March had already said so.

But another report on the same subject from the Department of Transportation was buried deep in the bureaucracy - as has been the case with many reports on climate change impacts during the past eight years.

Utilities Say Public Can't Handle the Truth About Drugs in Water

When water providers find pharmaceuticals in drinking water, they rarely tell the public.

Soybean Groups Pull Funding for Biofuel Research Over Climate Findings

Two soybean industry groups temporarily suspended about $1.5 million in grants to the University of Minnesota for biofuel research after it found using food crops for fuel could worsen global warming and cause other environmental harm.

Federal Shield Law Awaits Senate Action-Blocked by Sen. Kyl

Judiciary Committee leaders urged Senate leaders March 6, 2008, to schedule a floor vote on a bill to create a federal "shield law" for journalists.

Read It Now: Suppressed CDC Great Lakes Toxics Report

After Congressional Democrats criticized them for suppressing a report on toxic substances in the Great Lakes, and after an independent investigative journalism group published excerpts, the Centers for Disease Control finally published it March 12, 2008.

SEJournal Fall 2004, Vol. 14 No. 2

In this issue: Looking at the mundane agencies of your beat may startle; Great Lakes series shows big picture of everyday issue; Bush's "Healthy Forests" lacks solid science frounding; following the money; anatomy of the 9/11 risk-communication fiasco; national reports better define GMO threats; teflon chemical (not in pots and pans but probably in you); and more.

SEJournal Winter 2004-05, Vol. 14 No. 3

In this issue: 'Get the story talking': making connections between people and the altered land; The enormous task of writing about consumption...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

SEJournal Fall 2005, Vol. 15 No. 2

In this issue: And the nominees are...SEJ announces finalists in annual journalism awards; The Lesson: You must get some answers on your own...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

SEJournal Winter 2005-06, Vol. 15 No. 3

In this issue: Hurricane Katrina jolts journalism-and New Orleans; 'Carbon black' report show impacts on Native Americans...for complete hotlinked table of contents, click on journal cover.

TOOLBOX: Wilileaks Offers Offshore Protection for Disclosure of Wrongdoing

Virtually unknown until the Swiss bank Julius Baer tried to censor it for publishing allegations of financial hanky-panky, a website called Wikileaks has catapulted to fame as a potential tool for journalists... and those who leak to them.

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