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Is Documenting Cruelty to Animals a Federal Terrorist Crime?

According to the Los Angeles Times, recent directives from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force suggest that merely filming commercial acts of cruelty to animals could be a terrorist offense — something that now can lead to indefinite military detention without trial.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations
Food
Economy & Business
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Public
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Drug Researchers Routinely Risk Public Health by Withholding Info: Study

It's a common practice, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers even do it when the work is government-funded. Environmental reporters should be asking questions.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Health
Chemicals
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Public
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EPA Greenhouse Data Site Offers Bounty of Local Stories

The searchable database is finally being published online for the first time after Congress mandated it in a rider to the 2008 omnibus appropriations bill. EPA compromised after protests from industry, limiting it to only the largest emitters. Pick only emitters in certain states. Focus on emissions of each of the six greenhouse gases it includes — or to customize views according to size of emission or emitting industry.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Technology
Pollution
Climate Change
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Public
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It’s Time To Say Goodbye, Thank You and, Hey, We Can Get Through This Together

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Journalism & Media
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Public
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"Early Warming: Crisis and Response in the Climate-Changed North"

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Region:
Alaska and Hawaii
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Public
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"Changing Planet, Changing Health: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do About It"

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Environmental Health
Health
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Public
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"Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life"

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
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Public
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New Antarctic Adventures, Award-Winning Collaborations and New Media Jobs for SEJ Members

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SEJ News
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Public
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New UN Science Panel Deals with Dwindling Natural Resources

SEJ Publication Types:
Features
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources
Pollution
Science
Visibility:
Public
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New Report on Aging Water Infrastructure Yields Local Stories

Rebuilding would not only generate jobs, but also lay down a foundation for future economic growth. Those conclusions came in a December 2011 report from the American Society of Civil Engineers. It finds that a do-nothing policy will cost US businesses $147 billion over the next decade.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans
Visibility:
Public
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