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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.