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Gulf Seabed Life Will Take Decades To Recover From BP Spill: New Study

"The damage from oil during the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster to communities of tiny organisms living in and on the soft sediment on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico surrounding BP's Macondo well will take decades to repair, according to a new scientific study conducted by NOAA, BP and university researchers."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/25/2013

Policy on Paid Advertising in SEJ Publications

Society of Environmental Journalists' Policy on Paid Advertising in SEJ Publications

Please see Financial Policies of the Society of Environmental Journalists for SEJ Board policy on acceptable sources of revenue for the organization.

In order to advance its educational and charitable mission, SEJ relies on earned income for approximately 25% of each year’s operating budget.

Earned income is defined as fees received for services offered by SEJ, including paid placement of advertising:

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Judge Nudges EPA To Regulate Dead-Zone Pollutants from Mississippi

"A federal judge in New Orleans has handed environmental groups what amounts to half a loaf in their push for federal regulations on the flow of pollutants into the Mississippi River that fuels the annual spring low-oxygen 'Dead Zone' along Louisiana’s Gulf coast."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/24/2013

"California Lead-Paint Trial Winds To a Close"

"SAN JOSE -- Anticipating a cleanup cost estimated as high as $1.6 billion, local governments from across California made their final legal pitch Monday to hold the paint industry accountable for allegedly threatening children's health by spreading toxic lead paint through tens of thousands of homes."

Source: San Jose Mercury News, 09/24/2013

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