National Response Center Changes Leak Report Policy

February 13, 2008–The National Response Center has changed its policy on releasing chemical accident reports, making it much harder for journalists to gather crucial information about hazardous materials spills on deadline.

FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon

January 9, 2008–FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.

EPA HIDES INDUSTRY DATA ON ATRAZINE RISK

December 12, 2007–An EPA database that has not been made public shows alarming levels of the pesticide atrazine are showing up in water bodies around the U.S.

STATES SUE EPA OVER DATA ON PLANTS' TOXIC THREAT TO COMMUNITIES

December 12, 2007–Twelve states sued EPA Oct. 28, 2007, over the agency's cutbacks in data available to communities about the toxic threats presented to them by nearby industrial plants.

CA PESTICIDE SPRAYING PITS TRADE SECRETS AGAINST RIGHT TO KNOW

October 31, 2007–California is trying to eradicate the brown apple moth along the state's central coast by aerial spraying of a pheromone-based pesticide intended to interfere with the insect's natural reproductive cycle. Some residents want to know what's being sprayed on them.

SCIENTIST FINALLY GIVES ATRAZINE TESTIMONY HE WAS FIRED OVER

October 17, 2007–Paul Wotzka, a hydrologist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, who was fired shortly after he asked permission to testify before the Minnesota legislature on Atrazine pollution of water finally had his say.

Early Results Support Replacement of Older Woodstoves

August 1, 2007–Preliminary results from a Montana air quality study suggest that replacing older wood-burning stoves and fireplaces with cleaner-burning, EPA-certified models can substantially reduce airborne fine particulates.

Rocky Mountain Region Asbestos Sites Reported

August 1, 2007–There are at least 61 sites in CO, ID, MT, NM, and WY that naturally contain some form of asbestos, according to a report released July 9, 2007,by the US Geological Survey.

Mercury: The Dark Side of Energy-Efficient Lighting

June 6, 2007–Around the world, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are widely touted- and sometimes required - as energy-efficient replacements for standard incandescent bulbs.

The Beat: Leaking Gas Tanks And Chemical Pollution Are Common Focus

July 15, 2006–