The Biz: Change Most Definitely Has Come. Now What?

January 15, 2009–Change comes in different flavors. There's change that's to be welcomed, change that's to be anticipated, and change that's feared, albeit rightly or wrongly. Journalists who have the environment as a significant part of their purview have all three on their radar screen.

Bush OMB Claims Public Health Endangerment As Secret

January 14, 2009–The White House Office of Management and Budget has denied a FOIA request by the online newsletter Greenwire to release EPA's public health "endangerment finding" on climate change.

SEJ Urges Energy Department To Drop New Secrecy Rule

January 14, 2009–The Society of Environmental Journalists has urged the Energy Department to abandon a new rule making it easier for the agency to deny or resist Freedom of Information Act requests.

SEJ Urges Prompt, Full EPA Release of Ash Spill Testing Data

January 14, 2009–SEJ urged EPA Region 4 to release promptly and fully any environmental monitoring data it collects related to the December 2008 spill of coal ash from an east Tennessee impoundment.

Comments Sought On Formaldehyde In Wood Products

January 7, 2009–Concerns over emissions from formaldehyde in pressed-wood products have been building for many years. California's new rules addressing the problem went into effect Jan. 1, 2009. Now EPA is looking at following suit.

USGS Announces Free Access To Satellite Image Archive

January 7, 2009–If you need information on land use changes over time, or on current land uses and character, you may want to check out decades-worth of globe-spanning satellite images that USGS has made freely available to the public.

Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 1)

December 24, 2008–The Obama administration is taking shape with many key environmental appointments to the cabinet and elsewhere. This is the first half of our guide to the new players, their backgrounds and agendas.

Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 2)

December 24, 2008–The Obama administration is taking shape with many key environmental appointments to the cabinet and elsewhere. This is the second half of our guide to the new players, their backgrounds and agendas.

Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 1)

December 24, 2008–Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the first half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.

Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 2)

December 24, 2008–Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the second half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.