Follow the Money: Oil and Coal Edition

October 8, 2008–Deep Throat's advice was never more needed: "Follow the money." Those reporters who want to follow Deep Throat's advice now have tools undreamed of in Woodward and Bernstein's hey-day.

House Panel Probes Political Censorship of Science at EPA

October 8, 2008–More details of White House efforts to silence science at EPA emerged at a September 18, 2008, hearing of a House Energy investigations panel.

More Tools for Covering Capitol Hill — From Outside the Beltway

October 8, 2008–Reporters on "Main Street" need not feel hindered in covering action on Capitol Hill. Here are more tools for Outside-the-Beltway reporters who want to keep an eye on Congress.

Agency FOIA Logs Posted on Watchdog Site

September 24, 2008–The FOIA logs of agencies covered by environmental reporters offer fascinating insight into their workings — and some good story ideas.

EPA'S IRIS Chemical Risk Database in Shambles: GAO

September 24, 2008–Interference by the White House Office of Management and Budget has badly damaged the "credibility and timeliness" of IRIS.

New GAO Report Suggests EPA Doesn't Have a Clue on CAFO Toxics

September 24, 2008–A Congressional watchdog is saying efforts to exempt feedlot air emissions from standard EPA toxics reporting are based on little or no information.

TOOLBOX: Online Sources for Researching Medical Literature

September 24, 2008–A useful roundup of links and leads for reporters researching the published literature on medical and some environmental health topics is available online at LLRX.com.

UCS to Release Agency Media Policies Study in October

September 24, 2008–A forthcoming report by the Union of Concerned Scientists — expected the second week of October 2008 — will provide the most extensive documentation to date of federal agency press policies and their impact on environmental reporting.

Dig Up Dirt with Fewer Clicks at New EPA Site (Review)

September 10, 2008–Reporters starved for environmental information and desperate for local story ideas, rejoice. Well, at least don't look so glum. EPA has thrown you a bone or two with its newly redesigned web site.

EPA Hides Data on Pesticide Link to Bee Die-Off

September 10, 2008–The Environmental Protection Agency looks determined to keep the public from knowing whether a pesticide on which it has waived safety rules may be a factor in the worldwide bee die-off known as "colony collapse disorder."