Use It or Lose It: EPA Releases Toxics Data Feb. 24

March 12, 2008–EPA made public the latest year's data from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) February 21, 2008, catching a few journalists by surprise, as usual.

Access to congress: A Few Coverage Tips and Tricks

February 27, 2008–The U.S. Congress can be even more frustrating to cover than executive agencies.

BLM Proposal May Limit Transparency, Public Input On Its NEPA Actions

February 27, 2008–The Bureau of Land Management has proposed changing its rules for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

EPA Greeenhouse Reporting Rules Goes Forward Despite White House

February 27, 2008–Congress mandated a mandatory "registry" of greenhouse gas emissions with $3.5 million tucked into the final fiscal 2008 omnibus appropriations bill it passed late in 2007.

EPA Would Suppress Info on Toxic Gases From Feedlots at Industry Urging

February 27, 2008–Large feedlots would no longer have to report toxic emissions under a rule proposed Dec. 21, 2007, by EPA.

Great Lakes Study Suppressed

February 27, 2008–For more than seven months, the nation's top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states.

New Jersey Sues EPA Over NSR Air Pollution Reporting Cutbacks

February 27, 2008–New Jersey filed a lawsuit Feb. 19, 2008, challenging the US-EPA's December 2007 rule that utilities could decide for themselves whether their air pollution increases are significant enough to require detailed record-keeping.

SEJ Voices Concern Over Muzzling of Environment Canada Scientists

February 27, 2008–The Society of Environmental Journalists has asked Environment Canada for its written policies on staff communication with news media.

Cool Tool: Libraries Offer Online Help With Government Info

February 13, 2008–Reporters looking for help in penetrating the labyrinth of federal information have a new ally: librarians.

Did CDC Agency Suppress FEMA Trailer Health Info?

February 13, 2008–Two House Science subcommittees are investigating allegations that the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) suppressed information on harmful levels of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers given out after Hurricane Katrina.