US EPA Terms of Environment
This listing of Terms & Acronyms in non-technical language for EPA's commonly used environmental terms provides a good starting place for understanding and communicating with clarity to your audience.
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Senate Judiciary Panel OKs Shield Law, Sends Bill to Floor
There is no word yet on when the full Senate will take it up. The House has already passed a different shield bill — raising hopes that one could become law during this Congress.
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TRI Analysis Offers State-Level Toxics Info
It's easier to see trends now, and the analysis includes state-by-state fact sheets summarizing statistics for the year, as well as contacts at state agencies.
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New OMB Open Government Directive Offers FOI Opportunities
While there are plenty of EPA databases already on line, not all of them are in a form that can be quickly downloaded in their entirety and imported into standard database software. That's a key criterion specified, and one that will ease computer-assisted reporting for journalists.
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Regulations.gov Sharpens Info Tools Useful to Reporters
Now it's easier than ever to find and read documents submitted for the record at most federal regulatory agencies. Sign up for Federal Register email or RSS-feed notifications.
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Construction Water Pollution: New EPA Rule
Stormwater runoff from construction sites is a significant source of soil and sediment runoff. The new rule addresses building construction, as well as heavy and civil engineering construction
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"US: $3B To End Royalty Dispute With Indian Tribes"
"The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed spending more than $3 billion to settle claims dating back more than a century that American Indian tribes were swindled out of royalties for oil, gas, grazing and other leases."
Source: AP, 12/09/2009
"Poor Oversight Threatens Ill. Weatherization Program, Says DOE IG Audit"
"Federal stimulus funding has provided $242 million to Illinois to weatherize more than 25,000 homes, but poor oversight of that work puts the funding at risk and in some cases puts the residents of poorly weatherized homes in danger, an audit report warns."
Source: Greenwire, 12/08/2009
"New Policy on Lobbyists Could Spur Shake-Up for EPA Advisory Panel"
"A sweeping new White House policy aimed at ousting special interests from federal advisory panels might sweep registered lobbyists off some U.S. EPA advisory panels."
Source: Greenwire, 12/07/2009
Fossil Fuel Basics: Two Good, Current Primers From CRS
The Federation of American Scientists has posted these reports online: "Fossil Fuel Resources: Terminology, Reporting, and Summary" and "Unconventional Gas Shales: Development, Technology, and Policy Issues."
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