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Congressional Regulatory Override — The Rulebook [1]

Regulations about toxic air pollution from oil refineries are among many Obama administration actions that may be targetted for reversal by Republicans in Congress. The key to such a move? The Congressional Review Act. TipSheet explains how it works — and doesn't.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Will State, Local Government Replace Feds on Climate Change? [12]

Even if the incoming Trump Administration retreats from climate action, as many fear, state and local governments may fill the gap on climate policy. Our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a closer look, and offers sources and resources to help you cover the more localized climate stories that may result.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
California [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Canada [24]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Lead Found in National Guard Armories Across U.S. [25]

A Portland Oregonian investigation turns up problems with toxic lead in National Guard armories around the country, exposing not just military personnel, but the general public. TipSheet reports that a database built for the investigation gives journalists around the nation a way to track problems in their local facilities.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Environmental Health [26]
Military [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [28]

Sarah Palin for Interior secretary? Her name is among those being mentioned for top environment and energy posts in the incoming Trump administration. To help you cover the shaping of the new cabinet, the latest TipSheet runs down better-known and lesser-known candidates being floated for EPA, Interior, Energy and Agriculture department chiefs.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [29]
Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [30]
Forests [31]
Government [7]
Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [33]
Policy [15]
Pollution [9]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [28]
Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [36]

In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on. [36]

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [33]
Policy [15]
Pollution [9]
Science [37]
Transportation [38]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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Leaked: New Secret CRS Explainers for the Environment-Energy Beat [39]

Here are some recent Congressional Research Service reports relevant to the environment and energy beat, thanks to the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Disasters [41]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Health [32]
Transportation [38]
Region:
Antarctica & Arctic [42]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Leaked: New Secret CRS Explainers for the Environment-Energy Beat [39]
Secret Congressional Reports of Interest to Environmental Reporters [43]

Thanks to the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy, we can share some recent CRS reports of interest to environmental journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [29]
Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Food [30]
Military [27]
Pollution [9]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [35]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Secret Congressional Reports of Interest to Environmental Reporters [43]
Congressional Research Service Reports of Use to Environmental Journos [44]

The reports aren't released to the taxpayers who funded them but the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project publishes leaked copies. Here are 17 of the latest, from air to water, food to fuel, and much more.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [29]
Air [3]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Food [30]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Water & Oceans [35]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Congressional Research Service Reports of Use to Environmental Journos [44]
Why Doesn't Congress Want You To Read These Reports? [46]

For decades, Congress has refused to release taxpayer-funded reports by the Congressional Research Service. Fortunately, the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project gets them and releases them. Here are some new explainers that may be of use to environmental journalists.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [29]
Air [3]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [9]
Visibility:
Public [11]
- Read more about Why Doesn't Congress Want You To Read These Reports? [46]
Texas Punishes San Antonio COG for Disclosing Oil/Gas Pollution [47]

On April 4, 2014, the Alamo Area Council of Governments, the regional area which is supposed to control smog, released its study results — which suggested drilling in the Eagle Ford shale did indeed contribute a lot to smog. Days later, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which had funded the study, cut AACOG's budget by 25 percent.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Pollution [9]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Visibility:
Public [11]
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