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Defiant Murdoch E-Tab To Judge: Nuts To Pulling BP Deposition [1]

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan of the Eastern District of Louisiana ordered iPad-only publication The Daily to remove the deposition, by former BP CEO Tony Hayward in the Gulf oil spill lawsuit, because it had not been published with her permission.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
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Public [5]
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EPA To Announce Secondary Standard for SOx and NOx [6]

While primary standards are designed to protect human health, secondary standards are established to protect the environment. In the case of NOx and SOx, some of the primary targets include reduced aquatic and terrestrial acidification, and reduced nitrogen deposition on land and water.
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TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [8]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Environmental Health [9]
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Public [5]
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EPA Outs 150 Chemicals Claiming Trade Secret Status Under TSCA [10]

The chemicals, the identities of which had been withheld up till now based on companies' "confidential business information" claims, are used in products like oil dispersants, air fresheners, non-stick and stain-resistant materials, fire-resistant materials, nonylphenol compounds, perfluorinated compounds, and lead.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [11]
Chemicals [12]
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BLM Invites More Public Comment for New Oil Shale PEIS [13]

Public meetings in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming from April 26 to May 5, 2011 will likely be newsy events, with advocates and critics representing industry, environmentalists, local governments, and other interested groups and individuals voicing their opinions.
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TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Natural Resources [15]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
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Public [5]
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Misuse of FOIA 'Personnel' Exemption [17]

In the case of Milner v. Department of the Navy, the court rejected an expansive interpretation of the FOIA exemption on personnel matters. And in another FOIA case decided March 1, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations do not have a right of personal privacy that can prevent the federal government from disclosing records about them.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [11]
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Public [5]
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Proposed Rule for Power Plant Toxics Due March 16 [18]

The consent decree that established the March 16 release date also mandates that a final rule be published by Nov. 16, 2011 (nine years later than the deadline dictated by the Clean Air Act). Here are several tools you can use to get a handle on the power plants and their emissions in your audience area prior to release of the rule.
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TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [8]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Energy & Fuel [14]
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Public [5]
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Issa's Push on Homeland Security FOIA Raises Worries [19]

The House Oversight Committee Chair's method of investigating whether DHS was politically screening its responses to FOIA requests has at least one member of his committee worried about the privacy of the FOIA requesters due to Issa's demand for specifics of information.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [11]
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House GOP Staff Meet with Energy Lobbyists Behind Closed Doors [20]

Politico broke the story of a January 18, 2011, meeting between House and Senate GOP aides and energy industry lobbyists to map out strategy for handcuffing President Obama and EPA on climate regulations.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [11]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Climate Change [21]
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Public [5]
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Watchdog Group Seeks Details of Issa's Regulatory Hit List [22]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has started publishing the industry wish-lists on its own — including in some cases full texts of industry letters back to Issa.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [11]
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Public [5]
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BLM To Disclose Names and Addresses of Grazing Rights Owners [23]

Permittees and lessees of public lands are a key part of covering issues that involve grazing, hunting, public lands access, utility corridors, and related topics. The public comment period on BLM's proposal to identify these people closes Feb. 7, 2011.
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TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [24]
People & Population [25]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Agriculture [26]
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Public [5]
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