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Energy Dept. Maps, Lists Efficiency Aid for U.S. Cities [1]

The Energy Department is listing state and local grant allocations from the stimulus bill on its website. Find out what your area of coverage is slated to receive in aid.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [5]
Technology [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Energy Dept. Maps, Lists Efficiency Aid for U.S. Cities [1]
Consent Decree Forces Regs on Selected Gas and Diesel Engines [9]

Restrictions would be placed on many types of stationary diesel and gas-fired engines under a proposed EPA rule.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [10]
Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [12]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Consent Decree Forces Regs on Selected Gas and Diesel Engines [9]
Blue Sky for TRI? [13]

EPA's public release of the latest Toxics Release Inventory data -- and rollback of Bush-era cutbacks on the amount of information chemical companies must report -- may have marked the beginning of a new era for the embattled program.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [5]
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Blue Sky for TRI? [13]
Leahy, Cornyn Introduce FOIA Exemption-Flagging Bill [16]

A new bill would require Congress to explicitly declare when it was creating a new exemption to the Freedom of Information Act in any legislation.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Leahy, Cornyn Introduce FOIA Exemption-Flagging Bill [16]
Attorney General Sets Openness as Standard for Fed Info [17]

Carrying out a January 21 order by President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder has reversed the so-called "Ashcroft Memo," which had encouraged agencies during the George Bush presidency to err on the side of secrecy.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [5]
Policy [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Attorney General Sets Openness as Standard for Fed Info [17]
Greenhouse Gases Continue Rise; EPA Proposes Mandatory Reporting [18]

Recently released studies show that the problem of ever-increasing GHG emissions in the US could be even worse than the current data indicate, as additional substances are added to the list. A proposed EPA rule may help, if finalized.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [12]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Greenhouse Gases Continue Rise; EPA Proposes Mandatory Reporting [18]
Groups Call On EPA To Settle Suit, Restore TRI [19]

Hundreds of civic groups and individuals called on EPA March 1, 2009, to restore the Toxics Release Inventory to its former usefulness for informing people of what toxic chemicals companies are releasing into their air, water, and land.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Groups Call On EPA To Settle Suit, Restore TRI [19]
Commerce Seeks Wildlife Leakers [20]

A Bush-appointed holdover inspector general has teamed up with an ultraconservative Senator in a "plumber" operation aimed at punishing agency employees who revealed attempts to gut the Endangered Species Act via "midnight regulations."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Biodiversity [21]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Commerce Seeks Wildlife Leakers [20]
SEJ Backs Free Publication of Tax-Funded Research [22]

SEJ and science journalism groups expressed opposition to a bill that would reverse current policy of free publication of scientific results coming from federal agencies.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [5]
Policy [15]
Science [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about SEJ Backs Free Publication of Tax-Funded Research [22]
March 30 Climate Summit Previews Coming Battles [24]

At the request of Congress, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting the two-day "America's Climate Choices" in Washington, DC.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [25]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about March 30 Climate Summit Previews Coming Battles [24]

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