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Greenhouse Gases Continue Rise; EPA Proposes Mandatory Reporting [1]

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 [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Groups Call On EPA To Settle Suit, Restore TRI [9]

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 [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Groups Call On EPA To Settle Suit, Restore TRI [9]
Commerce Seeks Wildlife Leakers [12]

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 [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Biodiversity [13]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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SEJ Backs Free Publication of Tax-Funded Research [14]

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 [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [6]
Policy [15]
Science [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about SEJ Backs Free Publication of Tax-Funded Research [14]
March 30 Climate Summit Previews Coming Battles [17]

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 [18]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about March 30 Climate Summit Previews Coming Battles [17]
Many Tools Available For Following the Stimulus Money [19]

The massive $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama Feb. 17, 2009, contains extensive funding for projects with direct and indirect environmental ties — all of which can be covered from numerous angles of interest to your audience.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Many Tools Available For Following the Stimulus Money [19]
Environment Canada Gags Scientists At Conference [20]

SEJ member Janet Pelley writes about her experience with EC scientists, policy and a press 'minder' at the recent Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [21]
Region:
International [22]
Canada [23]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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"Show Us The Data" [24]

A new online project by two longstanding open-government groups allows people and groups to vote for the government information they would most like disclosed.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about "Show Us The Data" [24]
FOIA Requests in 120-Day Limbo — Or Are They? [25]

In January 2009, President Obama reversed Bush administration policy and ordered most federal agencies to err on the side of disclosure when responding to FOIA requests. Why, then, are a number of agencies still operating under the old policies?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about FOIA Requests in 120-Day Limbo — Or Are They? [25]
Obscure Farm Bill Provision Blacks Out Agricultural Data [26]

The USDA is interpreting a provision in the 2008 Farm Bill so broadly that it may amount to a FOIA exemption for most information about individual agricultural operations.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [27]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [6]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Obscure Farm Bill Provision Blacks Out Agricultural Data [26]

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