Publication Items

Congress Pushing Mining Law Update [1]

Another effort to revamp the US General Mining Act of 1872 is under way. The House on Nov. 1, 2007, passed by a 244-166 margin a bill that for the first time would collect for the U.S. Treasury royalties for mining "hard rock" minerals on federally owned lands.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Ten Key Stories for 2002 That May Be Overlooked [7]

Stories that we think will have great impact on the lives of Americans, but which we suspect will slip "under the radar" because of war-related media inattention.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Ten Key Stories for 2002 That May Be Overlooked [7]
SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [8]

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [10]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [8]
Bush Pushes Flurry of Last-Minute Regulations [13]

As it leaves office, the Bush administration is rushing to complete regulations that will bind the Obama administration.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Spin War Looms on Eve of Senate Climate Debate [14]

The battle to control news media and public perceptions of the climate change issue will heat up this week as the Senate prepares to start debate on the first major US legislation to address the problem of global climate change.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Spin War Looms on Eve of Senate Climate Debate [14]
Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [17]

As the Bush administration closes out its terms in office, a number of rules, policies, orders, and other actions related to the environment are expected by Jan. 19, 2009.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [17]
Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [19]

EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [19]
Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [20]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [20]
TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [21]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [18]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [21]
Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [22]

The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [22]

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