Publication Items

More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You? [1]

The Bush Administration, through the OMB, pressured EPA to water down lead monitoring requirements it had tightened in October 2008. Now EPA may get more or all of the monitors it originally wanted, near facilities that emit about a half ton of lead per year.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Big Money Targets Weatherization [10]

The topic of weatherization might appear mundane, but the sheer magnitude of the current multi-billion-dollar program, and its relative importance in increasing energy efficiency and combating climate change, make it a story worth covering.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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DOE Closes Door To Journos [13]

Journalists were told to leave the room before Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman spoke to a group of lobbyists and private-industry representatives at the June 2009 meeting of the Energy Facility Contractors Group in Washington.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about DOE Closes Door To Journos [13]
POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [16]

The Project on Government Oversight celebrated Earth Day blogging interesting facts gleaned from its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [16]
Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [17]

In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [18]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Food [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Government [7]
Science [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [17]
Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [23]

The Obama administration releases high-resolution photos, taken by US spy satellites over the years, documenting the extent and quality of arctic sea ice.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [24]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [23]
EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2 [25]

In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Pollution [6]
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Court Upholds Park Police Chief Fired for Talking to Press [26]

The federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit by former National Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers, who was fired in 2004.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [20]
Government [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Court Upholds Park Police Chief Fired for Talking to Press [26]
In B.C., Freedom of Information May Not Be Free [27]

"Crown copyright" may be emerging in British Columbia as a way for a government claiming openness to subvert freedom-of-information law.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [7]
Region:
Canada [28]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about In B.C., Freedom of Information May Not Be Free [27]
EPA's Jackson Calls for More Transparency on Water Quality, Enforcement [29]

Jackson ordered staff to make existing information more accessible and understandable to the public, including posting on the Web state performance reports under the Clean Water Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [21]
Government [7]
Policy [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about EPA's Jackson Calls for More Transparency on Water Quality, Enforcement [29]

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