Publication Items

Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection [1]

After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [3]
Government [4]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise [7]

Watchdog groups and the Associated Press report on federal agency foot-dragging in making a reality of Obama administration declarations that it would foster government transparency.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [4]
Policy [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise [7]
EPA Funding Boom Means Dollars for Local Projects [10]

One result of increased EPA grant money going to state and local governments will be uptick in activity on many local environmental projects — which will translate into news.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about EPA Funding Boom Means Dollars for Local Projects [10]
Federal Crystal Ball Predicts Numerous Wildfire Hotspots [12]

The National Interagency Fire Center maintains an ongoing set of wildfire forecasts, covering time periods ranging from daily to the full wildfire season.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [3]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Federal Crystal Ball Predicts Numerous Wildfire Hotspots [12]
Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions [13]

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists documents the Obama administration's declarations that it intends to be more open. But the same report also documents the many actions not taken at the agency level.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [4]
Policy [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions [13]
SEJ, Groups Ask Environment Canada for Openness [14]

Environment Canada ignored a similar letter from SEJ sent a year ago, requesting restoration of public access to science that taxpayers have paid for.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [4]
Policy [8]
Journalism & Media [15]
Region:
International [16]
Canada [17]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about SEJ, Groups Ask Environment Canada for Openness [14]
NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring [18]

Researchers, journalists in tow, will be chasing tornadoes around the central US in May and June to learn more about how tornadoes work, and better predict them and their paths.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [19]
Government [4]
Science [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring [18]
Toolbox: EPA's Pesticide Emergency Exemptions Database [24]

There could be a story breeding behind the emergency pesticide exemptions — which could number in the hundreds — in your state.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Toolbox: EPA's Pesticide Emergency Exemptions Database [24]
"Trade Secrets" — Largely Untested Grounds for Toxic Secrecy [27]

Witnesses at a House Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection hearing in February said excessive and unjustified claims of "confidential business information" dampen EPA's efforts to regulate commonly used chemicals.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [28]
Chemicals [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about "Trade Secrets" — Largely Untested Grounds for Toxic Secrecy [27]
Justice Department Issues New Guidelines on Handling FOIA Requests [29]

The guidance was the latest in a series of orders seeking to turn around Bush administration secrecy, although "altering the mind set" might make change more difficult than originally thought.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [26]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Justice Department Issues New Guidelines on Handling FOIA Requests [29]

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