Publication Items

Feds Boost Lead-Reduction Effort in Houses [1]

About $100 million in funding is earmarked for 53 projects in 20 states and the District of Columbia by the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste [8]

Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Natural Resources [10]
Waste [11]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Canadian Court Takes up Shield Issue [14]

The Supreme Court of Canada will consider this week a request by the National Post, civil liberties and media groups to overturn an Appeal ruling that police investigations override the Charter guarantee of free expression.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region:
Canada [15]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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EPA Puts Status of FOIA Requests Online [16]

The browsable report lists the date the request was received, the date a response is due, and the status.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection [17]

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 [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [18]
Government [5]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise [20]

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 [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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EPA Funding Boom Means Dollars for Local Projects [22]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Federal Crystal Ball Predicts Numerous Wildfire Hotspots [23]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Forests [18]
Government [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions [24]

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 [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Policy [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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SEJ, Groups Ask Environment Canada for Openness [25]

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 [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [5]
Policy [21]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region:
International [26]
Canada [15]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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