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Water Utilities Get Huge Increase in Federal Funding [1]

The Obama administration pumps up support for thousands of drinking water systems in the US with about $2B.
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TipSheet [2]
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Water & Oceans [3]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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NIH Open-Access Policy Celebrates 1st Birthday — Will It Make 2nd? [7]

A year-old National Institutes of Health policy requiring results of taxpayer-funded research articles to be posted online could be reversed by a bill introduced by Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
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Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
Policy [11]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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Toolbox: Financial Disclosure Info on Obama WH Officials Online [12]

The Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure reports themselves are not online, but you can request them.
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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
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Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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- Read more about Toolbox: Financial Disclosure Info on Obama WH Officials Online [12]
House Passes Limited Journalists' Shield Bill [13]

The bill passed by the House now goes to the Senate, which had previously failed to act on a similar bill passed by the House in 2007.
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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
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Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [14]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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Judge Rules That Feedlot Phone-Book Can Be Secret [15]

As of March 31, 2009, the Agriculture Department may keep secret the locations and phone numbers of feedlots — however much the public may complain about their smell and the pollution emanating from them.
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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
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Agriculture [16]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Judge Rules That Feedlot Phone-Book Can Be Secret [15]
Energy Dept. Maps, Lists Efficiency Aid for U.S. Cities [17]

The Energy Department is listing state and local grant allocations from the stimulus bill on its website. Find out what your area of coverage is slated to receive in aid.
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Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
Technology [19]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Consent Decree Forces Regs on Selected Gas and Diesel Engines [20]

Restrictions would be placed on many types of stationary diesel and gas-fired engines under a proposed EPA rule.
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TipSheet [2]
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Air [21]
Chemicals [22]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [23]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Consent Decree Forces Regs on Selected Gas and Diesel Engines [20]
EPA Inspector General Rips Risk Management Plan Follow-Up [24]

A new Office of Inspector General report found many chemical facilities storing large amounts of dangerous chemicals had not filed their required RMPs -- and that EPA was not checking often for compliance.
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Chemicals [22]
Disasters [25]
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- Read more about EPA Inspector General Rips Risk Management Plan Follow-Up [24]
Blue Sky for TRI? [26]

EPA's public release of the latest Toxics Release Inventory data -- and rollback of Bush-era cutbacks on the amount of information chemical companies must report -- may have marked the beginning of a new era for the embattled program.
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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
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Chemicals [22]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
Policy [11]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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- Read more about Blue Sky for TRI? [26]
Leahy, Cornyn Introduce FOIA Exemption-Flagging Bill [27]

A new bill would require Congress to explicitly declare when it was creating a new exemption to the Freedom of Information Act in any legislation.
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Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [4]
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