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Going to Tampa or Charlotte? Some Resources for Reporters [1]

You wouldn't think you would get arrested for trying to cover the 2012 Democratic convention in Charlotte, NC, September 4 or the Republican convention in Tampa, FL, August 27. But such things have happened before, and reporters have available some resources to support their rights.

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Journalism & Media [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
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Two Dead as FDA Refuses To Name Farm That Recalled Melons [7]

The Food and Drug Administration is so far refusing to name a Southwestern Indiana farm that voluntarily recalled its cantaloupes after a Salmonella outbreak last month that killed two people and sickened some 150.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Health [8]
Food [9]
Agriculture [10]
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Boots on the Ground at Annual SEJ Gathering [12]

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SEJ News [13]
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Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [9]
Journalism & Media [3]
Natural Resources [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [22]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
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Public [6]
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EPA Withdraws CAFO Database Rule [24]

EPA says it could instead compile a database partly from information collected by some states. But that information is often spotty and inconsistent — which will make it hard for EPA to compile it and even harder to make useful conclusions from it. And the withdrawal may make it harder to get the information disclosed.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Food [9]
Environmental Politics [4]
Agriculture [10]
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Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
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EnergyWire Spotlights Limits of Fracking Disclosure in Ohio [28]

About two dozen chemicals in the 8.3 million gallons of fluid used to fracture a gas-bearing Marcellus Shale formation near Canton, Ohio were disclosed on a public website — but the identities of another four chemical ingredients were withheld on the claim that they were trade secrets. EnergyWire's Peter Behr takes a look at the controversy.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Pollution [29]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Chemicals [30]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
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Public [6]
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Group Sues Interior for Failure to Disclose Correspondence with Wind Industry [31]

The American Bird Conservancy has gone to court after the Interior Department stonewalled its Freedom-of-Information-Act requests for correspondence between feds and the wind industry on how potential wind projects in 10 states might affect birds and bats.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Wildlife [22]
Environmental Politics [4]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Biodiversity [32]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
California [34]
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Public [6]
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E-Mail Disclosure Could Play Role in BP Gulf Spill Case [35]

A federal judge has denied BP's bid to see 21 e-mails and other documents sent between the White House and other federal agencies. More chilling, perhaps, was BP's effort to get e-mails sent by two private-sector scientists in an apparent effort to discredit their work.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Energy & Fuel [16]
Disasters [36]
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Enviros Challenge Transparency of Virginia Uranium Mining Deliberations [37]

A company wants to mine Virginia's major uranium deposit so the state formed a multi-agency panel to study ending the three-decade ban on uranium mining. That panel hired a consulting firm that critics say was stacked with experts affiliated with the nuclear industry.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
Natural Resources [17]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Energy & Fuel [16]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
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Public [6]
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New Ohio Law Limits Disclosure of Fracking Fluid Ingredients [39]

The Ohio legislature cleared a fracking bill May 24, 2012 that increases inspections of wells and requires drillers to hold liability insurance. But Reuters reports: "Many Democrats said the bill paves the way for the industry to hide information about toxic chemicals that could contaminate groundwater."
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [21]
Pollution [29]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Economy & Business [15]
Chemicals [30]
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
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Public [6]
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BP To Get Gulf Oil Spill Information Withheld from Public [40]

After complaints from BP, the US government agreed to give the company evidence of the basis for its calculation of the flow rate from the stricken Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico. The government will hand over to BP some 100 documents about the size of the 2010 oil spill that have not yet been made public.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [21]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Health [42]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Economy & Business [15]
Disasters [36]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
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Public [6]
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