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WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [1]

Should a deal for $200 million in tax breaks for a West Virginia coal-to-liquids plant be kept a secret from taxpayers and voters?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [9]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [9]
Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [14]

The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [15]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [16]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [17]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [18]

EPA and an employees union have signed an agreement on procedures for reopening agency libraries closed by the Bush administration.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [18]
Many Eyes: Take a Fresh Look at Drinking Water Reports [19]

Reports are coming out, as required by law, telling consumers what contaminants are in their local utility's drinking water. What's in yours?
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Many Eyes: Take a Fresh Look at Drinking Water Reports [19]
Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda [22]

The rush to deregulate whatever can be deregulated before President Bush leaves the White House is on. Part 2.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [10]
Government [11]
Environmental Politics [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda [22]
Competition Heats Up For Green Prestige On Campus [23]

Today, prospective college students may be less interested in a school's football team than its carbon footprint.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Competition Heats Up For Green Prestige On Campus [23]
Air Pollution From Ships: New Laws, New Science [25]

Ocean-going ships are a major unregulated air pollution source.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [26]
Pollution [27]
Transportation [28]
Region:
International [29]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Plummeting SUV Prices Hit Local Car Dealers -- and Newspapers [30]

With gasoline at $4/gallon, SUV prices have been plummeting -- hurting not only local car dealers but the newspapers that depend on their ads.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [20]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Transportation [28]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Plummeting SUV Prices Hit Local Car Dealers -- and Newspapers [30]

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