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Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret [1]

Great Falls, Montana, wouldn't let its citizens know details of its contracts with a utility. But a judge stopped that.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [6]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [6]
Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [11]

Who are the "American Energy Alliance" — and what does Burson-Marsteller think they need to hide about funding from major oil, utility, and business lobbies?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [8]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [11]
WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [12]

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 [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Environmental Politics [8]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [17]

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 [7]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [17]
Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [18]

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 [19]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [18]
USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [20]

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 [21]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [20]
EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [22]

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 [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [22]
Many Eyes: Take a Fresh Look at Drinking Water Reports [23]

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 [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Many Eyes: Take a Fresh Look at Drinking Water Reports [23]
Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda [26]

The rush to deregulate whatever can be deregulated before President Bush leaves the White House is on. Part 2.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [3]
Environmental Politics [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda [26]

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