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Gumshoes Can Use Bankers' Tool for EPA Info on Properties [1]

The "MyPropertyInfo" online tool will search multiple EPA databases for any information related to a specific street address. Or it will search for all records on a given street in a given ZIP code.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [3]
Government [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Court Rejects 'National Security' Claim on Secret Trade Docs [6]

The Trade Representative had denied a Freedom of Information Act request by the Center for International Environmental Law for documents related to the Chile-US Free Trade Agreement. It claimed some documents should remain secret on the grounds of "national security."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [4]
Economy & Business [7]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Feds Cleanse Web of Fake News on Acai-Berry Diet Scam [8]

Some of the sites used the logos of major news organizations to fool users into thinking they were reading real news reports.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [9]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Feds Cleanse Web of Fake News on Acai-Berry Diet Scam [8]
Obama Mulls Ordering Federal Contractors to Disclose Campaign Contributions [10]

Contractors are a powerful force in many corners of the environment and energy beat, and their trade associations are often players in the regulatory and legislative dealmaking that can shape US policy.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Policy [11]
Government [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Energy Markets Partly Blinded by EIA Budget Cuts [12]

In response to deep cuts in its budget, EIA announced that it would not be able to compile and publish products like its ongoing estimates of US oil reserves. In fact, EIA will not even be able to continue its investigation of whether speculators are driving up oil prices.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [4]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Economy & Business [7]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Energy Markets Partly Blinded by EIA Budget Cuts [12]
Reports: Fish Habitat Seriously Degraded [14]

A National Fish Habitat Board report, which includes maps and mitigation efforts, identifies the primary human sources of US fresh- and saltwater habitat degradation as urban development, livestock grazing, agriculture, point source pollution, and areas with high numbers of active mines and dams.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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50 Communities Win Fed Money To Tackle Climate Change [17]

Last year's grant winners have efforts under way, so reporting can focus on progress that is being made, or not. Reporting on the new winners, announced in mid-April 2011, can inform the community about what is in the works, who is in charge, and what future benchmarks can be used to see if the money is being well spent.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
People & Population [18]
Climate Change [19]
Planning & Growth [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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BLM Invites More Public Comment for New Oil Shale PEIS [20]

Public meetings in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming from April 26 to May 5, 2011 will likely be newsy events, with advocates and critics representing industry, environmentalists, local governments, and other interested groups and individuals voicing their opinions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [21]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Natural Resources [22]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Multiple Sources Reveal Fracking Chemicals [24]

New tools provide limited information on substances used in specific wells during the oil and natural gas extraction process called hydraulic fracturing. From 2005-2009, 780 million gallons of 750 substances were injected underground — a starting point for your coverage of this angle.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [13]
Economy & Business [7]
Chemicals [25]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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So Little Time, So Stop Procrastinating! [26]

Naomi Lubick writes about the common plight of procrastination and offers helpful tips to better manage your time and energy. Don't put it off — read it now!

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Reporters Toolbox [27]
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Public [5]
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