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Newsdate: Sept. 6 Deadline for White House Response to GAO [1]

The deepening standoff between the White House and Congressional investigators over access to information about how the Bush-Cheney administration formed its energy plan may start coming to a head Sept. 6, 2001.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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First State-by-State Asthma Data Released [8]

The first state-by-state assessment of asthma prevalence was released Aug. 17, 2001, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about First State-by-State Asthma Data Released [8]
Correction: Schregardus and Clean Air [10]

The TipSheet of August 29, 2001, erred in implying that former Ohio EPA chief Donald Schregardus opposed the US-EPA's enforcement initiative against Ohio power plants under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review provisions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Correction: Schregardus and Clean Air [10]
Terror Hits Tourism Industry--Eco-And Other [12]

While the tourism industry has grown exponentially in recent years, it plummeted in the wake of Sept. 11 -- evidence of tourism's vulnerability.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Food Terror: Indigestion For Security Experts [14]

Although the US food supply remains among the safest in the world, it also remains a point of vulnerability to terrorist attack.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [15]
Food [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Food Terror: Indigestion For Security Experts [14]
Air Quality Inside Airplanes Needs More Scrutiny [17]

Is the air inside airplane cabins unhealthful? Federal Aviation Administration should undertake rigorous research to better identify problems and solutions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Human Guinea Pigs Still Under the Microscope [18]

The Bush administration seems poised to accept the testing of potentially toxic pesticides on human subjects -- a practice that has raised ethical concerns.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Human Guinea Pigs Still Under the Microscope [18]
New Service Launches Today On SEJ.Org [20]

Visit http://www.sej.org [21] today and every day for SEJ's all-new information service designed and run by SEJ members.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
International [22]
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about New Service Launches Today On SEJ.Org [20]
Wild vs. Hatchery Issue Clouds Salmon's Fate [23]

A federal judge in Oregon told the National Marine Fisheries Service on Sept. 10, 2001, to either define a genetic difference between wild and hatchery fish or reconsider protecting the wild fish under the Endangered Species Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Wild vs. Hatchery Issue Clouds Salmon's Fate [23]
Regulatory Rollback: New Mining Rule Challenged [26]

The fight over new mining regulations has hit the courtroom.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Regulatory Rollback: New Mining Rule Challenged [26]

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