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SEJ Lists New Rolodex of Regional Climate Change Info Sources [1]

Reporters: you now have a contact list of expert sources of climate information in or about your region.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJ Lists New Rolodex of Regional Climate Change Info Sources [1]
Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret [6]

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 [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [8]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret [6]
Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [10]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [10]
Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [14]

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 [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [12]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [14]
WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [15]

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 [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Environmental Politics [12]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [15]
TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [20]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [11]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [20]
Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [21]

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 [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [21]
USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [23]

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 [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [24]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [23]
EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [25]

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 [7]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [25]
Many Eyes: Take a Fresh Look at Drinking Water Reports [26]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Many Eyes: Take a Fresh Look at Drinking Water Reports [26]

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