Publication Items

Enviros Seek Disclosure of Household Cleaning Product Ingredients [1]

A court case involving a 1971 NY law may force manufacturers to make public unlisted toxic chemicals in products like stain remover, dish soap and laundry detergent. The cleanser industry says the action is "unwarranted, and that fears about health risks are misinformed," according to the AP.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Getting to Disclosure: SPJ Offers FOIA Negotiating Tips [9]

An Online Quill article by David Cuillier offers advice from William Ury, co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation and co-author of “Getting to Yes,” to effectively help reporters move from defeatism to successful disclosure.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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EPA Reveals More High-Hazard Coal-Ash Sites [12]

Disclosure of 22 electric-utility plans for handling coal-ash waste is a good start... but EPA also released the identities of some 40 more — previously undisclosed — scary ash impoundments.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [13]
Waste [14]
Government [10]
Environmental Health [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Sunshine Week Starts March 14 with Focus on Local Heroes [15]

Journalism groups, including key organizer American Society of News Editors, will honor individuals whose open-government work in 2009 has made their communities better places to live.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Environmental Disclosure a High-Stakes Issue for Corporations [16]

Companies of all kinds face the prospect of major costs or losses as they face a future of unknown risks and uncertain regulations — and you are provided an environmental reporting opportunity.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients [18]

In a historic step forward, EPA's proposed rule would require disclosure of ALL pesticide ingredients — which has not been required for decades.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Government [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients [18]
EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity [19]

But apparently confidentiality claims will only be rejected in cases where the chemicals have already been disclosed in the Toxic Substances Control Act inventory.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [3]
Government [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity [19]
Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental [20]

This includes three new datasets from EPA, PLUS many other datasets relevant to environmental issues, released in response to a Dec. 8, 2009, White House open government order.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental [20]
Sunlight Tool Makes Tracking White House Visitors Easier [21]

Sunlight Foundation took the raw data of White House visitor logs, matched the names to those in OpenSecrets.org, FollowTheMoney.org, LittleSis.org, Google and Wikipedia, and created a searchable online database.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Sunlight Tool Makes Tracking White House Visitors Easier [21]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Calls for Input on Openness [22]

Secrecy News reports the NRC, responding to a Dec. 2009 White House OMB directive, has asked the public what information it should post online and how else it might improve transparency and collaboration with the public.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Nuclear Power & Radiation [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Nuclear Regulatory Commission Calls for Input on Openness [22]

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