Publication Items

SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [1]

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [1]
Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [8]

New language added to the 2007/08 Farm Bill by conferees at the 11th hour could create a sweeping new secrecy mandate that would prohibit the Agriculture Department from disclosing almost any information about individual US farm operations.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [9]
Government [10]
Policy [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [8]
Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret [13]

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 [10]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret [13]
Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [15]

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 [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [15]
Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [17]

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 [16]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [17]
WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [18]

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 [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Environmental Politics [16]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [18]
TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [23]

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 [4]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [23]
Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [24]

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 [25]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [24]
USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [26]

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 [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [26]
EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [27]

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 [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [27]

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