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Obama Doesn't Fully Live Up to Openness Promise: Report [1]

OpenTheGovernment.org's report notes a steady decrease in secrecy but finds poor marks in other areas, such as declassification backlogs, continued invocation of the "state secrets" privilege, and a high percentage of federal advisory committee meetings closed to the public.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
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Public [4]
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Where's BP's Blowout Preventer? Justice Department Won't Say [5]

The FBI's effort to inspire confidence by trying to hide the 300-ton, five-story-high, object of national interest might have backfired.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Disasters [7]
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Public [4]
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SEJ Offers Resources for Hurricane Coverage [8]

The fifth anniversary of Katrina reminds us that we are indeed at the peak of hurricane season. The resources in the Hurricane Reporting Toolbox can help you do better stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [10]
Disasters [7]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Got Gulf Experts? SEJ's Daily Glob Can Help [11]

View and suggest additions to our list of important Gulf-related research institutes, academic programs, and labs working on marine science, gulf ecology, oil spill response and recovery, coastal ecosystems, wetlands, and more.
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TipSheet [9]
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Disasters [7]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
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Public [4]
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USFS Releases Report on Threats to Private Forests [13]

The report includes many lists and maps that allow you to zoom in on specific topical and geographic areas of interest to your audience. Here are some angles to explore, evaluated by watershed.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Forests [14]
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Public [4]
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BLM Paper on National Monuments, Other Conservation Units Unveiled [15]

A leaked "internal draft, not for release" discussion paper contains thoughts on a possible shift toward more conservation — and moving away from BLM's historic pattern of generally emphasizing extraction of natural resources and de-emphasizing conservation of those resources.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [16]
Government [3]
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Public [4]
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EPA Targets Future Water Cleanups, But You Can Cover Problems Now [17]

Topics of interest to your audience could include agriculture, construction, sewage plant discharges, urban stormwater runoff, industrial sources, concentrated animal feeding operations, hydraulic fracturing used in natural gas extraction, power plant cooling water use, and pesticide infiltration.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [10]
Government [3]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Poynter Webinar on Oil Spill Coverage: There's Still Time [18]

The August 24, 2010 Webinar for journalists offered tips for better coverage of the Gulf oil spill and related issues. You can replay it online.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [19]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Disasters [7]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Coast Guard Spill-Response Database Offers Near-Real-Time Story Leads [20]

The National Response Center, a single call-in facility for the reporting of all kinds of oil and chemicals leaks, spills, and discharges, puts all the data online in a form than can be queried or downloaded.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [21]
Government [3]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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PEER Petitions NOAA To Un-Muzzle Agency Scientists [22]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says if NOAA repealed its Don't-Tell press policy, agency scientists would again be able to freely talk to the taxpayers about tax-funded research.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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