Publication Items

EPA To Discontinue Federal Register Listserves [1]

Prior to November 1, 2009, EPA had 13 different lists for Federal Register notices. The information is still available to reporters and the public via other channels.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Government [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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At Los Alamos, Secrecy Is the Opposite of Safety [6]

The U.S. Department of Energy scrambles to delay a report by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board about a significant threat of radiation release from Los Alamos National Laboratory, a citizen watchdog group discovered.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Energy & Fuel [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Government [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
California [9]
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Public [5]
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IG Finds Former NRC Commissioner Hid Ethics Violations [10]

The Project on Government Oversight used FOIA to get reports and documents from an NRC Inspector General's investigation of Jeffrey Merrifield.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Government [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Health Care Journalists Seek End to Press Office Restrictions at FDA [11]

The Association of Health Care Journalists and other journalism groups have co-signed a letter to the Food and Drug Administration's Transparency Task Force, calling for FDA to "end these harmful practices and restore the free flow of information."
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [12]
Policy [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Senators, J-Groups, White House Agree on Shield Law Provisions [15]

Federal legislation to protect reporters from having to reveal confidential sources may be back on track. A markup in the Senate Judiciary Committee, possibly November 5, 2009, could tell.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [16]
Government [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Groups Pinpoint Threats to Selected Canadian and US Rivers [17]

The widespread perception of water abundance in Canada is a myth, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund-Canada. See details for the 10 selected rivers, most of which cross political boundaries within Canada or between Canada and the United States.
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TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
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International [21]
Canada [22]
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Creek Daylighting: A Stormwater Management Trend [23]

Strenuous local battles sometimes erupt over "daylighting" (freeing streams from culverts and paved channels), an increasingly popular method for state, county, and local governments to improve stormwater management and water quality.
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TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Report Documents Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farm Lands [24]

Foreign ownership of privately-held US agricultural lands, on the rise for the second year in a row, can affect the local economy, politics, culture, foreign investment in the US, food security, and agricultural subsidies.
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TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [25]
Economy & Business [26]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Feds Begin To Quantify Hidden Climate Change Costs [27]

As debate over climate legislation rages, reporters will encounter many confusing and seemingly contradictory statements about the costs of changing US energy practices. You may help your audience with an understanding of how incomplete the cost figures cited by companies and politicians often are.
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TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [26]
Government [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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US, Canada, Mexico Aim To Coordinate Toxics Databases [29]

The North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (NAPRTR) Consultative Group, under the auspices of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, will meet November 10-11, 2009, in Guadalajara, Mexico to review the programs of the 3 countries.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [30]
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International [21]
Canada [22]
National (U.S.) [4]
Mexico [31]
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Public [5]
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