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DOE Closes Door To Journos [1]

Journalists were told to leave the room before Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman spoke to a group of lobbyists and private-industry representatives at the June 2009 meeting of the Energy Facility Contractors Group in Washington.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [7]

The Project on Government Oversight celebrated Earth Day blogging interesting facts gleaned from its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct [7]
Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [8]

In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Food [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Government [3]
Science [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [8]
Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster [15]

A July 26 McClatchy story about an ammonia spill that killed one in South Carolina is similar to others that could be told in other U.S. states.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [16]
Disasters [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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TVA IG Says Agency Let Lawyers Stifle $3 Million Study on Coal-Ash Spill Causes [18]

An investigation by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee indicates the Tennessee Valley Authority opted not to make changes that could have prevented the massive December 2008 spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [20]

The Obama administration releases high-resolution photos, taken by US spy satellites over the years, documenting the extent and quality of arctic sea ice.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [21]
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [22]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change [20]
SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [23]

Sloppy legal draftsmanship resulted in a 1999 law that could put journalists and publishers in jail for doing investigative exposés of animal cruelty.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [24]
Activism [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case [23]
State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [26]

A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [28]
Pollution [29]
Transportation [30]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [26]
EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2 [31]

In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [28]
Pollution [29]
Government [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2 [31]
Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law [32]

Critics of the US General Mining Act of 1872 are hopeful that the law, which was crafted at a time when the priority was encouraging mining in a largely unsettled West, will finally be revamped.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [12]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law [32]

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