Publication Items

USDA May Limit Info On Meat Recalls [1]

Under industry pressure, the U.S. Agriculture Department is considering hiding from consumers information about which retailers might be selling the tainted meat recalled because of health and safety risks.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Food [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about USDA May Limit Info On Meat Recalls [1]
New Mexico Activists Win FOIA Case Against Nuclear Agency [6]

A federal district judge ruled that agencies can't use delay to create secrecy when the Freedom of Information Act requires them to disclose records.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about New Mexico Activists Win FOIA Case Against Nuclear Agency [6]
Bush Administration Opposes Bill to Shield Press Sources [9]

"Attorney General Michael Mukasey and three other top Bush administration officials are weighing in against legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of confidential sources..."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Bush Administration Opposes Bill to Shield Press Sources [9]
Rail, Other Accident Reports Now Online [10]

Environmental reporters who want to keep track of accidents on their beats may want to know about these useful tools and resources.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Rail, Other Accident Reports Now Online [10]
"No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations" [11]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [13]
People & Population [14]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations" [11]
"Diagnosis: Mercury, Money, Politics & Poison" [15]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [16]
Consumer [17]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Food [3]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Diagnosis: Mercury, Money, Politics & Poison" [15]
House and Senate Leadership Begins To Shape Up [24]

The heads of Obama administration Congressional committees and subcommittees will likely be in the spotlight in the coming months. This overview will help you get a feel for who these people are, or who will soon be chosen.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [21]
Government [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about House and Senate Leadership Begins To Shape Up [24]
Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas [26]

The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Forests [29]
Natural Resources [30]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [23]
Biodiversity [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas [26]
Oversight Report: Agency Inspectors General Often Ignored [34]

A US House Oversight Committee report released in January 2009 found that federal agencies frequently ignore the findings and recommendations of their inspectors general.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [35]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Government [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Oversight Report: Agency Inspectors General Often Ignored [34]
"Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children" [36]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [37]
Chemicals [16]
Food [3]
Health [20]
Pollution [22]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about "Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children" [36]

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