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New GAO Report Suggests EPA Doesn't Have a Clue on CAFO Toxics [1]

A Congressional watchdog is saying efforts to exempt feedlot air emissions from standard EPA toxics reporting are based on little or no information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Pollution [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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UCS to Release Agency Media Policies Study in October [7]

A forthcoming report by the Union of Concerned Scientists — expected the second week of October 2008 — will provide the most extensive documentation to date of federal agency press policies and their impact on environmental reporting.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about UCS to Release Agency Media Policies Study in October [7]
EPA'S IRIS Chemical Risk Database in Shambles: GAO [9]

Interference by the White House Office of Management and Budget has badly damaged the "credibility and timeliness" of IRIS.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about EPA'S IRIS Chemical Risk Database in Shambles: GAO [9]
TOOLBOX: Online Sources for Researching Medical Literature [11]

A useful roundup of links and leads for reporters researching the published literature on medical and some environmental health topics is available online at LLRX.com.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Online Sources for Researching Medical Literature [11]
Agency FOIA Logs Posted on Watchdog Site [13]

The FOIA logs of agencies covered by environmental reporters offer fascinating insight into their workings — and some good story ideas.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Agency FOIA Logs Posted on Watchdog Site [13]
EPA Doesn't Bother to Collect Chemical Safety Data From Companies [14]

Neither EPA nor the American public know very much about the possible health effects of tens of thousands of chemicals used in commerce and consumer products every day.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [15]
Consumer [16]
Government [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data [18]

The Bush administration is killing a longstanding program that publishes free the information it gathers on the application of pesticides and fertilizer by U.S. farmers.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [10]
Chemicals [15]
Agriculture [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data [18]
Proposed Fisheries Rule Would Cut Public Input, Info [20]

Reporters trying to cover fisheries issues may soon find decisions happening faster than they can cover them.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Proposed Fisheries Rule Would Cut Public Input, Info [20]
Administration Threatens Veto of Shield Law [22]

Top Bush Administration officials are signaling they will recommend veto of a bill to shield reporters from being compelled to disclose their confidential sources.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [23]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Administration Threatens Veto of Shield Law [22]
Post-Election Agendas Begin to Spawn, Swim Upstream [24]

Even before the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election happens, various groups are beginning to draft or post ambitious environment-related agendas for the next administration to follow... should it wish to.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Post-Election Agendas Begin to Spawn, Swim Upstream [24]

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