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21 US Cities Join Carbon Disclosure Project [1]

Some cities are joining big companies in disclosing publicly their greenhouse emissions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [6]

EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Researchers Predict Local-Scale Climate Change Shifts [9]

A research team led by Purdue claims in a soon-to-be-published article to have mapped local U.S. climate change more precisely than has been done before.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Researchers Predict Local-Scale Climate Change Shifts [9]
SEJ Lists New Rolodex of Regional Climate Change Info Sources [10]

Reporters: you now have a contact list of expert sources of climate information in or about your region.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJ Lists New Rolodex of Regional Climate Change Info Sources [10]
Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret [11]

Great Falls, Montana, wouldn't let its citizens know details of its contracts with a utility. But a judge stopped that.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [8]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret [11]
Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [14]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [7]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [14]
Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [17]

Who are the "American Energy Alliance" — and what does Burson-Marsteller think they need to hide about funding from major oil, utility, and business lobbies?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [15]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows [17]
WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers [18]

Should a deal for $200 million in tax breaks for a West Virginia coal-to-liquids plant be kept a secret from taxpayers and voters?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Environmental Politics [15]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [23]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [23]
Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [24]

The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Health [25]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [24]

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