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FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon [1]

FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.

Judge Rules Sandia Landfill Pollution Can't Be Secret [2]

A new ruling by a New Mexico state district judge requires that a report on groundwater pollution from a mixed-waste landfill at Sandia National Laboratories be made public.

Info on Clean Water Priced Like Gold in Alaska [3]

"When an environmental group, Alaskans for Clean Water, asked for copies of state records about an unsuccessful ballot proposal to limit mining pollution, officials initially said they would turn over the documents — for $50,000," the Associated Press reported October 20, 2008.

Gumshoe Tools: Sunlight Foundation's Party Time Database [4]

Those U.S. representatives and senators really know how to party. Especially the ones running for re-election or under indictment. Now journalists who want to follow the money have a new "Access Washington" snooper-tool to use in their investigative projects.

EPA, OSHA Flunk Science Openness Rating from UCS [5]

EPA, FWS and OSHA are among the least open of 15 different federal agencies covered most frequently by environmental reporters, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.

New Blogs Alter News-O-Sphere, Open More Info to Journalists (Review) [6]

As the corpses of newspapers litter the American landscape, they seem to fertilize the sprouting of a bumper crop of new blogs devoted to environment and energy. If you are looking for environmental news, you are mostly likely to find it online.

Covering Congress: House Committee Phone Numbers [7]

Committee staff are crucial to covering environmental issues. Here are some current House committee phone contacts relevant to the environment beat.

DOJ Guidance Offers Hook for Your FOIA Requests [8]

Journalists' Freedom of Information Act requests will have more clout if they demand specific justification for each redaction. A new Justice Department guidance document makes clear this is mandatory for most agencies.

Coalition of Groups Readies Openness Agenda for Next Administration [9]

A broad coalition of open-government groups is finalizing an ambitious agenda to improve public access to information in the next administration.

AREVA Bans Pens, Cameras, Recorders at SEJ's Lynchburg Nuclear Tour [10]

AREVA, the world's largest builder of nuclear reactors, banned pens, recorders and cameras during a field trip to the company's Lynchburg facilities organized by SEJ during its 2008 annual meeting held in Roanoke, VA.

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