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Senate Passes Farm Bill With Softened Secrecy Language [1]

The Senate passed a five-year Farm Bill Dec. 14, 2007, that softened a provision imposing draconian penalties for publication of information from a federal database for tracking food animals.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Agriculture [3]
Consumer [4]
Food [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Eco-Packaging for Wine: Bottles and Beyond [8]

Eco-friendly wine isn't just about what's in the bottle. It also IS the bottle — or, increasingly the box — plus the cork (or, increasingly screwtop), and more.
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TipSheet [9]
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Consumer [4]
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International [10]
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Public [7]

EPA Doesn't Bother to Collect Chemical Safety Data From Companies [11]

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.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [12]
Consumer [4]
Government [13]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

New Fuel Economy Data Released [14]

As roller-coaster gas prices continue to make the news, your audience will likely be interested in the latest fuel economy stats, released Oct. 15, 2008, by EPA and DOE.
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TipSheet [9]
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Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

States Have Major Differences in "Net Metering" Policies [16]

"Net metering" for selling excess wind or solar energy to utilities shows great variability among states.
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TipSheet [9]
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Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

Competition Heats Up For Green Prestige On Campus [18]

Today, prospective college students may be less interested in a school's football team than its carbon footprint.

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Consumer [4]
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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/senate-passes-farm-bill-with-softened-secrecy-language [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/watchdog-tipsheet [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [8] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/eco-packaging-wine-bottles-and-beyond [9] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [11] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/epa-doesnt-bother-collect-chemical-safety-data-from-companies [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [14] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/new-fuel-economy-data-released [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [16] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/states-have-major-differences-net-metering-policies [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [18] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/competition-heats-up-for-green-prestige-on-campus [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=196 [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=189 [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=190 [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=191 [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=192 [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=193 [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=194 [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer?page=195