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White House Opens Tax-Funded Research to Taxpayers [1]

Such a move had been resisted for years by the few large companies that dominate the scientific publishing industry. Some open-access groups hailed the memo as a breakthrough that would really allow taxpayers to read the research they pay for. Still, the proof will be in the implementation.

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SEJ's 23rd Annual Conference Agenda — Thursday [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Planning & Growth [8]

People & Population [9]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [10]

Military [11]

Energy & Fuel [12]

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Biodiversity [13]

Agriculture [14]

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"Do Soaps With Triclosan Do More Harm Than Good?" [16]

"Critics call on FDA and EPA to review popular anti-microbial's safety in light of new science."

Chemicals [17]

Consumer [5]

Environmental Health [18]

Public [6]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Chicago Tribune [20], 02/11/2013

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"Park Service Memo Reveals Depth of Budget Cuts" [21]

"The effects of the so-called sequestration budget cuts on the federal government are revealed in a Jan. 25 memo to National Park Service staff written by Park Service Director Jon Jarvis."

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Environmental Politics [4]

Natural Resources [22]

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National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Idaho Statesman [23], 02/05/2013

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EPA Allows Drinking Water Reports Online — But Can Consumers Hack It? [24]

EPA bowed to industry, ruling in a January 3, 2013 memo that local drinking water utilities no longer have to notify their customers of contamination in writing. "The memo fails to set clear standards for electronic notification and delivery and makes it likely that segments of the public will have less access to these reports," the Center for Effective Government wrote in response to the EPA memo.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]

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Water & Oceans [25]

Pollution [26]

Government [3]

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"Customers Have Paid More Than $1 Billion for Idle San Onofre Plant" [27]

"The California Public Utilities Commission held an initial meeting Tuesday in an investigative process that could eventually result in ratepayers getting a refund for a portion of the bills they have paid during the San Onofre nuclear plant's year-long outage."

Consumer [5]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [10]

Public [6]

California [28]

Source: LA Times [29], 01/10/2013

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"Home Builders Lobby Weakens Drywall Legislation" [30]

"Last week, federal lawmakers trumpeted the passage of the Drywall Safety Act of 2012 as a bipartisan victory for thousands of homeowners harmed by contaminated drywall."

Environmental Politics [4]

Environmental Health [18]

Consumer [5]

Chemicals [17]

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National (U.S.) [19]

Source: ProPublica [31], 01/09/2013

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"'Plastic Micro Beads' To Be Removed From Soap" [32]

"If you use exfoliating soaps, you might not know those little beads may be made of plastic -- or think about what happens to them when they go down the drain."

Consumer [5]

Pollution [26]

Public [6]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: CNN [33], 01/08/2013