Laws & Regulations

Water & Oceans [5]

Public [6]

Source: The Hill [8], 10/03/2014

Read more about "Watchdog Hits Offshore Drilling Regulator on Permit Oversight" [1]

"Brown Criticized for Veto of Bill To Reform Toxic Substances Agency" [9]

"Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of a bill to reform the California Department of Toxic Substances Control is drawing indignation from community groups and state legislators who had pressed for broad changes at the troubled agency."

Chemicals [10]

Environmental Politics [11]

Public [6]

California [12]

Source: LA Times [13], 10/02/2014

Read more about "Brown Criticized for Veto of Bill To Reform Toxic Substances Agency" [9]

"FERC Gives Final Approval To Cove Point LNG Project" [14]

"Federal regulators approved Monday night plans for a proposed liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export terminal that would be the closest one to the Marcellus Shale region."

Energy & Fuel [3]

Public [6]

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [15], 10/01/2014

Read more about "FERC Gives Final Approval To Cove Point LNG Project" [14]

"Alaska Judge Dismisses Pebble Lawsuit Against EPA As Premature" [16]

"The company promoting the controversial and beleaguered Pebble mine project lost a legal battle Friday when a federal judge threw out one of its lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency."

Fish & Fisheries [17]

Natural Resources [18]

Pollution [19]

Public [6]

Alaska and Hawaii [20]

Source: Alaska Dispatch News [21], 09/30/2014

Read more about "Alaska Judge Dismisses Pebble Lawsuit Against EPA As Premature" [16]

SEJ FOI Chair Talks to Forest Service Chief Tidwell [22]

After proposing a directive that seemed to require permits and fees for journalists working in U.S. Forest Service wilderness lands, the USFS announced that it had never intended the restrictions to apply to journalists. Tim Wheeler, chairman of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Freedom of Information Task Force, talked with USFS Chief TomTidwell to clarify the USFS position. Here's his report. [23]

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WatchDog TipSheet [24]

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Forests [25]

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"Forest Service Says Media Doesn't Need Permit" [27]

"SEATTLE - Faced with increasing criticism of a proposal that would restrict media filming in wilderness areas, the head of the U.S. Forest Service said late Thursday that the rule is not intended to apply to news-gathering activities."

Forests [25]

Public [6]

Source: AP [28], 09/26/2014

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1st Amendment Alarm: USFS Says Media Need Photo Permit in Wilderness [29]

"The U.S. Forest Service has tightened restrictions on media coverage in vast swaths of the country's wild lands, requiring reporters to pay for a permit and get permission before shooting a photo or video in federally designated wilderness areas."

Environmental Politics [11]

Forests [25]

Public [6]

Source: Portland Oregonian [30], 09/25/2014

Read more about 1st Amendment Alarm: USFS Says Media Need Photo Permit in Wilderness [29]

Constitution Wins After Court Imposes Prior Restraint on Pipeline Safety Info [31]

As a nationwide newspaper chain probed safety threats posed to the public by gas pipelines, an Alabama court imposed prior restraint on the Montgomery Advertiser, to prevent it from publishing the Alabama Gas Corporation's safety plan, citing homeland security and trade secrets. Now a judge has ruled that the court erred in granting a temporary restraining order.

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WatchDog TipSheet [24]

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Disasters [2]

Energy & Fuel [3]

People & Population [32]

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Forest Service Seeks To Limit Journalists' Access to Wilderness Lands [34]

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking to harden rules that would require a journalist to get a permit and pay a fee of up to $1,500 in order to report inside a federal wilderness. [Update -- 9/25/14: Forest Service Chief Tidwell says media don't need permit] [28]

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Read more about Forest Service Seeks To Limit Journalists' Access to Wilderness Lands [34]

October 21, 2014

Policy Forum: The Role of State Leadership in Cooperative Federalism [35]

The Environmental Law Institute's 2014 Policy Forum, taking place in Washington, DC, will focus on state leadership in environmental protection, examining the inherent tension underlying state-federal partnerships and inconsistencies in state approaches to cooperative federalism. Register by Oct 14th.

Professional Meetings [36]

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