Government

May 19, 2010

Resilient Wetlands = Prosperous Economies: How Restoring and Conserving Wetlands Support Economic Productivity [1]

Preceding this year’s National Wetlands Awards Ceremony, the Environmental Law Institute will host a panel discussion that will include a look at new wetland restoration efforts, collecting data to show economic benefits, developments on greenhouse gas offsets, and how to adapt and protect wetlands from future loss.

News Events & Press Conferences [2]

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Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [4]

Fish & Fisheries [5]

Economy & Business [6]

Planning & Growth [7]

Environmental Studies [8]

Laws & Regulations [9]

Pollution [10]

Water & Oceans [11]

Activism [12]

Biodiversity [13]

Government [14]

Policy [15]

Science [16]

Wildlife [17]

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National (U.S.) [18]

"U.S. To Split Up Agency Policing the Oil Industry" [19]

"The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed breaking up the agency responsible for both policing the oil industry and acting as its partner in drilling activities, seeking to end a decades-old relationship between industry and government that has proved highly profitable -- and some say too cozy -- for both."

Government [14]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [18]

Source: NYTimes [20], 05/12/2010

Read more about "U.S. To Split Up Agency Policing the Oil Industry" [19]

Taxpayer-Funded Feedlots Refuse To Disclose Polluting Emissions [21]

Beef and pork factory farms are exempt from federal requirements to report their greenhouse gas emissions but are okay with accepting federal subsidies to capture their methane emissions and turn them into energy.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [23]

Air [24]

Energy & Fuel [25]

Waste [26]

Government [14]

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National (U.S.) [18]

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Public [3]

Read more about Taxpayer-Funded Feedlots Refuse To Disclose Polluting Emissions [21]

Gulf Dispersants Called Trade Secret [27]

The exact ingredients of the chemical mixture being sprayed on and pumped into the spreading BP oil spill are secret, even though some are rated toxic and may endanger the health of Gulf residents and ecosystems.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Economy & Business [6]

Chemicals [28]

Disasters [29]

Health [30]

Water & Oceans [11]

Biodiversity [13]

Government [14]

Environmental Health [31]

Wildlife [17]

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National (U.S.) [18]

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Public [3]

Read more about Gulf Dispersants Called Trade Secret [27]

EPA Staffers Forced To Ignore Science: Panel [32]

Award-winning investigative journalist Sheila Kaplan, an SEJ member, published a story in Politics Daily bringing to light some 73 interviews with 450 EPA employees depicting political interference in EPA science as an ongoing problem.

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WatchDog TipSheet [22]

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Government [14]

Science [16]

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National (U.S.) [18]

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Public [3]

Read more about EPA Staffers Forced To Ignore Science: Panel [32]

EPA's Hush-Hush Ground Rules Rile Reporters [33]

The EPA press office continues to ask reporters not to name top EPA officials who participate in news teleconferences and brief journalists. The latest incident, remarked on by InvestigateWest's Robert McClure, was a May 4 briefing on EPA's proposed delay in issuing its coal-ash rule.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Government [14]

Policy [15]

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National (U.S.) [18]

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Public [3]

Read more about EPA's Hush-Hush Ground Rules Rile Reporters [33]

May 13, 2010

ENERGY STAR Gets the Spotlight [34]

A recent GAO report indicates the ENERGY STAR product certification process is vulnerable to fraud and abuse. The Environmental Law Institute brings together a panel of EPA and DOE reps with commentators who will discuss the impacts to energy efficiency and the roles of consumers, investors, and the manufacturing bottom line.

Professional Meetings [35]

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Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Consumer [36]

Energy & Fuel [25]

Laws & Regulations [9]

Government [14]

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National (U.S.) [18]

EPA Begins Restoring Toxics Inventory After Downgrading [37]

Sixteen chemicals may be added to the TRI, after nearly a decade of erosion under the Bush administration.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [28]

Government [14]

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National (U.S.) [18]

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Public [3]

Read more about EPA Begins Restoring Toxics Inventory After Downgrading [37]

April 27, 2010

The Supreme Court Revisits NEPA: A Post-Argument Panel on Monsanto v. Geertson Farms [38]

Immediately following oral argument before the Supreme Court on April 27, the Environmental Law Institute will gather attorneys involved in the case for a panel discussion about the argument, their impressions of how the Court will resolve the case, its political and legal context, and implications for the future use of injunctions in environmental cases.

Professional Meetings [35]

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Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [23]

Chemicals [28]

Energy & Fuel [25]

Environmental Studies [8]

Food [39]

Laws & Regulations [9]

Government [14]

Science [16]

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National (U.S.) [18]

"Obama Launches America's Great Outdoors Conservation Initiative" [40]

"President Obama launched the America's Great Outdoors initiative Friday, an attempt to reshape U.S. conservation policy at a time when the nation is facing new environmental threats but the government is hard-pressed to afford new spending programs."

Government [14]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [18]

Source: Wash Post [41], 04/19/2010

Read more about "Obama Launches America's Great Outdoors Conservation Initiative" [40]

Resilient Wetlands = Prosperous Economies: How Restoring and Conserving Wetlands Support Economic Productivity [1]

ENERGY STAR Gets the Spotlight [34]

The Supreme Court Revisits NEPA: A Post-Argument Panel on Monsanto v. Geertson Farms [38]

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