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March 25, 2010

NEPA and Climate Change: CEQ’s Draft Guidance [1]

Hear a diverse group of experts, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute, discuss the impact of the guidance, the timing of its release, and the larger questions about the role of climate change in agency planning. Teleconferencing is available for members of the press.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Government [7]
Policy [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Science [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]

"Obama’s C.D.C. Director, Wielding a Big Broom" [12]

"No federal health agency changed more during the Bush administration than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It got new buildings, new managers and an entirely new operating structure."

Government [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [13], 03/17/2010

"OMB Role in Federal Rulemaking Under Scrutiny" [14]

"The role of the White House Office of Management and Budget in federal rulemaking is expected to come under scrutiny [Tuesday] as a House panel investigates the regulatory process."

Government [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Greenwire [15], 03/16/2010

"House Aides Mull Plans to Overhaul, Codify NOAA" [16]

"Aides from the two House committees with jurisdiction over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are working together to draft legislation to overhaul and authorize the agency for the first time, according to House Science Chairman Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)."

Government [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Greenwire [17], 03/12/2010

White House May Urge Greater NEPA Transparency [18]

New NEPA policies proposed in February by the Council on Environmental Quality cover climate impacts; findings of no impact and requirements for monitoring; categorical exclusions; and better tools for reporting to the public on NEPA activities.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Government [7]
Policy [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Survey Finds Little Early Improvement in Science-Meddling Under Obama [20]

George Washington University's Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (SKAPP) followed up with 37 scientists at 13 federal agencies to see if conditions had improved at their agencies post-Bush. Survey says: Not really, or not yet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Government [7]
Science [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

States Push Congress, EPA To End Toxic Trade Secrets [21]

Do commercial products we have body contact with contain toxic chemicals? In too many cases, states and environmentalists are saying, the federal government forbids consumers from knowing.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [22]
Chemicals [23]
Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Government [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

10 Key Open-Gov Resources for Environmental Journalists [25]

In honor of Sunshine Week, which began March 14, the WatchDog serves up a meaty list of essential resources for journalists working to expose governmental secrets voters and taxpayers have a right to know about.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
March 11, 2010

Arctic Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning and the Role of the Arctic People [27]

The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and the Environmental Law Institute bring together representatives of Arctic communities and federal agencies to begin a national conversation on the rights, traditions, and experiences of the Arctic people; existing co-management practices; competing management imperatives; and how to build from the existing system toward an Arctic marine spatial planning framework.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Planning & Growth [29]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Natural Resources [30]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [31]
Government [7]
People & Population [32]
Science [10]
Region: 
Alaska and Hawaii [33]

USGS Minerals Report: A Tale of Economy and Environment [34]

Many story leads are tucked away in this 196-page report: recession impacts from drops in extraction and consumption, increases in importation of key materials, insights on stories related to climate change and air pollution, and much more. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Air [36]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [37]
Government [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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