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Read more about EPA Gives Public an Environmental Justice Mapping Tool: EJView [1]

TRI Offers New "Comparative Query" Tool [11]

The beta tool allows anyone to compare TRI information from a facility to air pollution data from the same facility or a related one. For example, an investigator could find inconsistencies in the amount of pollution reported by a facility under the two separate laws.

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Read more about TRI Offers New "Comparative Query" Tool [11]

Envirofacts Warehouse Gets Geographic Makeover, Update [12]

This newly powerful, easy-to-use mapping tool can help environmental journalists find and report great local and regional stories.

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As TRI Goes Electronic, Speed Records Fall [13]

The new record for getting raw data reported by industry to the general public: 28 days. Nearly 95 percent of reporting companies filed their reports electronically.

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Read more about As TRI Goes Electronic, Speed Records Fall [13]

Cool Tools for Reporters Showcased at 2010 TRI Meeting [14]

The WatchDog attended EPA's annual training conference for government workers on the Toxics Release Inventory, Nov. 1-3, 2010. See a preview of the showcased offerings, which have extra emphasis on environmental justice and EPA data tools ranging far beyond TRI.

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Chemicals [9]

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Read more about Cool Tools for Reporters Showcased at 2010 TRI Meeting [14]

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies [15]

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You'll find searchable inventories of consumer products treated and/or made with nanoparticles, commercial products, medicine, silver nano, agriculture and food, and various maps. Or browse by topic.

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Read more about The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies [15]

Cell-Phone Industry Seeks To Silence Right-to-Know Demands [18]

The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association has filed suit against San Francisco in response to a right-to-know ordinance it passed guaranteeing consumers information about how much electromagnetic radiation their cell phones were exposing them to.

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Read more about Cell-Phone Industry Seeks To Silence Right-to-Know Demands [18]

"U.S. Issues New Rules on Offshore Drilling" [19]

"The Interior Department tightened its rules on offshore oil and gas operations on Thursday but left in place the moratorium on deepwater drilling that has left oil executives frustrated and Gulf Coast officials fuming."

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Source: NYTimes [23], 10/01/2010

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"FCC Changes Cellphone Safety Guidance" [24]

"The Federal Communications Commission has changed its guidance to cellphone users worried about the health effects of wireless devices, dropping a long-standing recommendation that concerned consumers purchase phones with lower levels of radiation emissions."

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Source: Wash Post [25], 10/01/2010

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How Green Is Your Cell Phone? [26]

Here are a few tips for examining company "eco-friendly" marketing claims, and exploring how cell phones and their use impact the environment, all of which can serve as a hook for compelling consumer news stories in any media.

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