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NIEHS Director Schwartz Resigns [1]

David Schwartz, the embattled director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), resigned the post Feb. 8, 2008
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Cool Tool: Libraries Offer Online Help With Government Info [6]

Reporters looking for help in penetrating the labyrinth of federal information have a new ally: librarians.
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Did CDC Agency Suppress FEMA Trailer Health Info? [8]

Two House Science subcommittees are investigating allegations that the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) suppressed information on harmful levels of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers given out after Hurricane Katrina.
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FOIA Friday Takes Hold on SEJ Listserve [10]

The latest fad on SEJ's members-only listserve is "FOIA Friday."
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Leahy, Cornyn Vow to Fight Administration's FOIA Ombud Kidnap Plot [11]

The idea was to set up an independent ombudsman's office to mediate time-consuming disputes over what documents the feds would release in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Katrina FOIA Delay Saga: "Expedited" Takes on New Meaning at FEMA [12]

Suppose there were a catastrophe and you needed information fast. Would you call FEMA?
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House Panels Probe Charges That Science on FEMA Trailers Was Scrubbed [13]

Two House subcommittees are investigating charges that federal agencies censored scientific information about the health risks posed by FEMA trailers to people living in them.
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Dig Up Dirt with Fewer Clicks at New EPA Site (Review) [15]

Reporters starved for environmental information and desperate for local story ideas, rejoice. Well, at least don't look so glum. EPA has thrown you a bone or two with its newly redesigned web site.
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New CRS Reports Background FOIA Amendments, Classified Info [17]

The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has completed two reports useful to journalists.
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Report Card Shows No Slackening of Secrecy Trend [18]

The fifth annual report card produced by OpenTheGovernment.org offers hard numbers from a range of indicators that Bush Administration secrecy continues.
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