National (U.S.)

Obama Insists: Auction CO2 Permits [1]

"President Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget, released on Thursday, retains his plan to cut climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions by auctioning off 100 percent of emission permits to industries."

Climate Change [2]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: Reuters [5], 05/08/2009

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EPA Hid Risks Of Coal Ash: Report [6]

"The Bush administration kept secret for nearly five years data that showed increased cancer risks from drinking water polluted by coal-ash impoundments...."

Waste [7]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: Charleston Gazette [8], 05/08/2009

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RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site [9]

RTK NET's powerful tools make it easy to see which cities face the worst chemical risks, and what chemicals are involved.

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WatchDog TipSheet [10]

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Chemicals [11]

Disasters [12]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [3]

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Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions [13]

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists documents the Obama administration's declarations that it intends to be more open. But the same report also documents the many actions not taken at the agency level.

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WatchDog TipSheet [10]

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Government [14]

Policy [15]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [3]

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Congress Chiefs Want Probe into Secret Bayer Poison Gas [16]

House Energy Chair Waxman and Senate Commerce Chair Rockefeller call for investigation of whether Bayer could use safer chemicals at its Institute WV plant.

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WatchDog TipSheet [10]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [11]

Disasters [12]

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National (U.S.) [4]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]

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Public [3]

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Citizens Journalist and Citizens Scientific Redefine Disaster Story [18]

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Features [19]

Topics on the Beat:

Disasters [12]

Journalism & Media [20]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [3]

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Getting Started With Some New Skills: Producing Podcasts [21]

Dale Willman, executive editor of Field Notes Productions, explains how to use audio as a way to make your offerings stand out.

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Reporters Toolbox [22]

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Journalism & Media [20]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [3]

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EPA Targets Utility Waste [23]

EPA may regulate runoff from the coal ash and sludge from air-pollution-control that power plants store in ponds and piles.

Water & Oceans [24]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [4]

Source: Washington Post [25], 05/04/2009

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Black Carbon: A Key Cause Of Warming Not Well Recognized [26]

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Backgrounders [27]

Topics on the Beat:

Energy & Fuel [28]

Pollution [29]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [3]

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The Biz: The Great Challenge: Getting the Climate Change Story Right [30]

In the wake of newly declared newspaper bankruptcy declarations in Minneapolis and Philadelphia…and shut-downs of print editions in Seattle and Denver — we have a challenge — the nation's media must do a responsible job in covering the coming climate change debates in Washington.

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Backgrounders [27]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [2]

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National (U.S.) [4]

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Public [3]