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Read more about Rig Survivors Detained Until They Signed Statements [14]

Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [19]

Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.

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Read more about Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [19]

BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [23]

Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.

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Read more about BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [23]

Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [27]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.

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Read more about Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [27]

Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [32]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.

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Read more about Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [32]

Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [33]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.

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Read more about Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [33]

"Details Emerge on EPA Plans for Alabama's Toxic Coal Ash Ponds" [35]

"Coal ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, which the federal government is about to start regulating, is sloshing and settling in 10 ponds around Alabama that eventually could store more than 81 million cubic yards of the toxic stuff."

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Source: Birmingham News [36], 05/17/2010

Read more about "Details Emerge on EPA Plans for Alabama's Toxic Coal Ash Ponds" [35]

Louisiana Mulls Bill To Quash Tulane's Environmental Law Clinic [37]

"Law clinics at universities across Louisiana fear a state senator's proposal could force them to close, leaving their impoverished clients without free legal services in cases ranging from child support to water pollution."

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Source: AP [39], 05/11/2010

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"Nashville Flood Victims in Poorer Areas Wonder How They'll Recover" [40]

Flood victims in some of Nashville's poor neighborhoods are not getting the attention that some country music stars are getting.

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