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SEJ Opposes Defanging of FOIA Ombud Office [1]

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) urged Congress to use its funding power to establish a new independent "ombudsman" office.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Now Environment Canada Muzzles Scientists, Too: Report [6]

"Environment Canada has 'muzzled' its scientists around the country, ordering them to refer all media queries to Ottawa.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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Canada [7]
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Public [5]

NIEHS Director Schwartz Resigns [8]

David Schwartz, the embattled director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), resigned the post Feb. 8, 2008
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Other or All [9]
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Cool Tool: Libraries Offer Online Help With Government Info [10]

Reporters looking for help in penetrating the labyrinth of federal information have a new ally: librarians.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Did CDC Agency Suppress FEMA Trailer Health Info? [11]

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.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [12]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

FOIA Friday Takes Hold on SEJ Listserve [13]

The latest fad on SEJ's members-only listserve is "FOIA Friday."
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Other or All [9]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Leahy, Cornyn Vow to Fight Administration's FOIA Ombud Kidnap Plot [14]

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.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Groups Sue Interior For Hidden Evidence on Chukchi Lease Sale [15]

Two conservation groups are suing the Interior Department to get hidden documents they say could show the sale would harm polar bears and other marine mammals.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Biodiversity [16]
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Alaska and Hawaii [17]
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Public [5]

Katrina FOIA Delay Saga: "Expedited" Takes on New Meaning at FEMA [18]

Suppose there were a catastrophe and you needed information fast. Would you call FEMA?
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [12]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

Pennsylvania Reverses Ban On "Hormone-Free" Milk Labeling [19]

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) overruled a ban by the state's Department of Agriculture on the labelling of milk as "hormone free."
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
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