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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [1]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [8]

The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [10]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [11]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info [12]

EPA and an employees union have signed an agreement on procedures for reopening agency libraries closed by the Bush administration.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Government [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues [13]

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [5]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]

SEJ Freedom of Information Task Force [14]

The Society of Environmental Journalists board of directors formed the task force in March 2002 "to address freedom-of-information, right-to-know, and other news gathering issues of concern to the pursuit of environmental journalism."

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [5]
Initiatives: 
Freedom of Information [15]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]

FOIA Fundamentals [16]

[16]
The Freedom of Information Act and How To Use It
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FOIA Basics [17]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]

Regional Climate Information Resources [18]

The 2009 US Global Change Research Program report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, [19] summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [20]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Outstanding Coverage [21]

General Climate Coverage

  • "Annals of Science: The Climate of Man," New Yorker, by Elizabeth Kolbert. Part I (4/25/06). [22] Part II (5/2/05).
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [20]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

World Climate Report [23]

World Climate Report [24]

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [20]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

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