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Data Deficit Hampers Consumer Product Safety Commission [1]

A new GAO report says Customs has refused to give the CPSC shipping-manifest information it has been requesting for years. The manifests are a way to track products imported into the U.S. which may have been recalled due to toxicity and/or safety issues.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Consumer [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Judge Orders USDA To Release Data on Wolf Program [6]

The locations of conflicts in New Mexico and Arizona between livestock and Mexican gray wolves, which were reintroduced in 1998, will now be made public in hopes of identifying problem areas and taking preventive steps.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Agriculture [7]
Biodiversity [8]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
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Info on Rare Orchid Handled Like Nuclear Secret [10]

The Canby's bog orchid, not seen in Maryland for 20 years, has reappeared at the Nassawango Nature Preserve. A Washington Post reporter was allowed to see and write about it, but with unusual restrictions.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Biodiversity [8]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]
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Public [5]

EPA Releases Raw TRI Data Early [12]

The rawness of the data, which will be analyzed and revised by EPA at a later date, means that, for now, reporters will need to do more of their own ground-truthing in order to use it.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [13]
Pollution [14]
Government [15]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

CDC Launches National Public Health Tracking Program [16]

This data tool shows promise, but it currently tracks only non-infectious conditions and not others tied to environmental causes, such as neurological, endocrine, and reproductive disorders.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Health [17]
Government [15]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]

"BPA Found in Supposedly Safe Swiss Water Bottles" [18]

Until last August, the Swiss-made reusable aluminum bottles that were an eco-icon, were lined with an epoxy containing trace amounts of BPA, which the Canadian federal government considers a toxic substance.
Chemicals [13]
Public [5]
International [19]
Source: Canwest [20], 08/26/2009

"Illegal Fishing Evades U.N. Crackdown: Study" [21]

"Illegal fishing is depleting the seas and robbing poor nations in Africa and Asia of resources, but a lack of global cooperation is undermining efforts to track rogue vessels, an environmental group said on Tuesday."
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Public [5]
International [19]
Source: Reuters [23], 08/26/2009

"U.S. Budget Update Stands Pat On CO2 Permit Auction" [24]

"The White House budget update released on Tuesday still reflects a controversial Obama administration plan to combat global warming by auctioning all permits to emit greenhouse gases even though Congress has said it will give away a substantial portion to industry."
Environmental Politics [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Reuters [26], 08/26/2009

"Scalding A Quarter-Mile In An Electric Ford Pinto" [27]

Think electric cars are small and wussy? Go out on the drag strip and smell the burning rubber. "Mike Willmon's 1978 Ford Pinto can go from zero to 60 in about 3.5 seconds — just like the $1 million Ferrari Enzo." He built it himself.
Energy & Fuel [28]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NPR [29], 08/26/2009

"To Some Chesapeake Crabbers, a $50 Document Is Priceless" [30]

A crabbing license is a cultural icon for Chesapeake Bay watermen, whose way of life is as threatened as the shellfish their ancestors harvested.
People & Population [31]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]
Source: Wash Post [32], 08/26/2009

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