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New Rail Hazmat Regs Include Non-Disclosure Provisions

A rule issued April 16, 2008, ostensibly to keep the public safe from shipments of highly hazardous materials by rail, has been little-understood by the public.
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WatchDog TipSheet
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Disasters
Pollution
Region:
National (U.S.)
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"Diagnosis: Mercury, Money, Politics & Poison"

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BookShelf
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Consumer
Fish & Fisheries
Food
Government
Health
Laws & Regulations
Pollution
Water & Oceans
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Public
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"Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children"

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BookShelf
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Chemicals
Food
Health
Pollution
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Public
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If Pollution Cleanup Sounds Too Good To Be True, Maybe It Is

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Pollution
Region:
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)
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Public
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A Federal Superfund Site Near You May Hold a Great Story

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Backgrounders
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Policy
Pollution
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Utilities Say Public Can't Handle the Truth About Drugs in Water

When water providers find pharmaceuticals in drinking water, they rarely tell the public.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution
Water & Oceans
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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Read It Now: Suppressed CDC Great Lakes Toxics Report

After Congressional Democrats criticized them for suppressing a report on toxic substances in the Great Lakes, and after an independent investigative journalism group published excerpts, the Centers for Disease Control finally published it March 12, 2008.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution
Water & Oceans
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)
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Public
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Use It or Lose It: EPA Releases Toxics Data Feb. 24

EPA made public the latest year's data from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) February 21, 2008, catching a few journalists by surprise, as usual.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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EPA Would Suppress Info on Toxic Gases From Feedlots at Industry Urging

Large feedlots would no longer have to report toxic emissions under a rule proposed Dec. 21, 2007, by EPA.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Food
Pollution
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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New Jersey Sues EPA Over NSR Air Pollution Reporting Cutbacks

New Jersey filed a lawsuit Feb. 19, 2008, challenging the US-EPA's December 2007 rule that utilities could decide for themselves whether their air pollution increases are significant enough to require detailed record-keeping.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Pollution
Region:
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)
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