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After Denials, White House Caves on Censored Gerberding Climate-Health Testimony

It was news when the White House censored testimony prepared in October 2007 by Centers for Disease Control Director Julie Gerberding - testimony detailing the health hazards likely to result from climate change.
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Climate Change
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EPA Submits Plan for Reopening Libraries, Which Remain Closed

EPA on March 26, 2008, delivered a report Congress had demanded on its plan to reopen the agency's shuttered libraries.
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Environmental Politics
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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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Disasters
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SEJournal Winter 1994, Vol. 3 No. 4

In this issue: Duke conference: Babbitt, Browner, McGinty headlined program that drew 400 to Durham; Survey probes journalists, student knowledge of global warming data...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

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Obama Orders Rollback of Bush Secrecy on 1st Day

President Barack Obama signalled that open access to information will be a top priority for his administration, issuing two memos to all executive agencies and one executive order at a January 21, 2009, session open to reporters and cabinet members.
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Laws & Regulations
Government
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SEJournal Fall 1991, Vol. 1 No. 4

In this issue: The first conference: Inaugural SEJ gathering draws 250 to Boulder; Coverage of military contamination in N.J. a textbook example of dogged reporting; SEJ members elect new board, amend bylaws; more.

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SEJournal Spring/Summer 1991, Vol. 1 No. 3

In this issue: War and recession: reporters still optimistic on job security, future; U.S. Senator Tim Wirth, host of experts slated for first SEJ national conference; a reporter's reflections on Kuwait 's devastation; traffic in rare plants and animals; indispensable reference texts; more.

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SEJournal Winter 1990-91, Vol. 1 No. 2

In this issue: The advocacy debate: Utne conference yields range of conclusions; risks covering environmental hazards; first annual conference set for Colorado; SEJ co-hosts meeting with East European reporters; the plight of Asian environmental reporters; ethical considerations on the enviro beat; more.

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SEJournal Fall 1990, Vol. 1 No. 1

In this issue: The Pulitzer stories; Journalists and scientists meet Nov.14 to discuss environmental journalism; Sources help Daily News expose bad water supply; coverage of decline in songbirds, amphibians and trees; and more.

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SEJournal Winter 1992, Vol. 2 No. 1

In this issue: The tough times: Reporters under assault by critics and economy; Environment radio blossoms but struggles; Environment beat hangs tough in big TV markets; and much more.

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