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EPA Develops "Green Home" Site

This new tool is broken out by space type (e.g., kitchen, bathroom, garage, yard), and covers a wide range of indoor and outdoor energy, toxicity, consumption, and environmental impact issues — even topics such as finding a greener mortgage.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth
Government
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National (U.S.)
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Public
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CO2 Emissions Rise in Most States, But Some Buck Trend

Carbon dioxide emission volumes, trends, and sources vary substantially by state, according to a report released Nov. 12, 2009, by the advocacy group Environment America.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Pollution
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National (U.S.)
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Public
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4 Years, 500 Lakes, and A Lot of Polluted Fish: New EPA Study

Results of sampling the tissue of fish caught in freshwater lakes throughout the US reveal widespread contamination by pollutants such as mercury and PCBs.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Chemicals
Pollution
Water & Oceans
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National (U.S.)
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Public
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Toolbox: Google Scholar Opens Science to Everybody — Almost

A new tool makes finding, understanding, and communicating science easier for environmental reporters.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Science
Technology
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Toolbox: Zippy Access to EPA Data on Sites in Your Community

Environmental journalists working for local news media outlets may want to check out the EPA ZIP code lookup tool for discovering potential stories in their areas.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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Congress Clears, Obama Signs Open FOIA Act

From now on, Congress must specifically declare every new FOIA exemption it creates by law.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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Watchdog Groups Call for Improvements in Contractor Misconduct Database

The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) and OMB Watch want the federal government to tighten the accountability of federal contractors by fixing problems with the database — a potentially valuable tool for environmental reporters.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business
Consumer
Health
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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SEJ Joins Call for End to "Minders," Interview-Control at FDA

As USA TODAY exposes a culture of secrecy at FDA that caused schoolkids in several states to get sick because the FDA hid information about tainted tortillas, SEJ and other journalism groups insist FDA ends restrictions on staff interviews with press.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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The Psychology of Climate Change Communication

The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University has published a free, research-based guide for "Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public."
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Journalism & Media
Visibility:
Public
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New Online Efforts Expand Environment Coverage

SEJ Publication Types:
Features
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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