Publication Items

When the journalist and author William F. Buckley Jr. died last February, much was written and said about his seminal role in the growth of the modern conservative movement after he founded National Review magazine in 1955. Read as The Beat checks in on a few of the most influential journalists and publications identified with the conservative and libertarian regions of the political spectrum to offer a sampling of their recent treatment of environmental matters.

The Interior Department is responding to allegations of corruption and political interference with wildlife law enforcement by clamming up.

Some new, sharper tools are available for reporters who want to investigate patterns of federal spending or specific cases of interest.

EPA has proposed exempting farms from a law protecting the public from toxic air pollutants. Environmental groups have objected.