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Gumshoe Tools: Sunlight Foundation's Party Time Database

Those U.S. representatives and senators really know how to party. Especially the ones running for re-election or under indictment. Now journalists who want to follow the money have a new "Access Washington" snooper-tool to use in their investigative projects.

EPA, OSHA Flunk Science Openness Rating from UCS

EPA, FWS and OSHA are among the least open of 15 different federal agencies covered most frequently by environmental reporters, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.

New Blogs Alter News-O-Sphere, Open More Info to Journalists (Review)

As the corpses of newspapers litter the American landscape, they seem to fertilize the sprouting of a bumper crop of new blogs devoted to environment and energy. If you are looking for environmental news, you are mostly likely to find it online.

Covering Congress: House Committee Phone Numbers

Committee staff are crucial to covering environmental issues. Here are some current House committee phone contacts relevant to the environment beat.

DOJ Guidance Offers Hook for Your FOIA Requests

Journalists' Freedom of Information Act requests will have more clout if they demand specific justification for each redaction. A new Justice Department guidance document makes clear this is mandatory for most agencies.

Coalition of Groups Readies Openness Agenda for Next Administration

A broad coalition of open-government groups is finalizing an ambitious agenda to improve public access to information in the next administration.

AREVA Bans Pens, Cameras, Recorders at SEJ's Lynchburg Nuclear Tour

AREVA, the world's largest builder of nuclear reactors, banned pens, recorders and cameras during a field trip to the company's Lynchburg facilities organized by SEJ during its 2008 annual meeting held in Roanoke, VA.

Groups, Media Pitch Open-Government Proposals To New Administration

In an effort to increase government accountability and transparency, media groups put forward a new "21st Century Right-to-Know Agenda."

TOOLBOX: Contractor Misconduct Database Offers Gumshoes Leads

The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) has a new tool for investigative journalists. Reporters can now snoop around the Federal Contractor Misconduct Database to find misdeeds by federal contractors.

Smithsonian Adopts FOIA-Like Policies

The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents held its first public meeting in 162 years November 17, 2008. This marks a move away from existing policies that have made the institution's meetings and records less open to public scrutiny than other federal entities.

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