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.
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Court Reverses Ban on Farm Data Releasees
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, ruled Feb. 15, 2008, that the public had a legitimate interest in data from some previously unreleased Agriculture Department databases - clearing the way for their release.
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.
SEJ Voices Concern Over Muzzling of Environment Canada Scientists
The Society of Environmental Journalists has asked Environment Canada for its written policies on staff communication with news media.
BLM Proposal May Limit Transparency, Public Input On Its NEPA Actions
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed changing its rules for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
EPA Greeenhouse Reporting Rules Goes Forward Despite White House
Congress mandated a mandatory "registry" of greenhouse gas emissions with $3.5 million tucked into the final fiscal 2008 omnibus appropriations bill it passed late in 2007.
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.
Great Lakes Study Suppressed
For more than seven months, the nation's top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states.
Access to Congress: A Few Coverage Tips and Tricks
The U.S. Congress can be even more frustrating to cover than executive agencies.
SEJournal Fall 2007, Vol. 17 No. 3
In this issue: Editors focus new attention on climate change, environment...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.
