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Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working?

EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.

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Researchers Predict Local-Scale Climate Change Shifts

A research team led by Purdue claims in a soon-to-be-published article to have mapped local U.S. climate change more precisely than has been done before.

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SEJ Lists New Rolodex of Regional Climate Change Info Sources

Reporters: you now have a contact list of expert sources of climate information in or about your region.

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Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.

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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.

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Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation

The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.

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USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.

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EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info

EPA and an employees union have signed an agreement on procedures for reopening agency libraries closed by the Bush administration.

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SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues

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SEJ Freedom of Information Task Force

The Society of Environmental Journalists board of directors formed the task force in March 2002 "to address freedom-of-information, right-to-know, and other news gathering issues of concern to the pursuit of environmental journalism."

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