WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste
Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.
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Canadian Court Takes up Shield Issue
The Supreme Court of Canada will consider this week a request by the National Post, civil liberties and media groups to overturn an Appeal ruling that police investigations override the Charter guarantee of free expression.
EPA Puts Status of FOIA Requests Online
The browsable report lists the date the request was received, the date a response is due, and the status.
Toolbox: RMP*Comp Projects Chemical Disaster Scenarios
Use this free software tool, downloadable from EPA, to calculate how much injury a chemical spill could cause.
Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection
After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.
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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise
Watchdog groups and the Associated Press report on federal agency foot-dragging in making a reality of Obama administration declarations that it would foster government transparency.
Lisa Jackson Interview
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is interviewed by Lester Graham of The Environment Report.
Source: Environment Report, 05/20/2009
Newborns Tested for Plastic Risk
"Critically ill newborns may help researchers figure out whether children are at risk from plastic additives called phthalates."
Source: NPR, 05/20/2009
"Researchers Shine New Light on Old Great Lakes Contaminant"
Canadian scientists are taking a closer look at dioxin-like contaminants in the Great Lakes called polychlorinated naphthalenes. They accumulate in fish and are toxic to humans.
Source: Great Lakes Echo, 05/20/2009
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