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Cropdusters Grounded

Cropduster flights resumed Sept. 25, 2001. The FBI had ordered cropdusters grounded nationwide temporarily in late Sept. 2001.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Critical Infrastructure--Other

The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection was set up in July 1996 under President Clinton's Executive Order 13010.
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TipSheet
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Other or All
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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CA to Change Zero-Emission Vehicle Requirements

A likely upcoming shift in California's strategy to reduce smog from cars could affect new vehicles rolling onto roads nationwide over the next few years.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Air
Pollution
Region:
California
Visibility:
Public
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Coming to a Store Near You: Certified Wood

Timber-rich states and regions grapple with public calls for ending clear-cutting.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Forests
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Storm Brewing Over Big Muddy

On Feb. 1, 2001, the Army Corps of Engineers is expected to release its final implementation plan for returning the flow of the Missouri River to more natural levels.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans
Region:
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD)
Visibility:
Public
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EPA Gag Order Brings Call For Johnson Resignation (Part 2)

Some of "The Rules" laid down by the EPA press office, as experienced by SEJ members, include the following:
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Bill Would End Sneaky FOIA Exemptions by Congress

A Senate bill would require members of Congress who add FOIA exemptions to legislation to flag them.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Univ. of California Begins Withholding Details on Animal Research

The University of California "has begun withholding public records that detail how animal research is done.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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McClellan Misled on Climate Science Censorship: Watchdog

Need another reason not to go through the "press office?" Try reading the transcript from the White House briefing of June 8, 2005.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Journalist Sues AG Department Over Feedlot 'Phone Book' Secrecy

A freelance journalist is challenging in court the US Department of Agriculture's efforts to keep secret its data on who owns the feedlots Americans can see and smell, but whose pollution the food industry does not want USDA to regulate.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Food
Pollution
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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