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Energy Department Midnight Reg Seeks To Bind Obama To Keep Old Secrets

The Energy Department in December 2008 published an 11th-hour proposed amendment to the Bush administration's secrecy rules that shroud the policies that brought Americans Enron, California blackouts, and $4 gasoline.
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WatchDog TipSheet
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Energy & Fuel
Laws & Regulations
Government
Policy
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National (U.S.)
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MSHA Publishes Long-Withheld (but Legally Required) FOIA Report

The Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration finally released its Freedom of Information Act annual reports — after fighting veteran FOIA requester Mike Ravnitsky for some 18 months.
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Government
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Industry Keeps Secret the Gas-Drilling Toxins Seeping into Drinking Wells

A series of drinking-water contamination incidents have raised doubts about EPA's safety claims regarding hydraulic fracturing in domestic gas wells. And it's hard for people to get to the bottom of those claims when the identity of the chemicals injected during the process is protected as a "trade secret."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Water & Oceans
Region:
National (U.S.)
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
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In a Pinch? On Deadline? Remember FOIA Friends

The Freedom of Information Act is still one of the most powerful tools in a reporter's toolbelt. Here's our short list of useful FOIA helpers.
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WatchDog TipSheet
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Government
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National (U.S.)
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States Sue EPA Over Data on Plants' Toxic Threat to Communities

Twelve states sued EPA Oct. 28, 2007, over the agency's cutbacks in data available to communities about the toxic threats presented to them by nearby industrial plants.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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SEJ President Testifies at Interior Photo-Fee Hearing

SEJ President Timothy B. Wheeler testified before a full committee oversight hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee, that a proposed rule governing photography in National Park System units and Wildlife Refuges could restrict media access to these public lands and limit their coverage of natural resource issues.

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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media
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National (U.S.)
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Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 1)

Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the first half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations
Government
Policy
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 2)

Environmental policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to be different under the Obama administration than the Bush administration. It's difficult to know yet what the priorities will be, or what shifts will occur. This is the second half of potential topics for journalists to keep an eye on.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations
Government
Policy
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
- Read more about Policy & Regulation Outlook for 2009 (Part 2)
Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 1)

The Obama administration is taking shape with many key environmental appointments to the cabinet and elsewhere. This is the first half of our guide to the new players, their backgrounds and agendas.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel
Government
Environmental Politics
Science
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
- Read more about Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 1)
Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 2)

The Obama administration is taking shape with many key environmental appointments to the cabinet and elsewhere. This is the second half of our guide to the new players, their backgrounds and agendas.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel
Government
Environmental Politics
Science
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
- Read more about Federal Environment & Energy Line-Up for 2009 (Part 2)

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