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New OMB Open Government Directive Offers FOI Opportunities [1]

While there are plenty of EPA databases already on line, not all of them are in a form that can be quickly downloaded in their entirety and imported into standard database software. That's a key criterion specified, and one that will ease computer-assisted reporting for journalists.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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Regulations.gov Sharpens Info Tools Useful to Reporters [7]

Now it's easier than ever to find and read documents submitted for the record at most federal regulatory agencies. Sign up for Federal Register email or RSS-feed notifications.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Regulations.gov Sharpens Info Tools Useful to Reporters [7]
Construction Water Pollution: New EPA Rule [8]

Stormwater runoff from construction sites is a significant source of soil and sediment runoff. The new rule addresses building construction, as well as heavy and civil engineering construction
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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USDA Offers Farmers $$ To Cut Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff [12]

Lands targeted for NRCS pilot projects over the next four years program include 41 watersheds in 12 states within the overall
Mississippi River
watershed.
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [13]
Chemicals [14]
Water & Oceans [11]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about USDA Offers Farmers $$ To Cut Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff [12]
Journal Publishes Series on Health Effects of Climate Change [15]

A consortium of US and British agencies, universities, and organizations published a series of studies in The Lancet that analyzed a number of specific situations involving climate change and health impacts, in countries rich and poor. Concurrently, a group of doctors from around the world launched the International Climate and Health Council.
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [16]
Health [17]
Region:
International [18]
National (U.S.) [5]
Europe [19]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Journal Publishes Series on Health Effects of Climate Change [15]
Industrial Chemical Found in Many Waters and Lands [20]

The synthetic compound dinitrotoluene, contaminating military sites, industrial settings, and other areas, is used primarily to make polyurethane products found in goods such as bedding and furniture, as well as in explosives, ammunition, dyes, and air bags.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [14]
Health [17]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Industrial Chemical Found in Many Waters and Lands [20]
UN Credentialing Limits Reporters' Access to Copenhagen Talks [21]

Non-profit media, online media, freelancers, student journalists, and even some mainstream media are having trouble getting credentials to cover the climate treaty talks in Copenhagen Dec. 7-18, 2009. While one root of the problem may be capacity of the building, a key issue is whether non-profits, bloggers, and freelancers are truly legitimate media.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [16]
Journalism & Media [22]
Region:
International [18]
Europe [19]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about UN Credentialing Limits Reporters' Access to Copenhagen Talks [21]
Fossil Fuel Basics: Two Good, Current Primers From CRS [23]

The Federation of American Scientists has posted these reports online: "Fossil Fuel Resources: Terminology, Reporting, and Summary" and "Unconventional Gas Shales: Development, Technology, and Policy Issues."
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [24]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Fossil Fuel Basics: Two Good, Current Primers From CRS [23]
1st National Criteria For Sustainable Landscapes Released [25]

The nation's first set of voluntary criteria for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of landscapes.was announced Nov. 6, 2009.
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about 1st National Criteria For Sustainable Landscapes Released [25]
EPA Develops "Green Home" Site [27]

This new tool is broken out by space type (e.g., kitchen, bathroom, garage, yard), and covers a wide range of indoor and outdoor energy, toxicity, consumption, and environmental impact issues — even topics such as finding a greener mortgage.
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TipSheet [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [26]
Government [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about EPA Develops "Green Home" Site [27]

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