Senate Judiciary Panel OKs Shield Law, Sends Bill to Floor
There is no word yet on when the full Senate will take it up. The House has already passed a different shield bill — raising hopes that one could become law during this Congress.
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TRI Analysis Offers State-Level Toxics Info
It's easier to see trends now, and the analysis includes state-by-state fact sheets summarizing statistics for the year, as well as contacts at state agencies.
New OMB Open Government Directive Offers FOI Opportunities
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.
Regulations.gov Sharpens Info Tools Useful to Reporters
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.
Anti-Whaling Activists Set Sail Today -- Daryl Hannah Aboard
"Hardline anti-whaling activists prepared on Tuesday to pursue Japan's Antarctic whaling fleet with support from Daryl Hannah, who criticized Greenpeace for opting out of the annual chase."
Source: Reuters, 12/16/2009
"U.S. Coasts Plagued by Record Algae Levels"
"Large swaths of toxic algae have punished U.S. coastal towns at record levels this year, shutting down shellfish harvests and sickening swimmers from Maine to Texas to Seattle."
Source: USA TODAY, 12/16/2009
"PETA, Ringling Bros. at Odds Over Circus Elephants"
"Sammy Haddock started working with elephants when he joined the circus at 20, in 1976, a young man's dream. He walked them, groomed them, cleaned up after them. More than once, he later confessed, he beat them."
Source: Wash Post, 12/16/2009
"Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters" -- Arrest Hundreds
"COPENHAGEN — Police officers fired tear gas and wielded batons on Wednesday to beat back hundreds of demonstrators outside the global climate meeting here, as a police spokesman said 250 people had been arrested."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2009
"Climate Change Poses Threat To Colombian Coast"
"For more than 300 years, residents of Colombia's Pacific Coast area of Tumaco have mostly been left alone to fish or grow bananas .... But in recent years, the peace has been disturbed by new security threats, aggravated by climate change."
Source: NPR, 12/16/2009
"Gore Calls for July Summit To Finish Climate Treaty"
"Former US vice president and environmental activist Al Gore called Tuesday for world leaders to meet in Mexico City in July to complete a climate treaty under negotiation in Copenhagen."
Source: AFP, 12/16/2009
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