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Court Upholds Park Police Chief Fired for Talking to Press

The federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit by former National Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers, who was fired in 2004.

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In B.C., Freedom of Information May Not Be Free

"Crown copyright" may be emerging in British Columbia as a way for a government claiming openness to subvert freedom-of-information law.

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SEC Poised To Mandate Climate Risk Disclosure by Firms

Federal regulators may require corporations to assess and reveal how the effects of climate change may impact their financial health.

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Dole Sues "Bananas!" Film-Maker For Defamation

Showing of the film, depicting purported harm and claims of sterility by Nicaraguan plantation workers, went ahead at the Los Angeles Film Festival, even though an April 2009 Superior Court ruled that those claims were fraudulent.

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EPA's Jackson Calls for More Transparency on Water Quality, Enforcement

Jackson ordered staff to make existing information more accessible and understandable to the public, including posting on the Web state performance reports under the Clean Water Act.

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August 12, 2009

DEADLINE: McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Energy Solutions

This all-expenses-paid conference will convene September 20-22 at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosted by the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State's Institute for Energy and the Environment, and Battelle.

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April 30, 2025

DEADLINE: USC Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellowship

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's annual reporting grants and health journalism fellowships will be held June 23-26, 2025. Preference given to reporters pursuing collaborative projects between mainstream and ethnic news outlets. Deadline is Apr 30.

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