SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues
See the latest actions taken by SEJ advocating access to environmental information and supporting the media's right to know on behalf of the public.
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2002 Archives: SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues
November 18, 2002
SEJ Task Force voices concern over FOIA exemptions in Homeland Security Act to key U.S. senators
On Monday, November 18, 2002, the SEJ Task Force again voiced its concern over the FOIA exemptions contained in the Homeland Security Act. SEJ President Dan Fagin, board liaison Jim Bruggers and SEJ Freedom of Information Task Force chair Ken Ward, Jr. signed a letter sent to several key senators, urging them to support compromise language that had previously been agreed to.
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Federal Shield Law Awaits Senate Action-Blocked by Sen. Kyl
Judiciary Committee leaders urged Senate leaders March 6, 2008, to schedule a floor vote on a bill to create a federal "shield law" for journalists.
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TOOLBOX: Wilileaks Offers Offshore Protection for Disclosure of Wrongdoing
Virtually unknown until the Swiss bank Julius Baer tried to censor it for publishing allegations of financial hanky-panky, a website called Wikileaks has catapulted to fame as a potential tool for journalists... and those who leak to them.
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It's Sunshine Week-Do you Know Where Your City's Secrets Are?
"News is what people want to keep hidden - and everything else is publicity." Bill Moyers made famous that maxim he gleaned from a Texas mentor.
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Use It or Lose It: EPA Releases Toxics Data Feb. 24
EPA made public the latest year's data from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) February 21, 2008, catching a few journalists by surprise, as usual.
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CRS PUBLISHES BACKGROUNDER ON JOURNALISTS' PRIVILEGE
The Oct. 18, 2007 issue of Congressional Research Service has published a useful backgrounder on the current lack of a "shield law" protecting reporters from legal penalties, including jail, when they refuse prosecutors' requests to disclose the identities of confidential sources.
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National Response Center Changes Leak Report Policy
The National Response Center has changed its policy on releasing chemical accident reports, making it much harder for journalists to gather crucial information about hazardous materials spills on deadline.
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SEJ Opposes Defanging of FOIA Ombud Office
The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) urged Congress to use its funding power to establish a new independent "ombudsman" office.
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Now Environment Canada Muzzles Scientists, Too: Report
"Environment Canada has 'muzzled' its scientists around the country, ordering them to refer all media queries to Ottawa.
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