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Did CDC Agency Suppress FEMA Trailer Health Info?

Two House Science subcommittees are investigating allegations that the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) suppressed information on harmful levels of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers given out after Hurricane Katrina.

FOIA Friday Takes Hold on SEJ Listserve

The latest fad on SEJ's members-only listserve is "FOIA Friday."

Leahy, Cornyn Vow to Fight Administration's FOIA Ombud Kidnap Plot

The idea was to set up an independent ombudsman's office to mediate time-consuming disputes over what documents the feds would release in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.

Groups Sue Interior For Hidden Evidence on Chukchi Lease Sale

Two conservation groups are suing the Interior Department to get hidden documents they say could show the sale would harm polar bears and other marine mammals.

Katrina FOIA Delay Saga: "Expedited" Takes on New Meaning at FEMA

Suppose there were a catastrophe and you needed information fast. Would you call FEMA?

Pennsylvania Reverses Ban On "Hormone-Free" Milk Labeling

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) overruled a ban by the state's Department of Agriculture on the labelling of milk as "hormone free."

House Panels Probe Charges That Science on FEMA Trailers Was Scrubbed

Two House subcommittees are investigating charges that federal agencies censored scientific information about the health risks posed by FEMA trailers to people living in them.

Dig Up Dirt with Fewer Clicks at New EPA Site (Review)

Reporters starved for environmental information and desperate for local story ideas, rejoice. Well, at least don't look so glum. EPA has thrown you a bone or two with its newly redesigned web site.

New Smithsonian Head Pleads To Keep FOIA Exemption

The Smithsonian Institution, a federal agency with many environment-related research and public education activities, opposes a Congressional move that would subject it to the same open-records law that applies to other executive branch agencies.

New CRS Reports Background FOIA Amendments, Classified Info

The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has completed two reports useful to journalists.

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