Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working?
EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.
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Researchers Predict Local-Scale Climate Change Shifts
A research team led by Purdue claims in a soon-to-be-published article to have mapped local U.S. climate change more precisely than has been done before.
SEJ Lists New Rolodex of Regional Climate Change Info Sources
Reporters: you now have a contact list of expert sources of climate information in or about your region.Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret
Great Falls, Montana, wouldn't let its citizens know details of its contracts with a utility. But a judge stopped that.
Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive
GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
Energy Attack Group Emerges From Shadows
Who are the "American Energy Alliance" — and what does Burson-Marsteller think they need to hide about funding from major oil, utility, and business lobbies?
WV Claims Tax Breaks for Coal-To-Liquid Plant Should Be Secret From Taxpayers
Should a deal for $200 million in tax breaks for a West Virginia coal-to-liquids plant be kept a secret from taxpayers and voters?
TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector
Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation
The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.
USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info
The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
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