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Search results for "environmental impact reports" ...
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Digging up dirt: Investigating American companies' environmental impacts in Latin America
En espanol, tipsheet 2919. This tipsheet describes two instances of North American corporations taking advantage of Latin America's weak environmental laws and need for foreign investors. In these Peruvian cases, U.S. firms contaminated local communities with mercury and lead. The tipsheet suggests several ways to get started investigating American companies that do a lot of business extracting natural resources in Latin America. For instance, the tipsheet suggests visiting the websites of major environmental organizations, using international audits, and talking to EPA officials to find context for the incidents being investigated.
Tags: environment; EPA; pollution; contamination; environmental reporting; NGOs; Latin America; FOI
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Land Grab: Property Records Tipsheet
Lisa Vorderbrueggen has 11 tips for how to find more information on property records, from befriending your local planners, being on a first-name basis with your county assessor, checking delinquent property tax lists, and real estate conflicts of interest.
Tags: property records; environmental impact reports; assessed value; public records; campaign contributions
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Some Tips on Reporting About Environmental Issues
Tips on reporting about environmental issues, including sources and reference books, helpful publications, organizations, agencies, documents and data bases; tips on coming up with environmental story ideas.
Tags: toxic hazardous chemicals substances landfills environmental impact statement