Here are some source lists environmental reporters have found helpful.

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Federal Agencies

EPA

Newsroom. HQ Contact Info and Regional Press Contact List.

Interior Department

Headquarters: Newsroom. Releases.

Bureau of Indian Affairs: News/Releases.

Bureau of Land Management: Releases. National Office and State Newsrooms.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: Newsroom. Contacts.

Bureau of Reclamation: Newsroom. Media Contacts.

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement: Newsroom. Contacts.

National Park Service: Newsroom. Contacts. Or see individual parks. NPS FOIA Officer: Charis Wilson, MLS, CRM, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, PO Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287, 303-969-2959. Regional FOIA Contacts.

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement: Newsroom. Contacts.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Newsroom. Office of Communications. Contacts.

U.S. Geological Survey: Newsroom. Media Contacts.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Newsroom and Media Contacts

National Marine Fisheries Service: Newsroom. Media Contacts.

Sea Grant: News. National and Regional Contacts.

National Weather Service: News. Contacts.

National Hurricane Center: News. Contacts. Public Affairs Officer.

National Centers for Environmental Information (formerly National Climatic Data Center): John Leslie, NOAA Office of Communication. Contacts.

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Newsroom. Contacts.

Agriculture Department

USDA: Newsroom. Info for media. Contacts for all USDA bureaus (drill down).

US Forest Service: HQ Newsroom. National Programs and Offices.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Newsroom. Contacts.

Natural Resources Conservation Service: Newsroom. Contacts.

Food and Nutrition Service: Newsroom. Contacts.

Food Safety and Inspection Service: Newsroom. Contacts.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Newsroom. Press Contacts.

U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)

Media Room and Contacts. Releases. Media resources. FOIA reference guide. RSS feeds.

U.S. Coast Guard

Newsroom. Contact.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Newsroom. Media Contacts.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

News. Public Affairs Contacts.

Energy Department

News and Blog. Contacts.

Energy Information Administration: Press Room.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Releases. Contacts.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Releases. Contacts.

Food & Drug Administration

Newsroom. Media Contacts.

Justice Department (Environment & Natural Resources Division)

General Info. Press Room. Contacts. DOJ Press Releases.

Labor Department

Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA): Releases. Contacts.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA): Newsroom. Contacts (including FOIA).

National Academies (National Academy of Sciences)

Newsroom. Contacts.

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Fire Information. Daily Stats. Situation Report. Releases. Contacts.

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

Releases.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

General: Newsroom.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): Newsroom. Releases. Contacts (scroll down).

National Cancer Institute: Newsroom. Media Contacts.

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases: Newsroom. Contacts.

National Library of Medicine.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Releases.

National Science Foundation

News. Contacts.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Media Resources. Phone Directory. Office of Public Affairs, (301) 415-8200.