Im New Scientist vom 8. Jänner ist ein Artikel über das neue britische Umweltinformationsgesetz erschienen: "A blaze of publicity greeted the UK's Freedom of Information Act (FOI) when it came into force on 1 January. Yet hardly anybody knows about another piece of legislation implemented on the same day, which is potentially far more effective. It can be used to uncover information about everything from chemical emissions and radiation to noise pollution and genetically modified organisms [...]".