Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation

August 13, 2008–The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.

Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive

August 13, 2008–GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.

TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector

August 13, 2008–Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.

Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda

July 9, 2008–The rush to deregulate whatever can be deregulated before President Bush leaves the White House is on. Part 2.

House Passes Bill To Open Up Federal Advisory Committees

July 3, 2008–The House passed a bill that would do more to ensure open records and meetings of federal advisory committees.

Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1)

June 25, 2008–As the Bush administration closes out its terms in office, a number of rules, policies, orders, and other actions related to the environment are expected by Jan. 19, 2009.

Spin War Looms on Eve of Senate Climate Debate

May 28, 2008–The battle to control news media and public perceptions of the climate change issue will heat up this week as the Senate prepares to start debate on the first major US legislation to address the problem of global climate change.

SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails

May 7, 2008–The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.

States Have Major Differences in "Net Metering" Policies

February 20, 2008–"Net metering" for selling excess wind or solar energy to utilities shows great variability among states.

ARTIST SUES LOCAL COPS OVER RIGHT TO PHOTOGRAPH POWER LINES

November 28, 2007–Shirley E. Scheier, a University of Washington fine-arts professor, was handcuffed, frisked, and detained for 44 minutes when she took some art photos of powerlines against the sky in Snohomish County, Washington.