Center For Public Integrity Gets SPJ Prize For Superfund Probe

July 17, 2008–The Center for Public Integrity gets an award most journalists would envy -- for its Superfund expose.

Study: FOIA Reforms Haven't Brought Better Performance -- Yet

July 17, 2008–Despite a Bush Executive Order ostensibly aimed at improving agency FOIA performance, most agencies have little to show two years later.

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.

States Shift Work Schedules to Save Energy

July 9, 2008–Utah governor Jon Huntsman announced that state agencies will move to a four-day workweek (10 hours/day, with mandatory three-day weekends) in order to save energy, reduce vehicle miles traveled in the state, and address climate change and air pollution.

Corps Withholds Dam Inventory Data

July 3, 2008–The Army Corps of Engineers has stopped giving the public access to a database that shows how well federal agencies are doing at dam safety.

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.

Justice Settles Hatfill Case, Locy Jail Threat Still Pends

July 3, 2008–With the Hatfil anthrax case settled, why is a court still threatening reporter Toni Locy with jail and fines for refusing to reveal the identity of confidential sources?

Press Releases Could Get Security Stamp From White House

July 3, 2008–Here's an embargo that a federal employee could face charges for breaking.

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.

McClellan Misled on Climate Science Censorship: Watchdog

June 18, 2008–Need another reason not to go through the "press office?" Try reading the transcript from the White House briefing of June 8, 2005.