New CRS Reports Background FOIA Amendments, Classified Info

January 30, 2008–The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has completed two reports useful to journalists.

Congress Orders EPA to Reopen Libraries: EPA Balks

January 16, 2008–Omnibus 2008 Appropriations Bill (PL 110-161) signed by President Bush Dec. 26, 2007, ordered him to reopen EPA libraries shuttered by his administration and earmarked some $3 million to restore them.

Bush Signs FOIA Bill Into Law

January 2, 2008–President Bush has signed into law a measure aimed at strengthening the Freedom of Information Act.

EPA Proposes Feedlot Toxics Release Reporting Exemption

January 2, 2008–EPA has proposed exempting farms from a law protecting the public from toxic air pollutants. Environmental groups have objected.

Waxman to Get EPA Climate Waiver Documents

January 2, 2008–Henry Waxman (D-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has vowed to investigate EPA's decision to prohibit states from regulating greenhouse emissions.

Environmental Refugees May Be Everyone's Problem: Security Issues

December 19, 2007–Displaced people from disasters, climate change pose international social, economic and security threats

Environmental Refugees: Demographic and Other Resources

December 19, 2007–Key resources of studies and statistics for human angles on environmental stories.

Special Year 2008 Look-Ahead: Environmental Refugees Grow in Numbers

December 19, 2007–E-refugees grow in numbers, reflect threats to safety, security.

Border Fence Environmental Concerns Heat Up

December 5, 2007–Mexico released a report condemning the border fence along the U.S. border as environmentally destructive.

Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released

December 5, 2007–The public comment period for a long-delayed EIS draft designating energy corridors in 11 Western states is open.