Pennsylvania Reverses Ban On "Hormone-Free" Milk Labeling

January 30, 2008–Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) overruled a ban by the state's Department of Agriculture on the labelling of milk as "hormone free."

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.

EPA Teases Congress on Air Waiver Information: Interrogation Next

January 16, 2008–EPA still has not complied with requests from two Congressional investigating committees for documents on its decision to deny California and some 16 other states waivers allowing them to regulate tailpipe greenhouse emissions.

NYC May Outlaw Environmental Monitoring By Citizens

January 16, 2008–The New York City Council is considering a bill that would make it illegal for a citizen to test - without police permission - the environment for toxic or pathogenic conditions.

Peer Files FOIA Suit Against Interior

January 16, 2008–The Interior Department is responding to allegations of corruption and political interference with wildlife law enforcement by clamming up.

The Pollution in Your Drinking Well May Be Syngenta's "Trade Secret"

January 16, 2008–EPA says it can tell you how much of the herbicide atrazine may be in your drinking water - but you will have to swear not to tell anyone.

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.

Conservation Group Sues for Documents on Resigned Interior Official

January 2, 2008–The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), a conservationist group that litigates wildlife-protection issues, has filed suit challenging Interior Department secrecy on a political scandal.

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.

Senate Passes Farm Bill With Softened Secrecy Language

January 2, 2008–The Senate passed a five-year Farm Bill Dec. 14, 2007, that softened a provision imposing draconian penalties for publication of information from a federal database for tracking food animals.