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July 3, 2008
Bill Would End Sneaky FOIA Exemptions by Congress
July 3, 2008–A Senate bill would require members of Congress who add FOIA exemptions to legislation to flag them.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.June 18, 2008
House Probes OMB Suppression of Chemical Risk Assessments
June 18, 2008–The House Science Committee is investigating charges that a White House political arm with no scientific expertise is suppressing EPA information about the toxic risks of commercial products.Journalist Sues AG Department Over Feedlot 'Phone Book' Secrecy
June 18, 2008–A freelance journalist is challenging in court the US Department of Agriculture's efforts to keep secret its data on who owns the feedlots Americans can see and smell, but whose pollution the food industry does not want USDA to regulate.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.Univ. of California Begins Withholding Details on Animal Research
June 18, 2008–The University of California "has begun withholding public records that detail how animal research is done.May 21, 2008
EPA Head Johnson Won't Disclose White House Contacts
May 21, 2008–EPA Administrator Steven Johnson steadfastly refused to disclose to the House Oversight Committee this week almost any documents or information about his contacts with the White House. His repeated refusal to do so may set up a legislative-executive confrontation involving subpoenas, claims of executive privilege, and contempt of Congress findings.
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