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Legislation Moving in Congress Could Strengthen FOIA [1]

Sens. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill that would add a balancing test and sunset to the "deliberative process" exemption in the current FOIA law. That exemption shields from disclosure records documenting internal policy debates within agencies before final decisions are made. Prospects for the Senate bill are improved by the fact that Leahy chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and a related bill has already been passed by the House.

Data: 1,401 High-Risk Oil and Gas Wells on Fed Land Go Uninspected [2]

Federal data, though sometimes hard to get, can provide many local stories for environmental journalists. Case in point: AP and Climate Desk journalists got data from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on high-risk oil and gas wells on federal and Indian lands from 2009 to 2012. Some 40 percent of the high-risk wells had not been inspected. BLM says it does not have enough inspectors. See AP's exposé and Climate Desk's map showing the counties with the most uninspected wells.

Will Safety Trump Secrecy in Oil-by-Rail? [3]

Should firefighters and residents know whether trains loaded with explosive oil are routed through the heart of residential districts? Many railroads say no, claiming it is a security issue. But on June 18, 2014, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) dismissed that claim, saying that oil train routing was not sensitive security information. Yet the railroads are fighting back.

"How the Sweetener Industry Sugar-Coats Science" [4]

"Food companies have spent billions of dollars to cover up the link between sugar consumption and health problems. That's the conclusion of a new report from the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)."

Source: Mother Jones [5], 06/25/2014

"Kansas Pipeline Eruption Leaves Worrisome Oily Residue Across Olpe" [6]

"OLPE, Kan. — Kansas health officials on Monday were at the site of natural gas pipeline eruption in eastern Kansas, where crops and trees have withered since a dark, oily plume burst from the line while crews were trying to perform maintenance."

Source: AP [7], 06/25/2014

"Aging Water Infrastructure ‘Nearing the End of Its Useful Life’" [8]

"Even though a government report revealed that most experts foresee water shortages within the next decade, countless of gallons of water are currently wasted every day by an aging and inefficient infrastructure."

Source: MCIR [9], 06/25/2014

"White House Plans Another Big Climate Push" [10]

"One year after President Barack Obama rolled out his climate change action plan, the administration is putting fresh emphasis on its environmental agenda."

Source: Huffington Post [11], 06/25/2014

The Next Generation of GM Crops Has Arrived—And So Has the Controversy [12]

"The first of a new generation of genetically modified crops is poised to win government approval in the United States, igniting a controversy that may continue for years, and foreshadowing the future of genetically modified crops."

Source: Wired [13], 06/25/2014

"The Mercury-Laden Fish Floated for School Lunches" [14]

Cafeterias, prisons and federal food programs may soon be serving a high-mercury fish in seemingly innocuous form.

Source: Discover [15], 06/25/2014

"New Rail Car Standards Anticipated for Autumn" [16]

"U.S. regulators this autumn may impose new standards for rail tank cars that carry crude oil that are tougher than the latest design adopted by railroads in 2011, a top industry safety executive said on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters [17], 06/25/2014

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