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What Congress Won't Let You Read: Latest CRS Explainers Leaked [1]

The Congressional Research Service produces expert nonpartisan backgrounders on many subjects of interest to environment and energy journalists. But Congress won't release them. Thanks to the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy, you can read them now.

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Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
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Laws & Regulations [9]
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Wyoming "Data Trespass" Legal Conflict Settled by Ranchers, Enviros [13]

A lawsuit over Wyoming's controversial "data trespass" law, which made it illegal to document pollution violations on "private open land", was settled in August without really resolving any of the important Constitutional issues behind it — and with both sides claiming victory.

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Laws & Regulations [9]
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FOIA Policy: Many Journos Surveyed Say "Wait" Before "Release to All" [15]

A key issue on the Freedom of Information Act is once a government record is released to a single FOIA requester, should it then be automatically released to any other requester and the general public? "Yes" was the answer from most journalists surveyed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press — but with an important caveat. Image: © Clipart.com. [16]

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"FDA Bans Triclosan, Other Antibacterials in Consumer Products" [18]

"Hand and body washing products containing triclosan, triclocarban and 17 other antibacterial chemicals can no longer be sold over the counter after the FDA determined they may be harmful and ineffective."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: BNA [23], 09/07/2016
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"Congress Ready For Final Stretch On 800-Page Energy Reform Bill [24]

"Congress is going down to the wire on a bill to rewrite federal energy policy."

Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [26], 09/07/2016
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"U.S. Lifts Protection For Most Humpback Whales" [27]

"The United States lifted protection for most humpback whales around the globe on Tuesday, including some in American waters, based on evidence they have made a strong comeback since commercial whaling drove them to near extinction."

Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 09/07/2016
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"Senate Moves On Water Bill With Flint Aid" [32]

"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took the first procedural step on Tuesday evening towards advancing a $9.4 billion waterways bill that contains emergency funding for Flint, Mich."

Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [33], 09/07/2016
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"Judge Grants Partial Stop On North Dakota Pipeline Work" [34]

"An American Indian tribe succeeded Tuesday in getting a federal judge to temporarily stop construction on some, but not all, of a $3.8 billion four-state oil pipeline, but its broader request still hangs in the balance."

Activism [35]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: AP [37], 09/07/2016
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"Cape Kiwanda Pedestal: Collapse Could Lead To Fines, Criminal Charges" [38]

"Oregon State Police and Parks officials watched the viral video showing the toppling of a popular sandstone pedestal at Cape Kiwanda earlier this week, and the agencies said Monday they would "review the incident immediately" and decide how to respond to the apparent vandalism."

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Northwest (OR WA) [40]
Source: Portland Oregonian [41], 09/06/2016
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"BLM Issues Long-Awaited Sage Grouse Implementation Plans" [42]

"The Obama administration today finalized guidance documents outlining exactly how federal land managers will implement provisions in sweeping greater sage grouse conservation plans covering 67 million acres in 10 Western states."

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Source: Greenwire [43], 09/06/2016
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