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Waiting for Ansel Adams: Will 114th Congress Legalize Park Photography? [1]

You may have read in recent WatchDogs about controversial federal laws and rules that could restrict photojournalism in federal parks, forests, and rangelands. Now comes the "Ansel Adams bill" that would make it legal to do an activity that is Constitutionally protected. Only someone has to introduce the bill. Photo: Ansel Adams, by J. Malcolm Greany. [2]

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Groups Sue EPA for Data on Toxic Fracking Chemicals [8]

The industry got Congress in 2005 to block the public from knowing about these chemicals, which can end up in people's drinking water. But the enviro groups, led by the Environmental Integrity Project, want to use a different law to help unlock the data.

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Arrest of Four Near Hog Farm Tests Utah's "Ag Gag" Law [12]

One way to deal with bad press is to make it illegal. Exposés of inhumane conditions at feedlots and slaughterhouses are being made illegal by state legislatures that pass "ag gag" laws. Now a case in Utah is challenging whether industrial agriculture's claims of secrecy trump the eating public's right to know. Image: Sows in 7'x2' Smithfield Foods gestation crates. By Humane Society of the US [CC], 2010. [13]

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"India Cracks Down on Greenpeace, Other Environmental Groups" [20]

"The Indian government has launched a crackdown on Greenpeace and other U.S.-linked environmental groups after intelligence officials accused climate activists of harming the country’s economic security."

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Source: LA Times [23], 01/14/2015
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"Keystone XL Could Face New Lawsuit From Nebraska Ranchers" [24]

"The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline faces a potential new legal challenge and the prospect of further delays from ranchers along its proposed route in Nebraska who say they “aren’t finished fighting” yet."

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Source: Guardian [26], 01/14/2015
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"Man Convicted of 'Eco-Terrorism' Freed Amid Claims FBI Hid Evidence" [27]

"Eric McDavid sentenced to nearly 20 years in 2007 for conspiring to bomb one or more targets including electric power stations and cellphone towers"

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Source: Guardian [28], 01/12/2015
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"Report: Transatlantic Trade Agreement Could Increase Toxic Pesticide Use" [29]

"International trade agreement proposals could roll back protections from harmful pesticides in the US and EU, according to a new report expected to be released Wednesday."

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Source: Guardian [32], 01/08/2015
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Safeway Ordered To Pay Nearly $10 Million for Illegal Dumping In Calif. [33]

"A judge ordered Safeway to pay nearly $10 million to 41 California counties and cities for illegally disposing of household chemicals and medicines from its stores and distribution centers over a seven-year span."

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Source: Sacramento Bee [36], 01/06/2015
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"New EPA Rules Unlikely To Impact NC Coal Ash Pits" [37]

"RALEIGH — New coal ash regulations issued by the Obama administration last month are not expected to greatly impact North Carolina, where the state law passed in the wake of February's massive Dan River spill generally exceeds the federal requirements."

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Source: AP [39], 01/05/2015
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"Court: EPA Cannot Regulate Lead Bullets" [40]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot regulate lead ammunition used by hunters, a federal appeals court said Tuesday."

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Source: The Hill [41], 12/24/2014
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