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Bush Pushes Flurry of Last-Minute Regulations [1]

As it leaves office, the Bush administration is rushing to complete regulations that will bind the Obama administration.
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Spin War Looms on Eve of Senate Climate Debate [6]

The battle to control news media and public perceptions of the climate change issue will heat up this week as the Senate prepares to start debate on the first major US legislation to address the problem of global climate change.
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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1) [10]

As the Bush administration closes out its terms in office, a number of rules, policies, orders, and other actions related to the environment are expected by Jan. 19, 2009.
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Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working? [12]

EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.
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Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [13]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [16]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
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Labor Dept. Uses OMB To Aid Secret OSHA Midnight Deregulation [17]

The Bush White House is rushing through — secretly — a midnight regulation that would hobble the next administration's efforts to regulate workplace environmental risks.
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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda [19]

The rush to deregulate whatever can be deregulated before President Bush leaves the White House is on. Part 2.

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House Passes Bill To Open Up Federal Advisory Committees [20]

The House passed a bill that would do more to ensure open records and meetings of federal advisory committees.

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