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Vilsack Aide Named to FERC [1]

"John Norris, a veteran Iowa political aide who has been chief of staff for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, was nominated Wednesday by President Barack Obama to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Des Moines Register [5], 06/17/2009

"Obama Mountaintop Plan Disappoints Appalachian Advocates" [6]

"The Obama administration's new interagency plan to regulate mountaintop removal coal mining met with mixed reactions from Appalachian community advocates."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: ENS [7], 06/16/2009

CT AG: "Chemical Industry Tried To Kill Legislation" [8]

"The chemical industry used 'confusion and concealment' and possibly violated Connecticut law in its unsuccessful attempt to kill legislation banning the use of bisphenol-A in baby bottles and infant food jars, [CT] Attorney General Richard Blumenthal charged Monday."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: CT Post [9], 06/16/2009

"EPA Chemical Database Rules a Political Hazard, Critics Say" [10]

"Obama has invited politics into scientific task to update the catalog and assess the danger of industrial chemicals, some say."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: LA Times [11], 06/16/2009
November 1, 2009 to November 5, 2009

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting [12]

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Meetings [13]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [14]
Agriculture [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Studies [17]
Food [18]
Forests [19]
Health [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [22]
Waste [23]
Biodiversity [24]
Policy [25]
Environmental Politics [2]
Science [26]
Technology [27]
Region: 
International [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]

Book Shelf, Book 4- The Republican War on Science [30]

 

 

 THE REPUBLICAN WAR ON SCIENCE 
By Chris Mooney 
Basic Books, $24.95

Reviewed by STUART LEAVENWORTH 
Here's a news flash: President George Bush and some of his minions have targeted scientists who don't share their agenda. They have intimidated certain government researchers, reassigned those who cause trouble for key constituencies and discouraged an entire generation of biologists, climatologists and other professionals from ever working on the federal payroll.

Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]

Rep. Henry Waxman: "Marathon Man" [32]

"Henry Waxman’s climate change bill won’t make it into law this year. That’s why he’s the right guy for the job."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Monthly [33], 06/12/2009

"Interior Report Shows Flawed Utah Lease Sale" [34]

"The Interior Department released a report today outlining flaws in the process used last year to auction oil and gas leases in Utah and calling for a comprehensive regional air-quality strategy and a review to decide whether to reinstate the parcels."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Greenwire [35], 06/12/2009

"Congress Abandoning Obama Clean Energy Goals" [36]

"Congress is all but abandoning President Barack Obama's goal of producing fully one-quarter of the nation's electricity from renewable sources -- wind, solar and the like -- by 2025, though a push for at least some increase is making headway."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [37], 06/12/2009

Texan Named to Top Fish & Wildlife Post [38]

"Sam D. Hamilton, who served as the head of the Texas office of the Fish and Wildlife Service during the early and mid 1990s, has been nominated by President Obama to be the national head of the agency."
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Austin American-Statesman [39], 06/11/2009

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