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White House Secrecy Helps Politics Subvert Environmental Health at OMB [1]

It's true. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) helps well-heeled industry lobbyists thwart rules to protect public safety and health. Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin proves it with documents and insider interviews showing how election politics trumped open government, regulatory law, and public health in the run-up to the 2012 election.

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Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Health [4]
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Spying on Environmental Journos No Longer Just Paranoid Fantasy [6]

Industry groups and government agencies are outsourcing the job of spying confidentially on environmental journalists to firms that hire former NSA, CIA, and FBI investigators. You are not supposed to know this. For example, Wikileaks recently released documentation on for-hire intelligence agency Stratfor's spying on award-winning ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten.

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Environmental Politics [3]
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"One Million Protest Stripping Wolves of Endangered Listing" [7]

"WASHINGTON, DC -- The public comment period closed today on a proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove federal protections for all gray wolves across the country. Close to one million Americans stated their opposition to the plan – the largest number of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species."

Environmental Politics [3]
Wildlife [8]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: ENS [10], 12/18/2013
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"Environmental Advocates Target Possible Flaws In EPA Pesticide System" [11]

"WASHINGTON — The honeybees that pollinate one-third of Americans’ daily diet are dying, and in the eyes of some environmentalists one culprit may be a decades-old Environmental Protection Agency system."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: McClatchy [13], 12/18/2013
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Exploring Power, Privilege, and Tools for Change Retreat [14]

An inclusion and equity workshop that will empower and equip you to create change in your workplace and sphere of influence.

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Environmental Politics [3]
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"Environmental Advocates Target Possible Flaws in EPA Pesticide System" [18]

"WASHINGTON — The honeybees that pollinate one-third of Americans’ daily diet are dying, and in the eyes of some environmentalists one culprit may be a decades-old Environmental Protection Agency system."

Environmental Politics [3]
Chemicals [19]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: McClatchy [13], 12/17/2013
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"USEC, Enricher of Uranium for U.S., Seeks Bankruptcy" [20]

"WASHINGTON — USEC, the sole American company in the uranium enrichment business, said Monday that it would file for bankruptcy early next year, although it hopes to keep operating."

Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NY Times [24], 12/17/2013
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White House Delayed Rules Ahead of 2012 Election To Avoid Controversy [25]

"The White House systematically delayed enacting a series of rules on the environment, worker safety and health care to prevent them from becoming points of contention before the 2012 election, according to documents and interviews with current and former administration officials."

Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Wash Post [26], 12/17/2013
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Canadian Agencies Hide Spending on Anti-Enviro Spy Firm -- Leaked Docs [27]

"Stratfor came under fire recently after a leaked company document prepared for an oil company outlined ways to counter activist groups, such as Greenpeace, who oppose Canada’s oilsands development."

Military [28]
Journalism & Media [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Economy & Business [21]
Activism [29]
Public [5]
Canada [30]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Canadian Press [31], 12/16/2013
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Dems Ask Obama To Postpone KXL Decision Amid Conflict Of Interest Probe [32]

"WASHINGTON –- Twenty-five House Democrats sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Thursday urging him to delay a decision on Keystone XL until the State Department's Inspector General finishes investigating the contractor that completed the environmental analysis of the proposed pipeline."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Huffington Post [33], 12/13/2013
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