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EPA Puts Status of FOIA Requests Online [1]

The browsable report lists the date the request was received, the date a response is due, and the status.
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Toolbox: RMP*Comp Projects Chemical Disaster Scenarios [6]

Use this free software tool, downloadable from EPA, to calculate how much injury a chemical spill could cause.
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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise [10]

Watchdog groups and the Associated Press report on federal agency foot-dragging in making a reality of Obama administration declarations that it would foster government transparency.
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Lisa Jackson Interview [12]

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is interviewed by Lester Graham of The Environment Report.
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Source: Environment Report [14], 05/20/2009

Newborns Tested for Plastic Risk [15]

"Critically ill newborns may help researchers figure out whether children are at risk from plastic additives called phthalates."
Chemicals [7]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NPR [16], 05/20/2009

"House Panel Approves 'Clean Energy' Bank" [17]

The House Energy Committe amended its climate bill to include a "Clean Energy Deployment Administration" within the Energy Department that would fund new nuclear plants as well as renewables.
Climate Change [18]
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Source: Greenwire/NYTimes [19], 05/20/2009

"Advocates of Gun Rights Are Poised for a Victory" [20]

"Advocates of gun rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president." Visitors carrying loaded and concealed weapons in National Parks.
Environmental Politics [13]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [21], 05/20/2009

"Obama Proposes Strict Vehicle Emissions Limits" [22]

"For the first time, the government will enact a national limitation on car emissions, President Barack Obama announced" Monday.
Energy & Fuel [23]
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Source: U.S. News [24], 05/20/2009

"Saving Energy: Simple Changes, Big Impact" [25]

"Solar panels and wind turbines get most of the buzz, but it's far easier and cheaper to save energy than it is to make more of it."
Energy & Fuel [23]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Environment Report [26], 05/19/2009

Senate Panel Sprints To Finish Energy Bill [27]

"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will attempt to finish marking up comprehensive energy legislation this week, including a renewable electricity standard... ."
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Source: NYTimes [28], 05/19/2009

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