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"Greens Play Public Health Card" [1]

"With environmental regulations under siege on Capitol Hill, Democrats and green advocates are falling back on a familiar and, they hope, persuasive argument: These rules will save American lives."

Activism [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Politico [5], 01/27/2011

Texas Defies EPA on Corpus Christi Power Plant Permit [6]

"Texas officials granted an air permit for a proposed Corpus Christi power plant Wednesday despite calls from federal regulators to delay approval of the controversial request."

Air [7]
Climate Change [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Houston Chronicle [10], 01/27/2011

"West Coast Senators Push Pacific Shore Drilling Ban" [11]

"Democratic senators from the California, Oregon and Washington state launched a new drive Tuesday to ban drilling off the Pacific coast but face long odds of getting the bill past the House’s new Republican majority, especially at a time of high gasoline prices."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: LA Times [14], 01/27/2011

"La Nina Likely To Persist Through First Quarter" [15]

"The weather pattern known as La Nina, blamed for floods in Australia and drought in parts of Latin America, is expected to persist through the first quarter of 2011, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday."

Water & Oceans [13]
Disasters [16]
Public [3]
International [17]
Source: Reuters [18], 01/27/2011

"Boxer, Feinstein Seek To Expand Federal Wilderness Land in California" [19]

"The next California wilderness fights will stretch from the desert to the Delta, in a dicey new political environment."

Natural Resources [20]
Public [3]
California [21]
Source: McClatchy [22], 01/27/2011

Another Flawed Tool: Planned Contractor Database [23]

Project on Government Oversight says federal plans for contractor database omit exactly the information investigative types want most, including past wrongdoing by contractors. POGO's own database still the best tool available.

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House GOP Staff Meet with Energy Lobbyists Behind Closed Doors [26]

Politico broke the story of a January 18, 2011, meeting between House and Senate GOP aides and energy industry lobbyists to map out strategy for handcuffing President Obama and EPA on climate regulations.

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WatchDog TipSheet [24]
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Laws & Regulations [27]
Government [25]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Climate Change [8]
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NY Times Mulls Creating 'EZ Pass Lane for Leakers' [28]

Despite consternation about Wikileaks' massive dump of State Department memos, most leaks are still legal — and the New York Times apparently thinks such unauthorized disclosures from whistleblowers inside the government may be essential to journalism and democracy.

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Journalism & Media [29]
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Watchdog Group Seeks Details of Issa's Regulatory Hit List [30]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has started publishing the industry wish-lists on its own — including in some cases full texts of industry letters back to Issa.

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Laws & Regulations [27]
Government [25]
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Public [3]

Issa Panel Probes Political Vetting of DHS FOIA Disclosures [31]

The Associated Press reports the House Oversight Committee has asked the Department of Homeland Security for documents about its policy requiring political appointees to review Freedom of Information Act requests.

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WatchDog TipSheet [24]
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Policy [32]
Government [25]
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