Science Group Liberates More Tax-Funded CRS Reports
Thanks to the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy, here are several recent Congressional Research Service reports relevant to environment and energy.
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ECHO 2.0 Database Gives Environmental Gumshoes a Better Clue
Got scofflaw polluters in your audience area? Are they owned by political fat cats? Is EPA cutting them more slack than they deserve? Such questions are easier to answer thanks to a recent upgrade of the Environmental Protection Agency's ECHO database, a key tool for environmental investigative reporters.
Senate Panel: Health and Safety Regs Vanish in Black Hole of OMB
For a decade now, the WatchDog has been telling the story of how the Office of Management and Budget sandbags public health regs, at the behest of business groups who stand to profit, by short-circuiting open legal procedures meant to ensure government integrity. The next chapter was told October 25, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action.
Words Versus Deeds: Obama's National Action Plan for Openness
On October 31, 2013, the White House issued a preview of its "Second Open Government National Action Plan," outlining some steps it hopes to take toward more transparent government. Is it a new direction for an administration whose words on openness have often not been matched by deeds — or a misdirection?
After Outcry, Cargill Says It Will Label Products Made With Pink Slime
"On a day when consumers in Washington State were voting on whether to require food companies to label products containing genetically engineered ingredients, Cargill announced that it would begin labeling packages of ground beef containing what is colloquially known as pink slime."
Source: NY Times, 11/06/2013
"Proposal Would Allow Shale Gas Waste on Barges"
"PITTSBURGH -- The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking public comments on a proposal that would allow barges to transport shale gas wastewater, a drilling byproduct that can include chemicals, radioactive material and heavy metals."
Source: AP, 11/06/2013
"Firm Applies To Build Largest Pipeline Yet From North Dakota"
"BISMARCK, N.D. -- A Canadian company has applied to build the largest oil pipeline yet from western North Dakota's booming oil patch and will soon begin courting oil producers to reserve space, a key step in a $2.6 billion project that would move millions of gallons of oil to Minnesota and Wisconsin."
Source: AP, 11/06/2013
"Wildlife Refuges Generate More Than $2 Billion A Year, Report Finds"
"Bird watching, hunting or just picnicking. Whatever the reason, visits to the nation's 561 wildlife refuges are big business."
Source: AP, 11/06/2013
"Religious Leaders Rally Against Proposed Pipeline"
"FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A group of Catholic nuns who successfully redirected the route of a proposed pipeline off their land are joining other religious leaders who say their faith has prompted them to oppose the ongoing project."
Source: AP, 11/06/2013
Costly Louisiana Levee Project Key in House-Senate Water Talks
"Lawmakers desperate to pass the first water resources bill in seven years are facing a $10.3 billion problem."
Source: Greenwire, 11/06/2013
