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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise
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.
Lisa Jackson Interview
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is interviewed by Lester Graham of The Environment Report.
Source: Environment Report, 05/20/2009
Newborns Tested for Plastic Risk
"Critically ill newborns may help researchers figure out whether children are at risk from plastic additives called phthalates."
Source: NPR, 05/20/2009
"Researchers Shine New Light on Old Great Lakes Contaminant"
Canadian scientists are taking a closer look at dioxin-like contaminants in the Great Lakes called polychlorinated naphthalenes. They accumulate in fish and are toxic to humans.
Source: Great Lakes Echo, 05/20/2009
EPA Finds Suspect Materials in Chinese Drywall
EPA has found suspect materials in a small sample of Chinese-made drywall that some believe may be causing corrosion in homes and possibly sickening people.
Source: AP, 05/20/2009
Judge Mulls Breaching Snake River Dams
"Federal officials, who have spent much of the last decade 'avoiding their obligations under the Endangered Species Act,' need a contingency plan to save the endangered fish, the judge says."
Source: LA Times, 05/20/2009
"House Panel Approves 'Clean Energy' Bank"
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.
Source: Greenwire/NYTimes, 05/20/2009
"Advocates of Gun Rights Are Poised for a Victory"
"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.
Source: NYTimes, 05/20/2009
"Obama Proposes Strict Vehicle Emissions Limits"
"For the first time, the government will enact a national limitation on car emissions, President Barack Obama announced" Monday.
Source: U.S. News, 05/20/2009
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