Obama To Nominate David Michaels To Head OSHA
"The White House says President Barack Obama plans to nominate an epidemiologist to head the government's workplace safety agency."
Source: AP, 07/30/2009
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DOE Closes Door To Journos
Journalists were told to leave the room before Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman spoke to a group of lobbyists and private-industry representatives at the June 2009 meeting of the Energy Facility Contractors Group in Washington.
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POGO Jumps on Environmental Contractor Misconduct
The Project on Government Oversight celebrated Earth Day blogging interesting facts gleaned from its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
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Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links
In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.
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Without Warning System, Communities Blind to Toxic Disaster
A July 26 McClatchy story about an ammonia spill that killed one in South Carolina is similar to others that could be told in other U.S. states.
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Declassified Ice Photos Document Climate Change
The Obama administration releases high-resolution photos, taken by US spy satellites over the years, documenting the extent and quality of arctic sea ice.
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SEJ, J-Groups Urge High Court To Toss Curb on Speech in Wildlife Case
Sloppy legal draftsmanship resulted in a 1999 law that could put journalists and publishers in jail for doing investigative exposés of animal cruelty.
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"Beach Bacteria Contamination Part of Nationwide Problem"
"HOUMA, La. -- As thousands attended Grand Isle's biggest tourist event this weekend most of its beaches -- and others close by -- were under advisories for high levels of bacteria in the water. State environmental officials say they don't know the cause because there are too many potential contamination sources."
Source: Houma Today, 07/29/2009
"EPA Grills U.S. Army Over Handling of PCB-Contaminated Wastes"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding answers to dozens of long-standing questions about the handling of wastes contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, at U.S. Army ammunition production facilities nationwide."
Source: ENS, 07/29/2009
"Call to Curb Speculators in Energy"
"The country's top regulator of commodity markets said Tuesday that the government should 'seriously consider' strict limits on the trades of purely financial investors in the futures markets for oil, natural gas and other energy products."
Source: NYTimes, 07/29/2009
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