"EPA Probes Its Actions in Town With Toxic-Waste Dump"
"The federal agency's internal investigation will run concurrently with a state and local inquiry into health and environmental issues facing Kettleman City, Calif."
Source: LA Times, 01/29/2010
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"Climate, Energy Programs Could See Boosts Despite Budget Freeze"
"Climate change and clean energy programs, which the Obama administration has championed, are expected to remain priorities at U.S. EPA and the Energy Department in the president's fiscal 2011 budget request despite a request to freeze non-military discretionary spending for the next three years."
Source: Greenwire, 01/28/2010
EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients
In a historic step forward, EPA's proposed rule would require disclosure of ALL pesticide ingredients — which has not been required for decades.
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EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity
But apparently confidentiality claims will only be rejected in cases where the chemicals have already been disclosed in the Toxic Substances Control Act inventory.
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Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental
This includes three new datasets from EPA, PLUS many other datasets relevant to environmental issues, released in response to a Dec. 8, 2009, White House open government order.
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"Interior Chief Salazar's First Year a Gusher of Controversy"
"Somewhere just after 12:30 p.m. on a cold Wednesday this month, the image of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as a Western pragmatist and wily political deal-maker evaporated in a cloud of heated rhetoric."
Source: Denver Post, 01/26/2010
"The Eco-Warrior" -- Rolling Stone Profiles Lisa Jackson
"President Obama has appointed the most progressive EPA chief in history — and she's moving swiftly to clean up the mess left by Bush."
Source: Rolling Stone, 01/21/2010
Sunlight Tool Makes Tracking White House Visitors Easier
Sunlight Foundation took the raw data of White House visitor logs, matched the names to those in OpenSecrets.org, FollowTheMoney.org, LittleSis.org, Google and Wikipedia, and created a searchable online database.
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DOE Lists Its Environmental Impact Statements Online
A handy research tool for investigative reporters is a full list of all the recent Environmental Impact Statements issued by the Department of Energy.
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White House Moves To Reinstate Bush-Suppressed Climate Reports
Katharine Jacobs, chair of the forthcoming National Academy of Sciences report on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change and a professor at the University of Arizona, will head up the effort to reinstate the National Assessment — with new emphasis on adaptation.
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