More CRS Reports on Environment/Energy Leaked by Unknown Source

Congress funds and orders up a great array of non-partisan expert explainers on the issues of the day via the Congressional Research Service. Unfortunately, Congress does not think the voting public can handle the truth, and keeps the reports secret. We thank the anonymous leakers who give them to the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists — which thoughtfully publishes them. Here are some that environmental reporters may find useful:

• "Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy," Congressional Research Service (R42496), February 10, 2014, by Peter Folger.
• "Food Fraud and 'Economically Motivated Adulteration' of Food and Food Ingredients ," Congressional Research Service (R43358), January 10, 2014, by Renée Johnson.
• "The FutureGen Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project: A Brief History and Issues for Congress," Congressional Research Service (R43028), February 10, 2014, by Peter Folger.
• "The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy: In Brief," Congressional Research Service (R43396), February 10, 2014, by Jared T. Brown.
• "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Negotiations," Congressional Research Service (R43387), February 4, 2014, by Shayerah Ilias Akhtar and Vivian C. Jones.
• "Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation," Congressional Research Service (RL30153), February 21, 2014, by John D. Moteff.
• "Drought in the United States: Causes and Current Understanding," Congressional Research Service (R43407), February 26, 2014, by Peter Folger and Betsy A. Cody.
• "U.S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil: Background and Issues for Congress," Congressional Research Service (R43390), February 6, 2014, by John Frittelli, Paul W. Parfomak, Jonathan L. Ramseur, Anthony Andrews, Robert Pirog, and Michael Ratner.