Feinstein, Boxer Urge Delay on Expanding Central Valley Landfill
"The senators seek a moratorium on the facility's growth until investigations into birth defects in Kettleman City are completed."
Source: LA Times, 02/11/2010
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"Obama Budget Retools FWS for Warming World"
"Despite a backlog of endangered species issues and a host of current lawsuits, the Fish and Wildlife Service plans to focus firmly on the future."
Source: Greenwire, 02/11/2010
"Audi's 'Green Police' Super Bowl Ad Controversial"
"Audi's Super Bowl ad has been controversial for its portrayal of environmental issues and echoes of Nazi-era police." And what about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue set in the Maldives?
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 02/11/2010
"Climate and Energy Issues Send Hordes to K Street"
"The number of companies and organizations hiring energy lobbyists reached record levels last year as major climate legislation worked its way through Congress."
Source: ClimateWire, 02/11/2010
"Climate Fight Is Heating Up in Deep Freeze"
"WASHINGTON — As millions of people along the East Coast hole up in their snowbound homes, the two sides in the climate-change debate are seizing on the mounting drifts to bolster their arguments."
Source: NYTimes, 02/11/2010
Agencies Post "Openness" Pages on Web per Obama Order
EPA, Interior, DOE, USDA and others now provide "clearing points" intended to engage the public in their efforts for greater public transparency, participation, and collaboration, and in development of an "Open Government Plan."
Enviros Seek Disclosure of Household Cleaning Product Ingredients
A court case involving a 1971 NY law may force manufacturers to make public unlisted toxic chemicals in products like stain remover, dish soap and laundry detergent. The cleanser industry says the action is "unwarranted, and that fears about health risks are misinformed," according to the AP.
Getting to Disclosure: SPJ Offers FOIA Negotiating Tips
An Online Quill article by David Cuillier offers advice from William Ury, co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation and co-author of “Getting to Yes,” to effectively help reporters move from defeatism to successful disclosure.
EPA Reveals More High-Hazard Coal-Ash Sites
Disclosure of 22 electric-utility plans for handling coal-ash waste is a good start... but EPA also released the identities of some 40 more — previously undisclosed — scary ash impoundments.
Sunshine Week Starts March 14 with Focus on Local Heroes
Journalism groups, including key organizer American Society of News Editors, will honor individuals whose open-government work in 2009 has made their communities better places to live.
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