Groups, Media Pitch Open-Government Proposals To New Administration
In an effort to increase government accountability and transparency, media groups put forward a new "21st Century Right-to-Know Agenda."
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TOOLBOX: Contractor Misconduct Database Offers Gumshoes Leads
The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) has a new tool for investigative journalists. Reporters can now snoop around the Federal Contractor Misconduct Database to find misdeeds by federal contractors.
Smithsonian Adopts FOIA-Like Policies
The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents held its first public meeting in 162 years November 17, 2008. This marks a move away from existing policies that have made the institution's meetings and records less open to public scrutiny than other federal entities.
Investors Demand Climate-Risk Disclosure
Weary of undisclosed corporate financial risk, battered stock investors are pressuring companies to disclose the economic risks they face from climate change.
Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court
US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries
New U.S. refineries will process crude oil from Canada's Tar Sands, which means that much of the pollution associated with that refining will occur in the lower 48.
Some States Win, Some Lose with Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Compact fluorescent lighting reduces energy use, but what's the trade-off in mercury exposure via broken bulbs and disposal? Now a team of Yale scientists has estimated where there will be a net increase or decrease in mercury emissions.
Federal EIS For Wave, Wind, and Other Offshore Energy Projects Soon
The future of alternative energy development in coastal US waters will likely become clearer at the end of March 2007, when a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled to be released.
STUDIES: Environmental Justice Backsliding, or Making Little Progress
A new report on environmental justice issues is scheduled to be released in mid-March 2007.
Reports and Studies Map Hazards Posed by Tsunamis, Hurricanes
Spurred by recent tsunami and hurricane disasters in the US and around the world, NOAA, USGS, and other government agencies are taking a closer look at the hazards lurking on US shores.
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