Gas Lobby Targets Anti-Fracking Bill
The natural gas industry yesterday launched a campaign against rules to control a drilling technology called 'hydraulic fracturing.'
Source: Greenwire/NYTimes, 05/08/2009
Environmental Politics
After Secrecy Claims, Bayer's Own Lapses Revealed as Biggest Threat
A U.S. Chemical Safety Board public hearing, delayed for a month due to Bayer's pleas for secrecy, finds lack of safety to be contributing factors to the 'accident' that killed two at an Institute, WV, plant in August 2008.
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"EPA Environmental Justice Grants Fund Projects in 28 States"
EPA is awarding $800,000 in grants to organizations working with communities throughout the country that struggle with environmental justice issues. Under the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, 40 grants, up to $20,000 each, are going to community organizations and local and tribal governments in 28 states for projects aimed at addressing environmental and public health issues." Environment News Service had the story March 24, 2009.
Source: ENS, 03/25/2009
House Probes OMB Suppression of Chemical Risk Assessments
The House Science Committee is investigating charges that a White House political arm with no scientific expertise is suppressing EPA information about the toxic risks of commercial products.
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EPA Submits Plan for Reopening Libraries, Which Remain Closed
EPA on March 26, 2008, delivered a report Congress had demanded on its plan to reopen the agency's shuttered libraries.
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Now's Your Chance: Talk to EPA About Information You Need
EPA has begun a "National Dialogue" about what information the public needs from the agency and how the agency can better provide that information.
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Nation's Energy Future Holds Promise for E-Journalists
SEJ's annual conference helps reporters understand complex subjects like coal, nuclear power and climate change — and the Obama administration's stance thereon. SEJ President Christy George explains.
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Court Reverses Ban on Farm Data Releasees
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, ruled Feb. 15, 2008, that the public had a legitimate interest in data from some previously unreleased Agriculture Department databases - clearing the way for their release.
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SEJ Voices Concern Over Muzzling of Environment Canada Scientists
The Society of Environmental Journalists has asked Environment Canada for its written policies on staff communication with news media.
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BLM Proposal May Limit Transparency, Public Input On Its NEPA Actions
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed changing its rules for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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