"Obama To Nominate New Energy Regulator"
"President Obama said Thursday that he would nominate Colette Honorable to fill the vacant seat in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."
Source: The Hill, 09/01/2014
Laws & Regulations
Calif. Overhauls 'Pump-As-You-Please' Groundwater Rules Amid Drought
"SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The worst drought in a generation has pushed California lawmakers to overhaul the state's longstanding "pump-as-you-please" groundwater policy under a package of bills lawmakers sent Friday to Gov. Jerry Brown."
Source: AP, 09/01/2014
"EPA Blasts ‘Myths’ on Water Jurisdiction Rule"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hit back Thursday after a top Republican accused it of trying to take over large pieces of private land and water."
Source: The Hill, 08/29/2014
"Supreme Court: Big Wins Elusive for EPA in Clean Water Act Showdowns"
"For U.S. EPA at the Supreme Court, it's been the best of times -- and the worst.
Source: Greenwire, 08/28/2014
"Food Producers to Offer Data on Chemical Additives"
""Big food producers are moving to try to head off criticism of how they use additives, with a main industry group saying it plans to give more information to regulators about how companies determine the safety of the thousands of chemicals and other ingredients in processed foods."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 08/28/2014
Congress Doesn't Want You To Read These Reports
More evidence of Congress' ineffectiveness comes in its ongoing failure to keep its secrets actually secret. Its official policy is to keep the Congressional Research Service from publicly releasing the handy explainers it produces at taxpayer expense. Thanks again to the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project for unauthorized publication of these reports.
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Shouldn't "Trade Secrets" Face a Sunset in Interests of Public Health?
One of the oldest tricks U.S. industry has used to hide the potential harm to public health done by chemicals it puts into the environment is to claim that their identities are trade secrets via a loophole established under the antiquated Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976. On August 21st, a coalition of groups petitioned EPA for toxic trade secrets to have an expiration date.
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"Tyson Foods’ Missouri Problem Risks Millions in Government Contracts"
"Tyson Foods could lose around $500 million in government contracts if found guilty in and ongoing criminal probe by the Environmental Protection Agency over the recent release of toxic chemicals at a plant in Monett, Mo."
Source: City Wire, 08/27/2014
"Judge Blocks a Local Pesticide Law in Hawaii"
"The law, Ordinance 960, which was enacted last year, bitterly divided the normally idyllic island and also captured global attention. Hawaii’s year-round growing season had made the state a hub for the development of genetically engineered corn seeds that are then planted throughout the United States and in other countries. Corn stalks now sprout where pineapples and sugar cane once grew."
Source: NY Times, 08/26/2014
"Parks Service Bans Drones Over Appalachian Trail"
"The National Park Service has banned drones from flying over the Appalachian Trail."
Source: AP, 08/21/2014
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