"Boxer, Feinstein Seek To Expand Federal Wilderness Land in California"
"The next California wilderness fights will stretch from the desert to the Delta, in a dicey new political environment."
Source: McClatchy, 01/27/2011
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Another Flawed Tool: Planned Contractor Database
Project on Government Oversight says federal plans for contractor database omit exactly the information investigative types want most, including past wrongdoing by contractors. POGO's own database still the best tool available.
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House GOP Staff Meet with Energy Lobbyists Behind Closed Doors
Politico broke the story of a January 18, 2011, meeting between House and Senate GOP aides and energy industry lobbyists to map out strategy for handcuffing President Obama and EPA on climate regulations.
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NY Times Mulls Creating 'EZ Pass Lane for Leakers'
Despite consternation about Wikileaks' massive dump of State Department memos, most leaks are still legal — and the New York Times apparently thinks such unauthorized disclosures from whistleblowers inside the government may be essential to journalism and democracy.
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Watchdog Group Seeks Details of Issa's Regulatory Hit List
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has started publishing the industry wish-lists on its own — including in some cases full texts of industry letters back to Issa.
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Issa Panel Probes Political Vetting of DHS FOIA Disclosures
The Associated Press reports the House Oversight Committee has asked the Department of Homeland Security for documents about its policy requiring political appointees to review Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Jackson Memo Leaves EPA Response on Openness in Doubt
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says the Dec. 21 memo implies that existing EPA openness policy meets White House criteria. Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget may again be tampering with agency science for political purposes — accused by Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva (pictured) of censoring FOIA'd documents relating to the mid-summer estimate of Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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"Key Senators Applaud Obama 'Clean Energy' Push"
"President Obama’s call for Congress to pass a mandate that includes both traditional renewable energy sources like wind and solar as well as GOP favorites nuclear and 'clean coal' may be the driver needed to bang through the most aggressive and politically feasible means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Capitol Hill this Congress."
Source: Politico, 01/26/2011
"Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated"
"The United States is poised to bet its energy future on natural gas as a clean, plentiful fuel that can supplant coal and oil. But new research by the Environmental Protection Agency -- and a growing understanding of the pollution associated with the full 'life cycle' of gas production—is casting doubt on the assumption that gas offers a quick and easy solution to climate change."
Source: ProPublica, 01/26/2011
"100 Year First: Dam Removal Opens New Jersey's Raritan River to Fish"
"New Jersey has negotiated removal of three dams on the Raritan River as compensation to the public for harm to natural resources from pollution at a refinery and three polymer plants operated by or affiliated with the Houston-based El Paso Corporation."
Source: ENS, 01/26/2011
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