League of Conservation Voters Releases Annual "Scorecard"
Scorecard reports environmental records of US Representatives and Senators
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Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative
New language added to the 2007/08 Farm Bill by conferees at the 11th hour could create a sweeping new secrecy mandate that would prohibit the Agriculture Department from disclosing almost any information about individual US farm operations.
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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda (Part 1)
As the Bush administration closes out its terms in office, a number of rules, policies, orders, and other actions related to the environment are expected by Jan. 19, 2009.
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Is EPA's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Program Working?
EPA and states may be cutting companies slack if they "audit" their own violations. Here's a database that will help you audit whether local polluters are abusing the program.
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Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret
Great Falls, Montana, wouldn't let its citizens know details of its contracts with a utility. But a judge stopped that.
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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector
Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
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USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info
The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
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EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info
EPA and an employees union have signed an agreement on procedures for reopening agency libraries closed by the Bush administration.
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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda
The rush to deregulate whatever can be deregulated before President Bush leaves the White House is on. Part 2.
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Press Releases Could Get Security Stamp From White House
Here's an embargo that a federal employee could face charges for breaking.
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