Sunlight Puts Up Cool New Lobbyist Registration Tracker
Kudos to the Sunlight Foundation for taking lobbyist data to the next level. It's searchable by issue, by client, or by registrant. It is also highly current — being updated weekly.
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Obama Science Policy Legitimizes "Minders," PIO Interview Permissions
Anonymous White House lawyers have blacked out all information about how the administration's science openness policy was arrived at, and are fighting in court against efforts to shed light on it.
"Tougher Rules Urged for Offshore Drilling"
"The presidential panel investigating the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico recommended on Tuesday that Congress approve substantial new spending and sweeping new regulations for offshore oil operations at a time when the appetite for both is low."
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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"Over 90 Missing In Australia As Floods Inundate Brisbane"
"Thousands of residents of Australia's third-largest city evacuated homes on Wednesday as massive floods threatened to inundate the financial district, sparked panic buying of food and left authorities despairing for more than 90 people missing."
Source: Reuters, 01/12/2011
"EPA Proposes Phaseout of Fluoride-Based Pesticide"
"U.S. EPA [Tuesday] proposed to start gradually banning a pesticide often used on cocoa beans and dried fruits that degrades to fluoride, a move closely linked to the Obama administration's decision last week to curb the maximum levels of fluoride in drinking water out of concern for children's health."
Source: Greenwire, 01/12/2011
"Snow And Ice Leave 4 Dead, Shut Down Deep South"
"Snow and ice carpeted much of the Deep South on Monday, leaving four people dead, cutting off power to thousands and closing countless roads, authorities said."
Source: Reuters, 01/12/2011
Schools To Install Air Filters Near Port of L.A. To Cut Kids' Asthma
As part of a settlement, air filters will be installed in the schools of five communities around the Port of Los Angeles, where almost 22% of children suffer from asthma, compared to a rate of 14.2 percent nationwide.
Source: LA Times, 01/12/2011
"Much-Touted Cellulosic Ethanol Is Late in Making Mandated Appearance"
"A projected shortfall in the production of an important green energy alternative could hurt U.S. efforts to move away from fossil fuels, a ClimateWire analysis has found."
Source: ClimateWire, 01/12/2011
"House Republicans Try to Undo EPA Air Pollution Rules"
"Republicans in Congress are introducing legislation to curtail the role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act and to prevent and roll back regulations intended to reduce air pollution such as mercury emissions from cement plants. These efforts amount to attacks on the nation's health, the advocacy coalition Health Care Without Harm said [Tuesday]."
Source: ENS, 01/12/2011
"Russian Company Gets Wyoming Uranium Mine, Lacks Export License"
"A Russian company that took control of uranium mines in Wyoming is barred from exporting produced material and executives at U.S.-based subsidiaries will remain in charge, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission report."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/12/2011
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