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Whither Transparency in the Next Congress?
When the 112th Congress convenes in January, attention will be focused on the newly Republican-controlled House. On transparency issues, House Republican leaders have sounded positive tones. However,...
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PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- December 17, 2010Contact: Brian Gumm, (202) 683-4812, bgumm@ombwatch.orgOMB Watch Sees White House Science Memo as a Step ForwardWASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2010—The White...
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Obama Continues Post-Spill Reforms to Better Police Drilling
The Obama administration continued revamping offshore oil drilling regulation by recently announcing the next step in its plans to reorganize the Department of the Interior – creating a new agency to...
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Obama's Regulatory Reforms Protect the Status Quo
On Jan. 18, President Obama issued a long-awaited executive order on the regulatory process and two related presidential memoranda. The order and the memos are aimed at reaffirming the existing...
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The Clean Air Act and the Jobs vs. Regulations Myth
In response to a congressional request, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently prepared a white paper on the effects of the Clean Air Act (CAA) on jobs and the economy. The paper...
View ArticleCongress Pushes to Strip EPA Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Congressional leaders are acting on several proposals to strip the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). A House committee has passed...
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Administration Fumbling Toward Scientific Integrity
The Obama administration's efforts to protect scientific integrity moved forward recently with the submission of five finalized agency policies and 14 draft policies, but progress has been slow and...
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Government Transparency in 2011: Moving the Chains
Heading into the holiday season, many Americans think not just of gifts and snowdrifts, but also of another winter tradition: football. As it happens, gridiron analogies are a good way to think about...
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Secrecy Still Protects Genetically Modified Foods from Disclosure
The use of genetically engineered (GE) crops has increased enormously over the last decade, without a corresponding increase in government oversight. Industry has fought hard against strict oversight...
View ArticleControversy Mounts over EPA’s Release of Draft Report on Fracking
On May 3, the Associated Press reported that the governor of Wyoming pressured the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay the release of a draft study linking a controversial natural gas...
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Obama's Legacy of Transparency is Unfinished
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- March 10, 2013Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812 Obama's Legacy of Transparency is UnfinishedNew Report Shows Administration Laid Strong...
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After Four Years, Obama Delivers Policy Leadership on Transparency, but...
Take Action: Ask President Obama to renew his commitment to transparency.Four years ago, President Obama entered office offering an inspiring vision for a more open and participatory government. A new...
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Court Rejects Industry Challenge to Styrene Listing in the Report on Carcinogens
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently rejected industry challenges to an agency's decision to list the chemical styrene in the Twelfth Report on Carcinogens as "reasonably...
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EPA Scientists Deem Benzo(a)pyrene a Cancer-causing Chemical
On Aug. 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft revised health assessment of the toxic chemical benzo(a)pyrene (BaP). This chemical is widely found in the environment and...
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Standards and Safeguards in 2013
Agencies rolled out few health, safety, or environmental standards in the first quarter of 2013, despite hopes that President Obama would commit more attention to agencies' regulatory agendas after...
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