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House Panel Probes Political Censorship of Science at EPA

More details of White House efforts to silence science at EPA emerged at a September 18, 2008, hearing of a House Energy investigations panel.

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EPA'S IRIS Chemical Risk Database in Shambles: GAO

Interference by the White House Office of Management and Budget has badly damaged the "credibility and timeliness" of IRIS.

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Agency FOIA Logs Posted on Watchdog Site

The FOIA logs of agencies covered by environmental reporters offer fascinating insight into their workings — and some good story ideas.

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USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data

The Bush administration is killing a longstanding program that publishes free the information it gathers on the application of pesticides and fertilizer by U.S. farmers.

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Proposed Fisheries Rule Would Cut Public Input, Info

Reporters trying to cover fisheries issues may soon find decisions happening faster than they can cover them.

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Post-Election Agendas Begin to Spawn, Swim Upstream

Even before the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election happens, various groups are beginning to draft or post ambitious environment-related agendas for the next administration to follow... should it wish to.

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BLM Tries to Remove a Congressional Tool for Protecting Lands

A Congressional move to stop uranium mining around the Grand Canyon has led the BLM to propose removing the rules that allowed the Congressional action.

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REPORT: Clean Water Act Violations Occur Routinely

In 2005, at least 3,600 facilities violated their water discharge permits more than 24,000 times, according to a US Public Interest Research Group report released Oct. 11, 2007.

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Senate Committee Finishes Hearings, Plans Markup Start

After years of wrangling, and little significant action, federal legislative efforts addressing greenhouse gases and climate change are beginning to crystallize.

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