"Gas Is Up; Drivers May Not Cut Back"
Gasoline prices are creeping back upward, but more American drivers are expected to hit the roads this Memorial Day than last year.
Source: NYTimes, 05/21/2009
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"Rail Industry Petitions To Reduce Toxic Cargos"
"Railroad companies are pressing federal regulators to cut back on trains carrying hazardous materials through urban areas, saying they fear a catastrophic release of toxic chemicals in a large city."
Source: USA TODAY, 05/21/2009
Guns in Parks Bill Goes to Obama
The House passed a measure that would allow visitors to carry loaded, concealed guns in National Parks. It passed 279 to 147, with 105 Democratic votes.
Source: WashPost, 05/21/2009
Warming May Be Twice as Bad as Thought
An MIT study published in a major science journal predicts that global warming will be twice as severe as previous estimates.
Source: USA TODAY, 05/21/2009
WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste
Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.
Canadian Court Takes up Shield Issue
The Supreme Court of Canada will consider this week a request by the National Post, civil liberties and media groups to overturn an Appeal ruling that police investigations override the Charter guarantee of free expression.
EPA Puts Status of FOIA Requests Online
The browsable report lists the date the request was received, the date a response is due, and the status.
Toolbox: RMP*Comp Projects Chemical Disaster Scenarios
Use this free software tool, downloadable from EPA, to calculate how much injury a chemical spill could cause.
Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection
After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.
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