Blog: The Fine Print / posts by Katie Weatherford
Obama Nominates Howard Shelanski to Lead Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Apr 30, 2013 by Katie Weatherford
Last Thursday, President Obama nominated Howard Shelanski as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). If confirmed, Shelanski would replace Cass Sunstein, who resigned from the position last August, leaving behind a record of lengthy delays.
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Sanders and Boxer Take Lead on Climate Change
Feb 15, 2013 by Katie Weatherford
At a press conference on Feb. 14, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) revealed new legislation to address climate change by reducing carbon emissions from the nation’s top polluting sectors: power plants, industry, and transportation.
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Two New Reports Reveal How the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration Has Worked to Block Public Safeguards
Feb 5, 2013 by Katie Weatherford
Last Tuesday, the Center for Effective Government and the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) released separate reports on the activities of a little-known, but powerful, office within the Small Business Administration—the Office of Advocacy. The reports uncovered how the Office of Advocacy actively works to delay and block public safeguards and the release of important information that has serious implications for Americans' health and well-being.
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Chemical Industry Spending Millions to Hide Danger of Cancer-Causing Products
Oct 12, 2012 by Katie Weatherford
Earlier this week, Nicholas D. Kristof published an article entitled “The Cancer Lobby” in The New York Times, in which he criticized the chemical industry for its intense lobbying efforts to prevent dangerous chemicals from being listed as known cancer-causing agents in the Report on Carcinogens (RoC). The RoC is a biennial report prepared by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the National Institutes of Health. The RoC lists chemicals that are either “known carcinogens” or are “reasonably anticipated to be carcinogens.” Congress required publication of the RoC in the Public Health Service Act of 1978 because of growing concerns among Americans about potential cancer-causing substances in their environment.
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