Citizen Health & Safety
At its most basic, effective government protects the health, safety, and prosperity of its populace. We advocate for commonsense standards and safeguards, revised to conform to the most up-to-date scientific evidence, adopted in a timely manner, and broadly and effectively enforced – to ensure the quality of our air and water and the safety of food, drugs, consumer products, and workers.
Jun 18, 2013
Return of the Regulatory Accountability Act: A Veiled Threat to Public Protections
On May 23, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), a serious threat to environmental standards, workplace safety rules, ...
read in fullJun 18, 2013
Only a Trickle of New Rules, Not a Wave
The business community and its allies on Capitol Hill have warned for over a year that a "tsunami" of new regulations will be flowing out of the Obama administration, undermining the anemic growth of the economy. To prevent this ...
read in fullJun 18, 2013
Explosion at Louisiana Chemical Plant is the Latest in a String of Chemical Accidents
On June 13, an explosion and fire occurred at a petrochemical plant in Geismar, LA (just south of Baton Rouge), killing one person, injuring at least 70, ...
read in fullJun 17, 2013
Wildfires to Cost U.S. Forest Service More Under Sequestration
A 16,000 acre wildfire blazing in the Black Forest of Colorado has burned more than 485 homes and taken two lives, but the efforts of firefighters may be hindered by budget disagreements in ...
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Environmental Protections Threatened by Sequestration and Funding Cuts
Federal agencies have started feeling the impact of the across-the-board spending cuts, known as sequestration, that went into effect March 1. Plans to furlough employees and cut ...
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Delivering on Open Government: The Obama Administration's Unfinished Legacy
This report examines progress made during President Obama’s first term toward open government goals outlined in a comprehensive set of recommendations that the open ...
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Small Businesses, Public Health, and Scientific Integrity
This report examines the activities of an independent office within the Small Business Administration: the Office of Advocacy. The Office of Advocacy has responsibility for ensuring that federal agencies ...
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Leaked BLM Draft May Hinder Public Access to Chemical Information
On Feb. 8, EnergyWire released a leaked draft proposal from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management on natural gas drilling and extraction on federal public lands. If ...
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