Every two weeks, in OMB Watch's e-newsletter The Watcher, we analyze a few recent issues in regulatory policy. Here are the articles from the October 23 issue: While Feds Dither, States Move to Regulate Greenhouse Gases Kansas has rejected an air permit for proposed power plants due to the threat of the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. The decision makes Kansas the latest state to take proactive steps to stem greenhouse gas emissions while federal agencies and Congress delay action. Read more... Bush Administration Tries to Reverse Old-Growth Forest Protection Plan The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is trying to dismantle a 1994 landmark management plan that balances logging, endangered species and old-growth forest protections. BLM wants to revise the Northwest Forest Plan to allow logging on nearly one million acres of old-growth forest area. The proposed revisions ignore scientific recommendations, and the process appears to have been manipulated by Bush administration officials. Read more... Report Finds Extensive Noncompliance with Clean Water Act Rules A new report has found thousands of facilities are out of compliance with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The report blames declining support for environmental enforcement during the Bush administration as a major cause of the regulatory violations. Read more... Sign up to receive The Watcher by email here.