Citizen Health & Safety

278 Groups Tell Congress to Stop Sunset Commission Proposals

National, state and local organizations from across the country sent a letter to both the House and the Senate opposing legislation to create a sunset commission. Download the letters in PDF format:
  • Letter to the House of Representatives (6/19/2006)
  • Letter to the Senate (6/19/2006)

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MSHA Finally Changes Course with Massey Energy?

Jun 17, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Many of you have probably seen the NYT clip today about MSHA's decision to file suit against Massey Energy, charging that Massey has failed to cooperate with the investigation into a deadly coal mine fire: Federal mine safety regulators filed a lawsuit on Friday against one of the largest mining companies in the country in an effort to force its officials to cooperate with the investigation of a deadly fire in January at a West Virginia coal mine.

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States Losing Ability to Protect Public Due to Federal Preemptions

Despite the party's repeated use in recent years of states' rights rhetoric, the GOP-dominated Congress and Bush White House have been assiduously working to eliminate the ability of state governments to protect the public.

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Sunset Commissions Update: Take Action

Reports coming from GOP leadership about the timing of sunset commission legislation are conflicting, with one report suggesting that a bill could be considered in the House as early as next week, but agree all the same that some vehicle will move this summer. In the past few days, rumors have circulated that House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) was leading efforts to combine differing sunset commission bills, with the Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) bill (H.R. 2470) the centerpiece bill to be supplemented by language from the other leading bills.

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Legislative Update: Plain Language and GAO Reg Review

The House Government Reform Committee reported out two bills relevant to regulatory policy: one to facilitate compliance by encouraging agencies to draft regulations in plain language, and another to bring the Government Accountability Office into the process of regulatory reviews.

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Latest Watcher

Jun 1, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Be sure to check out the latest issue of our biweekly newsletter, The Watcher. Reg policy articles this time: Return of the Senior Death Discount?: Heinzerling v. Mannix

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Risk Assessment Update

May 31, 2006 by Guest Blogger

A quick look at recent developments related to the OMB Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin:

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    House Passes Right-to-Know Amendment to Save TRI

    On May 18, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from rolling back reporting requirements for our nation's worst polluters. By passing the Pallone-Solis Toxic Right-To-Know Amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill, the House took an important step to preserve EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program, by prohibiting the agency from spending any money to finalize its plans to cut toxic chemical reporting requirements.

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    Return of the Senior Death Discount?: Heinzerling Takes On Mannix

    Is the senior death discount back? It may be, if a recent speech by an Environmental Protection Agency official is any indication.

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    Organizations Speak Out Against Sunsets

    A compilation of some of the letters that organizations are sending to Congress to express their opposition to the "sunset commission" chopping block. To be added as they are published. Organization Letters Coalition Sign-On Environment Letter National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities Leadership Council of Aging Organizations      Services to People in Need Groups concerned about Medicaid and Medicare National Low Income Housing Coalition      Education American Association of University Women - May 18, 2006 National Association of State Directors of Special Education

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