While the country may now be cognizant of water contamination and other serious safety gaps prevalent in the regions hit by Hurricane Katrina, health and safety threats are not unique to the Gulf Coast.
Threats to security and safety exist throughout the country, and some of these unmet public needs, which receive little media attention, pose even greater threats to public health and safety than risks found in New Orleans. While the examples cited below are by no means exhaustive, they highlight troubling gaps in our security and safety protections.
The second annual report from OpenTheGovernment.org, found secrecy in 2004 extended to more classified activity, more federal advisory meetings, more new patents deemed "secret," more domestic surveillance, and more new state laws restricting public access to information.
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, federal measures intended to cut off terrorism funding have imposed undue burdens on the nonprofit sector. This report addresses unbalanced anti-terrorist financing regulations and guidelines and suggests a clear, sensible system, under which nonprofit organizations and foundations can pursue legitimate charitable activities.