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Standards and Safeguards in 2013
Agencies rolled out few health, safety, or environmental standards in the first quarter of 2013, despite hopes that President Obama would commit more attention to agencies' regulatory agendas after...
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Rules to Watch (and Wait) for in 2014
Just before Thanksgiving, the White House quietly released the 2013 Unified Agenda, which contains information on a broad range of upcoming regulatory actions, as well as agencies’ regulatory plans...
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Communities Continue to Call for Stronger Protections as Chemical Incidents Rise
As the number of chemical disasters and injuries continues to mount in 2014, evidence shows that the risks that chemical facilities present to the local communities in which they are located are...
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House Republicans Return to Attacking Public Health and Environmental...
This week, the House of Representatives will vote on a series of anti-regulatory proposals during a campaign targeting important public health and environmental safeguards. While House Majority Leader...
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Idaho's "Ag-Gag" Law Threatens Transparency, Food Safety, and Workers' Rights
On Feb. 28, Idaho became the seventh state in the country to criminalize filming abusive or otherwise unethical activities on farms. These laws (dubbed "ag-gag" laws) limit transparency and keep...
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Attempts to Use Congressional Review Act for Proposed Rules Threaten All...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has recently taken an unprecedented action by introducing a joint resolution to disapprove of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed...
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Accelerating Approvals of U.S. Natural Gas Exports Increases Risks of...
Long before Russia's annexation of Crimea last month, companies and trade associations that support exporting U.S. liquefied natural gas called for accelerating the existing export review and approval...
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E-Gov Spotlight: Department of Labor's Enforcement Data Tool Provides Access...
During Workers' Memorial Day on April 28, the country will honor Americans who have died from a job-related illness or injury. Relevant to that commemoration is the Department of Labor's online...
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One Year after West, Texas: One in Ten Students Attends School in the Shadow...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- April 16, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812One Year after West, Texas: One in Ten Students Attends School in the Shadow of a Risky...
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New Report Documents Black and Latino Communities at Higher Risk for Chemical...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- May 1, 2014Contact: Stephenie Hendricks, Coming Clean, (415) 258-9151, shendricks@comingcleaninc.org Joaquín Sánchez, Los Jardines Institute, (917) 575-3154,...
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West Virginia Mine Deaths Highlight Need for Congressional Action on Mine Safety
Two miners were killed May 12 while working at Brody Mine No. 1 in West Virginia, a coal mine with a history of "significant and substantial"violations, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health...
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Calls for Required Safeguards from Disasters Grow as Obama Administration...
PRESS STATEMENT-For Immediate Release- June 6, 2014Calls for Required Safeguards from Disasters Grow as Obama Administration Releases Report on Chemical Plant Safety and SecurityCoalition to Prevent...
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Americans Enjoy Major Benefits from Public Health, Safety, Environmental...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- July 30, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812 Americans Enjoy Major Benefits from Public Health, Safety, Environmental Protections, New...
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Center for Effective Government Applauds New Executive Order to Rein in...
PRESS STATEMENT-For Immediate Release- July 31, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812Center for Effective Government Applauds New Executive Order to Rein in Government...
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Gaming the Rules: Industry Interference Shuts Out Small Business Voices,...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- November 12, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812Gaming the Rules: Industry Interference Shuts Out Small Business Voices, Delays and...
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