Laws & Regulations

"Feds Warn Railroads To Comply With Oil Train Notification Requirement"

"The U.S. Department of Transportation warned railroads that they must continue to notify states of large crude oil shipments after several states reported not getting updated information for as long as a year."

Source: McClatchy, 07/23/2015

"Health Officials Kill Proposal To Curb Mercury Dental Fillings"

"Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it attacks the central nervous system – in treating Americans’ decayed teeth."

Source: McClatchy, 07/22/2015

Secret Congressional Background Reports Leak Again; Debate Continues

Here are some recently leaked CRS reports of relevance to environmental journalists, as well as the latest on the debate following the NYT editorial calling for the reports to be made public.

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