FOIA Turns 50 July 4; Can It Be Fixed?
Open government groups have started a 50-day countdown to the law's 50th anniversary. It remains to be seen whether Congress can send President Obama a fix-FOIA bill by that date. Image: © Clipart.com.
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Public Land Photo-Fee Provisions Buried in Pending Energy Legislation
The Senate-passed bill contains an explicit exemption from permits and fees for newsgathering. A House energy bill, now going to conference to be reconciled with the Senate bill, contains no newsgathering exemption. But that's not the end of the story. Image courtesy of NPS.
"New Crop of Companies Reaping Profits From Wasted Food"
"Just as Rumpelstiltskin spun gold from straw, scores of new companies are trying to spin profits out of food waste."
Source: NY Times, 05/25/2016
"Fossil Fuel Investments Growing Riskier for Insurers, Report Warns"
"With nearly $500 billion invested, a new analysis recommends insurance companies take a harder look at the consequences of climate change and a lower-carbon future".
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/25/2016
"Flame Retardant Exposure Poses A Significant Health Risk to Women"
"New research links exposure to these toxic chemicals to thyroid problems, especially in post-menopausal women".
Source: Earth Island Journal, 05/25/2016
"Rising Seas Push Too Much Salt Into The Florida Everglades"
"The Florida Everglades is a swampy wilderness the size of Delaware. .. But beneath the surface a different story is unfolding. Because of climate change and sea level rise, the ocean is starting to seep into the swampland. If the invasion grows worse, it could drastically change the Everglades, and a way of life for millions of residents in South Florida."
Source: NPR, 05/25/2016
"U.S. Leads Globe in Oil Production for Third Year"
"The U.S. led the world last year in producing both oil and gas, federal government estimates published Monday show, even as the country committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Climate Central, 05/25/2016
Pipeline In Altamont Pass Oil Spill Also Ruptured Last September
"California’s fire marshal has launched an investigation into an oil pipeline rupture that spilled at least 20,000 gallons of crude near Tracy over the weekend — eight months after the same pipeline had a break in a similar location."
Source: KQED, 05/25/2016
"National Park Service Loses Early Round In Yosemite Trademarks Fight"
"The National Park Service has lost an early round of legal maneuvering over Yosemite National Park’s trademarked names, as a multi-front fight narrows to the court venue preferred by the aggrieved former concessionaire."
Source: McClatchy, 05/25/2016
"Some Crude Production Restarts As Cool Weather Saps Canadian Wildfire"
"Some crude producers restarted operations on Tuesday in Canada's energy heartland as a mass evacuation of the Fort McMurray oil town entered its fourth week, though cool weather and light winds were helping firefighters dampen the blaze."
Source: Reuters, 05/25/2016
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