Leaked: New Secret CRS Explainers for the Environment-Energy Beat
Here are some recent Congressional Research Service reports relevant to the environment and energy beat, thanks to the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project.
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Canadian Government Drafts New 3-Year Open Government Plan
Overall goals of the new draft plan are to make all government data and information open by default and to eliminate all fees except for an initial $5 filing fee. The Canadian government invites comments on the plan before June 30, 2016.
Some Steps Forward on Open Data
Don't get us wrong: the U.S. federal government's openness to public scrutiny leaves much to be desired. Still, it's worth noting that some improvements have taken place. Here are a few prominent ones. Image: Clipart.com.
FAA Finally Legalizes Drone Journalism
Journalism may finally be ready to stride into the brave new techno-world of drone reporting now that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a regulation removing the previous cloud of illegality and uncertainty. It's just the beginning.
FOIA Improvement Bill Awaits Signature on Obama's Desk
FOIA reform: it's all over but the shouting — and the implementation. The package of amendments to FOIA features codification of the "presumption of openness," would establish a single online federal portal for FOIA requests and strengthen the role of the Office of Government Information Services. Image: Clipart.com.
"Hundreds Of New Evacuations Across West As Wildfires Surge"
"Surging wildfires on Tuesday forced new evacuations of hundreds of homes across the West, while firefighters began beating back a pair of big adjacent blazes looming over suburban Los Angeles."
Source: AP, 06/22/2016
"Kids In Some U.S. Cities Have Dangerously High Blood Lead Levels"
"In some U.S. cities, at least one in seven kids have unsafe levels of lead in their blood, indicating exposure to a toxic metal that can lead to lifelong physical, mental and behavioral health problems, a recent study suggests."
Source: Reuters, 06/22/2016
Infrastructure ‘Crisis’ May Compel New Jersey to Finally Raise Gas Tax
"Amid mounting alarm over how to pay for repairs to New Jersey’s roads and bridges, state lawmakers are lining up behind a potential solution once considered politically unthinkable: raising the state’s famously low gas tax."
Source: NY Times, 06/22/2016
"Flint Agrees To Move Forward With Plans To Connect To KWA"
"FLINT, MI – City officials announced that Flint will follow through with an agreement to connect the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline to Lake Huron."
Source: Flint Journal, 06/22/2016
"Great Lakes Governors Approve Waukesha Water Request"
"Delegates for the governors of the eight Great Lakes states on Tuesday unanimously approved the City of Waukesha's request for a Lake Michigan water supply."
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 06/22/2016
