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Should Religious Organizations be required to Disclose Their Spending on Lobbying?
24 Nov 2009, 6:41 pm |
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A Full Plate of Hazards for CPSC
24 Nov 2009, 5:09 pm |
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OFPP Nominee Confirmed
24 Nov 2009, 4:16 pm |
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New Web Tools Help Public Track Pollution
20 Nov 2009, 4:14 pm |
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More Flimflammery on Mountaintop Mining
20 Nov 2009, 11:59 am |
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CBPP Report Brings Clarity to Recovery Act Debate
20 Nov 2009, 10:28 am |
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After the Hearing: Notes on Stimulus Oversight
19 Nov 2009, 6:35 pm |
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OMB Responds to Criticism over Endocrine Program
19 Nov 2009, 12:38 pm |
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House to Hold Recovery Act Oversight Hearing Tomorrow
18 Nov 2009, 4:59 pm |
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Devaney Letter Causes Ridiculous Stimulus Data Quality Brouhaha; Media Bark Up Wrong Tree
18 Nov 2009, 4:45 pm |
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Contribute at http://tinyurl.com/yjjnj65. Imagine how our country would be different if the federal government proactively promoted a culture of transparency and protected the public interest...
The latest issue of OMB Watch's newsletter, The Watcher, is now available. Head over to http://www.ombwatch.org/watcher to read individual articles or access a PDF of the whole issue. Here's a quick sampling of some of the articles available in the Nov...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a new feature on its website that uses several new interactive Web technologies that let users track the emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) from coal-fired power plants. ...
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In a Wednesday press release, the Interior Department trumpets “Initiatives to Better Protect Streams in Coal Country.” Is the Obama administration finally doing away with the mountaintop mining rule approved near the end of the Bush administration? Not exactly.
The latest issue of OMB Watch's newsletter, The Watcher, is now available. Head over to http://www.ombwatch.org/watcher to read individual articles or access a PDF of the whole issue. Here's a quick sampling of some of the articles available in the Nov...
OMB Watch OMB Watch's Brian Turnbaugh comments on what Forbes dubs "America's most toxic cities."
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Poor air quality, lack of clean water and a high rate of Superfund sites make these metros most contaminated.
OMB Watch OMB Watch's Lee Mason talks with Free Speech Radio News about a recent study on federal lobbyists "terminating" their registrations and what that may mean for transparency and lobbying disclosure.
OMB Watch Updates Chemical Security Database, Enhancing Public's Right to Know about Potential Risks
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On Oct. 29, OMB Watch posted updated information about the risks of serious public harm posed by thousands of chemical facilities nationwide. The information is available for free on RTK NET, at http://www.rtknet.org/db/rmp.
OMB Watch OMB Watch's Craig Jennings notes in this article that Recovery Act jobs data only tell part of the story about the economic impact of the stimulus.
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White House releases first broad look at stimulus-funded employment, focusing on $150 billion in spending.
The latest issue of OMB Watch's newsletter, The Watcher, is now available. Head over to http://www.ombwatch.org/watcher to read individual articles or access a PDF of the whole issue. Here's a quick sampling of some of the articles available in the Oct...
Turning Back the Clock: The Obama Administration and the Legacy of Bush-era Midnight Regulations | O
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In the waning days of the Bush administration, agencies finalized scores of new regulations. Many of these so-called midnight regulations were deregulatory in nature. In this new analysis, OMB Watch examines the Obama administration's efforts to address these measures and presents a rule-by-rule p...
