propublica.org - 11/23/2008
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Formal Name: Drinking Water: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate At Issue: Perchlorate is a chemical component of rocket fuel that can contaminate water both naturally and, more frequently, through improper disposal at rocket test sites, ...
feministing.com - 11/19/2008
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feministing.com —
The New York Times has a piece this
morning about the Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations
that the Bush administration is planning to slip onto the books before he leaves office - you know, the one that would prevent family planning clinics ...
(more)
Bush to Issue Midnight HHS Regulations
online.wsj.com - 11/19/2008
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The Choice to Clean Up the Bush Mess at Interior
Daily Kos —
... Let's just take the last few months of midnight regulations as a start. Guns in National Parks. Uranium mining at the Grand Canyon. Oil and gas drilling in Utah's canyonlands, within in a few miles of a national park. Removing global warming as a consideration in endangered species listings. Allowing mining, drilling, logging and other extractive projects without consultation from scientists and federal habitat managers. Add on top of that the ...
ProPublica: Midnight Regs: Pollution in National Parks And More!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Today's additions to our Midnight Regulations chart include rules that affect our national parks, the approval and labeling of genetically-modified food, and public access to information from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...
Adding to the Bush Legacy
Suburban Guerrilla —
... ProPublica has been keeping a tally of midnight regulations pushed through the rule-making process in the final days before the new administration takes power. ...
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How to Ferret Out Midnight Regs Yourself
propublica.org 11/20/2008 — Click for a larger image. (Scott Klein/ProPublica) Tracking the life of a rule through the federal bureaucracy is an arduous process, but here are some tips and Web sites to help you get started. For more detailed direction, watchdog group OMBWatch is ...
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Approaching the Midnight Hour
washingtonpost.com 11/20/2008 — In May, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten issued a memo announcing that, as far as last-minute regulations were concerned, the Bush Administration would take the high road.
Dems eye midnight regulations reversal - Erika Lovley and Ryan Grim
politico.com 11/12/2008 — Today s edition kicks off a new focus by Politico s Lobbying team on four issues: the economy; defense and security; energy and the environment; and health care. Each Tuesday until the Inauguration, we ll have the latest news on policy and personnel, ...
Feds Set to Eliminate Water Regulations for Neurotoxin
blog.wired.com 12/5/2008 — Among the Bush administration's final environmental legacies will be a decision to exempt perchlorate, a known neurotoxin found at unsafe levels in the drinking water of millions of Americans, from federal regulation. The ruling, proposed by the ...
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