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  1. August 17, 2009, 7:00 am
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    The Daily Watchdog: August 17, 2009

    A daily roundup of just-released investigative reports, drawn from oversight agencies, congressional committees, and government offices across Washington.

    “CONSUMER SAFETY: Better Information and Planning Would Strengthen CPSC's Oversight of Imported Products” (Government Accountability Office). Finds that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has been constrained by competing priorities and limited resources, and it does not have a long-term plan to prevent the entry of unsafe products. Read more

  2. August 10, 2009, 7:00 am
    From the Vaults

    The Daily Watchdog: August 10, 2009

    A daily roundup of just-released investigative reports, drawn from oversight agencies, congressional committees, and government offices across Washington.

    IRAQ: “Status of the Defense Emergency Response Fund in Support of the Global War on Terror” (Defense Department’s Inspector General). Finds that not all funding from the Defense Emergency Response Fund was used as intended, and the Defense Department needs to transfer a total of $260 million to the Treasury Department because the law to transfer that money to the Iraq Freedom Fund has expired. Read more

  3. June 30, 2009, 10:48 am

    ENVIRONMENT: By Releasing Coal Ash Sites, EPA Raises More Questions

    Last February, in a four-month investigation into the dangers of coal ash, the Center covered the notorious, ash-laden water in Colstrip, Montana, home to a behemoth coal-fired power plant known by the same name. Now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that the Colstrip plant’s ash ponds — the ones responsible for all that toxic water — are on its much-anticipated list of 44 potentially highly dangerous coal-ash dumpsites nationwide. Read more

  4. June 22, 2009, 4:37 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Obama Administration Faces Heat on Cooling, Following Report on Hydrofluorocarbons

    As if Washington and the rest of the world weren’t having enough trouble dealing with climate change. A new report says global warming won’t be solved unless policymakers focus major attention on the super-potent greenhouse gases used to cool both people and food. Read more

  5. June 18, 2009, 2:42 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: EPA Declares Emergency at Montana Superfund Site

    Two years ago, in its report on the Superfund program’s failures, The Center described the “misery in Montana” — the asbestos-related sickness and death that ravaged the small town of Libby, near an abandoned vermiculite mine. Now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the unprecedented step of declaring a public health emergency at the northwest Montana site — clearing the way for millions of dollars of federal medical care and research funds for the afflicted communities. Read more

  6. June 16, 2009, 2:33 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: EPA Not Ready To Name Coal Ash Locations

    Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Dem, stirred excitement last Friday when she decried the “huge muzzle” the Obama administration placed on her by deciding not to disclose the whereabouts of more than 40 dumpsites full of coal ash — the often toxic combustion waste from coal-fired power plants. Read more

  7. May 29, 2009, 8:00 am

    ACCOUNTABILITY: EPA Increases Scrutiny of Flea and Tick Treatments

    The Environmental Protection Agency stirred some excitement last month when it announced plans to begin “intensifying” the evaluation of spot on flea and tick products for pets due to an increase in the number of illnesses reportedly associated with those products. What the agency meant by “intensifying” wasn’t really clear initially, but now we have an official answer. Read more

  8. April 29, 2009, 11:33 am

    ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: New Coal Ash Regulations Coming?

    Now that the Environmental Protection Agency has ended years of delay and pledged to regulate coal ash — the often toxic combustion waste that’s caused damage nationwide — Congressional attention is turning toward other ways to tighten federal oversight of the ash. Of specific interest: the Clean Water Act (CWA), which is the primary law protecting streams, lakes, and wetlands from pollution. Read more

  9. April 17, 2009, 1:59 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Last Minute Flurry of Ethanol Lobbying at OMB

    The Obama administration is getting plenty of input on the Farm Belt’s favorite alternative fuel — ethanol. Of specific interest: whether it helps or hurts in the effort to combat climate change. Read more

  10. April 16, 2009, 3:35 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: EPA Announces Intensified Evaluation of Spot-On Pet Treatments

    Back in December, our story, Pets and Pesticides: Let’s Be Careful Out There, reported that an alarming number of deaths had been linked to spot-on pesticide products for pets. This afternoon, the Environmental Protection Agency agreed there was cause for concern. The agency announced that it would intensify its evaluation of these products “due to recent increases in the number of reported incidents.” Read more

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