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Information Today March 24, 2011 Peggy Garvin	FOIA.gov: A Little Bit of Sunshine To mark Sunshine Week each year, newspapers around the U.S. carry articles and editorials making the case for our national Freedom of Information Act and local equivalents.
Information Today March 31, 2015 Barbie E. Keiser	Sunshine Week 2015: Open Government Is Good Government "Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information," according to the event's About page.
Information Today December 9, 2014 George H. Pike	FOIA Reform Gets Key Senate Endorsement The Senate's FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 (and the House's similar bill) seeks to move the administration's "presumption of openness" from mere encouragement to federal law.
Information Today March 28, 2013 Barbie E. Keiser	Transparency in Government During Sunshine Week 2013 Congress was the focal point of two events during Sunshine Week 2013 (March 10-16). On March 12, the Congressional Transparency Caucus hosted an event examining recent progress concerning the Freedom of Information Act reform.
Information Today August 19, 2014 Nancy K. Herther	Revising FOIA for Improved Access to Government Information Last year, Congress introduced a bill that is now known as the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014. This law would allow for easier information requests and faster receipt.
Information Today March 10, 2011 Barbie E. Keiser	Upheaval at the National Archives Who knew that libraries, records, and archives could be so controversial?
National Defense June 2009 D'Agostino & Belofsky	FOIA: Protect Your Competitive Information Learn how to protect proprietary knowledge in your company against Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2008	Human Life: Do We Have a Bidder? Five years ago, an individual life was worth almost $1 million more than it is today. The EPA uses this data to determine what regulations are the most cost-effective, and if the price of a life does not exceed the cost of enforcing a particular regulation that will save it, the regs are out.
Searcher January 2006 Laura Gordon-Murnane	Shhh!!: Keeping Current on Government Secrecy Here is a list of Web sites, blogs, listservs, and newsletters that could help clients needing access to government documents but who might experience difficulty locating that information.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 Rich Smith	Fox Guards Our Financial Henhouse Filing Freedom of Information Act requests with the Federal government, Fox Business Networks demands to know the answers to questions about stimulus and bailout money.
Chemistry World June 17, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Political bickering may block key US environmental appointments The Obama administration's process of appointing government officials to US science agencies, particularly the Environmental Protection Agency, has become increasingly politicized in recent years.
Information Today November 8, 2010 Barbie E. Keiser	Some Progress But Not Enough: GAO Issues Update on the EPA Library Network When reading the GAO report released on Nov. 1, it's important to distinguish between indictments of the Agency and the work it was supposed to do from the progress that the library network has made.
Chemistry World March 31, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA turns spotlight on BPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to look more closely at the environmental impacts of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers.
Chemistry World September 30, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Backlash as EPA considers fracking chemicals disclosure rules The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates is warning that new U.S. EPA rules could jeopardize the trade secrets of its members, which include small businesses that manufacture chemicals used in oil and gas exploration.
Chemistry World February 4, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA Rolls Out Nanomaterials Safety Drive The agency has launched a new voluntary program to glean more information about nanoscale materials in an effort to manage the risks posed by nanotechnology-enabled products.
Information Today June 2007 Miriam A. Drake	Presidential Archives: Hype, Reality, and Limits to Access Presidential records belong to the public according to law, but in 2001 President Bush signed an executive order limiting access to these records.
Information Today June 27, 2011 Barbie E. Keiser	EPA Releases Its National Library Network Strategic Plan FY2012-2014 This is a 3-year strategic plan which addresses four key areas -- EPA library network governance, services, collections (electronic and physical), and communications outreach and training.
Chemistry World February 20, 2012 Rebecca Trager	EPA data decision sparks security row Republicans in the US have criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for proposed plans to put sections of its risk management plan database back online, a move they say would make chemical manufacturing facilities more susceptible to terrorist attack.
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Patrick Queen	Outsourcing Records Management: What Every Organization Needs to Know An enterprise-wide records management program, for paper and electronic records (including e-mail), is essential for sound financial controls.
Information Today February 21, 2006 Barbie E. Keiser	Will Budget Constraints Sound a Death Knell for EPA Libraries? President Bush's American Competitive Initiative would cut $2 million that supports a network of 27 libraries. How will the work of the libraries' staffs change if these proposed budget cuts are approved?
Chemistry World February 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US expands pollution monitoring to its embassies The US State Department and Environmental Protection Agency have launched a joint international air quality program.
Reason July 2009	Transparency Failure National security or secure lobbying?
Information Today February 9, 2012	EPA Releases New Tool With Information About U.S. Water Pollution Developed under President Barack Obama's transparency initiative, the Discharge Monitoring Report Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and allows for easy searching and mapping of water pollution by local area.
Chemistry World September 16, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US job concerns hamper environmental rules Economic woes and pressure to create jobs in the US are impeding environmental regulation, resulting in President Obama being rebuked by traditional allies and applauded by political opponents.
Chemistry World April 8, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US Lawmakers Subpoena EPA Over Global Warming A key US congressional committee has slapped the Environmental Protection Agency with a subpoena for documents pertaining to global warming.
Chemistry World November 3, 2009 Rebecca Trager	First tests for pesticide endocrine effects in US The EPA has requested that manufacturers screen seven compounds under this first round, including atrazine - a widely used herbicide that may be associated with birth defects and other problems.
Chemistry World January 26, 2010 Rebecca Renner	EPA targets chemical confidentiality loopholes The US Environmental Protection Agency is taking a tougher stance on confidentiality claims that allow firms to prevent the names of chemicals identified as potential health risks being made available to the public.
Chemistry World May 20, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA delays boiler and incinerator emissions rules The US Environmental Protection Agency has indefinitely delayed rules governing emission of toxic air pollutants from boilers and certain solid waste incinerators at chemical plants and other major industrial facilities.
Chemistry World November 15, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Obama re-election worries chemical industry Groups such as the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates and the National Association of Chemical Distributors are worried that the president's second term will feature more forceful environmental regulation.
Chemistry World April 18, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA probes its own dismissal of scientist The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched an internal enquiry on its decision to remove toxicologist Deborah Rice from an internal review panel last summer, amid a congressional enquiry on the issue.
InternetNews January 21, 2005 Roy Mark	FBI Abandons Carnivore New FOIA documents show that feds haven't used once controversial e-mail snooping system in two years.
Information Today March 17, 2008 Barbie E. Keiser	EPA Library Closures: Management Incompetence or Something More Sinister? The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found extensive problems with how EPA implemented the library closures and questions any cost savings as a result of these efforts to consolidate.
CIO February 1, 2003 Sarah D. Scalet	New FOIA Rules For years, the government has sought the private sector's help in protecting the nation's critical infrastructure. In response, corporate executives have sought assurance that information they shared with the government would not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Now they have it.
Chemistry World June 30, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA's oversight of nanomaterials questioned The US Government Accountability Office is warning that nanomaterials may be entering the market without adequate risk assessment by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
D-Lib February 2001 Kenneth Thibodeau	Building the Archives of the Future Advances in Preserving Electronic Records at the National Archives and Records Administration...
Chemistry World August 5, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA in political tug of war over environment Democrats call the current House of Representatives the most 'anti-environment' in history.
Information Today February 12, 2007 Barbie E. Keiser	EPA Libraries: Where Do They Stand Now? Much has transpired in the year since our last NewsBreak concerning the closure of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency libraries.
Reason October 2002 Jeffrey Benner	Closing the Books Some kind of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption will almost certainly become law. Regardless of the exemption's final scope, it will be only the latest offensive in the Bush administration's sustained assault on transparency in government.
IndustryWeek August 18, 2010	Chemical Reactions The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010, which would strengthen the federal government's authority over chemical substances, is cause for concern.
Chemistry World October 2, 2009 Rebecca Trager	EPA issues nanotechnology research strategy Under EPA's new plan, the agency is focusing its research on seven manufactured nanomaterial types, which may require safety decisions.
Chemistry World June 13, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA discloses confidential chemical information The US Environmental Protection Agency has made public company data on over 150 chemicals used in more than 100 health and safety studies.
Information Today May 23, 2011	Groups Support Congressionally Mandated Reports Act The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act requires that any report required by statute to be issued to Congress and releasable under the Freedom of Information Act be posted on a website managed by the US Government Printing Office. The reports would be available no la
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern	EPA Sets Stage to Battle Climate Change The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it might not wait for Congress and instead move ahead with its own regulations in the coming months.
Scientific American July 2007 Charles Q. Choi	Warming to Law After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, how stiff will greenhouse gas regulations be?
Searcher October 2008 Barbara Quint	Searcher's Voice - Gaslight Librarians scattered across the country, committed to the preservation and dissemination of public information can do a more thorough and secure job than just federal agencies alone.
Information Today February 2, 2005 Richard Poynder	Tug of War The U.K. has finally got its own Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), bringing the number of countries with FOI legislation to 59. Are we entering a new era of open government, or will the current spate of legislation prove to be a false dawn?
Chemistry World April 29, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US environment body criticized for persecuting 9/11 dust whistleblower The US Environmental Protection Agency has been rebuked by a Department of Labor judge for concealing evidence that dust from the World Trade Center wreckage was toxic in the case of a senior agency chemist who was fired several years ago.
D-Lib September 2005 Bonita Wilson	A Digital Information Management Milestone The US National Archives and Records Administration's award of a $308 million, six-year contract to Lockheed Martin, Inc. to build NARA's Electronic Records Archives was a significant event.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2010	Nanotechnology Presents Regulatory Mess Manufacturers producing or utilizing nanomaterials face a tangled web of proposed safety and environmental regulations.
Chemistry World May 28, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Changes to US chemical review procedures flawed Recent changes to the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) main tool for assessing the health effects of chemicals could significantly lengthen the time needed to review them, a congressional watchdog has warned.