When Dr. Peter Lurie was working at Public Citizen, he was known as one of the FDA’s biggest public opponents. He participated in congressional
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When government agencies don’t do their jobs, the result can be . . . death. It would be easier to write “the result is
Read MoreCalifornia renewables plan a breath of fresh air
California state officials are expected to approve regulations today requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to source 33 percent of their power from renewable sources
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The EPA’s new regional administrator, Jared Blumenfeld, joined California officials deep inside an otherworldly realm of deadly caustic waste deemed the most toxic place
Read MoreGSA announces first “Chief Greening Officer”
Poaching from the private sector, the General Services Administration has named its first “Chief Greening Officer” to aggressively pursue “innovative sustainable practices within GSA’s
Read MoreYour Government at Work . . . And No One’s Happy
Turns out that as soon as government starts trying to solve problems — especially in the middle of a massive recession which means government
Read MoreDeferred Pension Payments Enable States to Panic Later
The Wall Street’s Gina Chon reports that states are trying to close mammoth budget deficits by “kicking the can” on payments to public employee
Read MoreFrom Cuba To Illinois: Resettling Gitmo Inmates In An Illinois Prison Could Be An Economic Boon — But Does It Solve The Terrorist Detention Dilemma?
A day after Attorney General Eric Holder revealed his plan to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in federal court, the Chicago Tribune
Read MoreIn FutureGen We Trust: While Washington Procrastinates On Global Warming, a Rural Illinois Town Casts its Lot With Clean Coal
A tour of Mattoon – a central Illinois town with around 18,000 people – can be kind of underwhelming. The town is off the
Read MoreVOA TXTG: SMS Technology Helps Amplify the Voice of America
With Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking tools coming to the fore as public diplomacy tools, you might be surprised to know that a
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