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Communities Continue to Call for Stronger Protections as Chemical Incidents Rise
As the number of chemical disasters and injuries continues to mount in 2014, evidence shows that the risks that chemical facilities present to the local communities in which they are located are...
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Center for Effective Government Applauds House Vote to Strengthen Freedom of...
Related InformationLetter from Center for Effective Government, Others Supporting H.R. 1211PRESS STATEMENT-For Immediate Release- February 25, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org,...
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Open Government Scorecard Finds Agencies Still Struggling to Effectively...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- March 10, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812Open Government Scorecard Finds Agencies Still Struggling to Effectively Implement the...
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Report Card Finds Federal Agencies Still Struggling to Implement the Freedom...
Read Making the Grade: Access to Information Scorecard 2014. [PDF, 2.2 MB]View agency-by-agency summaries.Watch Sean Moulton, co-author of the report, on C-SPANSee Sean Moulton's interview on ABC7 News...
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Idaho's "Ag-Gag" Law Threatens Transparency, Food Safety, and Workers' Rights
On Feb. 28, Idaho became the seventh state in the country to criminalize filming abusive or otherwise unethical activities on farms. These laws (dubbed "ag-gag" laws) limit transparency and keep...
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White House Lays Foundation for Agencies to Design New Open Government...
How can federal agencies be more responsive in making the information they gather and hold available to the public? Agencies are currently grappling with that question as they prepare new "open...
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E-Gov Spotlight: Department of Labor's Enforcement Data Tool Provides Access...
During Workers' Memorial Day on April 28, the country will honor Americans who have died from a job-related illness or injury. Relevant to that commemoration is the Department of Labor's online...
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One Year after West, Texas: One in Ten Students Attends School in the Shadow...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- April 16, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812One Year after West, Texas: One in Ten Students Attends School in the Shadow of a Risky...
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Weaker Campaign Finance Limits Increase Need for Effective Disclosure
On April 2, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on McCutcheon vs. Federal Election Commission, striking down aggregate limits on the contributions that individuals can give to political candidates. Coupled...
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New Report Documents Black and Latino Communities at Higher Risk for Chemical...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- May 1, 2014Contact: Stephenie Hendricks, Coming Clean, (415) 258-9151, shendricks@comingcleaninc.org Joaquín Sánchez, Los Jardines Institute, (917) 575-3154,...
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Calls for Required Safeguards from Disasters Grow as Obama Administration...
PRESS STATEMENT-For Immediate Release- June 6, 2014Calls for Required Safeguards from Disasters Grow as Obama Administration Releases Report on Chemical Plant Safety and SecurityCoalition to Prevent...
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Center for Effective Government Applauds Senate Legislation to Strengthen...
Sign-on letter supporting the FOIA Improvement Act of 2014PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- June 24, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, 202-683-4812, bgumm@foreffectivegov.orgCenter for Effective Government...
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Kids in Danger Zones: One in Three Schoolchildren Face Risk of Chemical...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- September 30, 2014Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812Kids in Danger Zones: One in Three Schoolchildren Face Risk of Chemical CatastropheNew...
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Center for Effective Government Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- February 3, 2015Contact: Brian Gumm, 202-683-4812, bgumm@foreffectivegov.orgCenter for Effective Government Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Strengthen Freedom...
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As Congress Considers Legislative Improvements, New Report Shows Federal...
PRESS RELEASE-For Immediate Release- March 10, 2015Contact: Brian Gumm, bgumm@foreffectivegov.org, 202-683-4812As Congress Considers Legislative Improvements, New Report Shows Federal Agencies Still...
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