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EPA’s changes fracking report (at least) twice, downplaying then emphasizing risk of drinking water pollution
Wow, this *should* be bombshell news. According to joint reporting from APMreports and MarketPlace, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made 11th hour changes to a fracking study to downplay the risk of drinking water pollution (november 30 story). Then just a couple of days ago, EPA reversed course *again*, saying there *is* a connection between […]
A Roundup of Recent Government Info News and New Resources
Time once again for a selection of news and new resources that we hope will be an interest to the FGI community. The following posts are from INFOdocket.com (@infofodocket) where we compile and post new items daily. The oldest item in this roundup was posted on January 26, 2012. 1. President Requests $231,953,777 for Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 2. MEDLINE/PubMed: List of Serials Indexed for Online Users, 2012 Now Available in XML 3. South Dakota: State Archives Going Digital 4. Recently Launched iOS App: United Nations News Reader from the UN News Centre 5. Full Text of Prepared Testimony: Librarian of Congress, Public Printer, & Others Testify at House Appropriations Committee Hearing (re: FY 2013 Budget) 6. Montana: “New State Librarian Leads Digitization” 7. Government Information: A New Issue of the FDLP Connection Newsletter is Now Online (Vol. 2, Issue 2) 8. New Reference Resource: PACrimeStats.Info (Pennsylvania Crime Data) 9. EPA Releases New Interactive Tool with Information About Water Pollution Across the U.S. 10. FEMA Grant Helps Restore New Orleans’ Katrina-Damaged Archives 11. Listen Online: National Park Service Releases Historic Audio Recordings Made by Thomas Edison’s Recording Engineer 12. New Feature: The World Factbook Now Allows Users to Listen to the National Anthems of Most Countries 13. U.S. Congress: THOMAS Adds Direct Links to House Committee Hearings 14. New Document from NIH: Public Access Policy Implications 15. New Database: See Who’s Donating to Super PACs 16. LOCPix: New iOS App Provides Access to Digitized Photos from the Library of Congress 17. New Interactive Reference Resource: State Transportation Facts and Figures 18. U.S. Congress: Financial Contributions: MapLight Launches New Company Pages 19. Let’s Fly! FAA Launches Mobile Web App 20. New Search Tool from the IRS: Exempt Organizations Select Check Continue reading
Roundup of Recent Government Info News and New Resources
Time once again for a selection of news and new resources that we hope will be an interest to the FGI community. The following posts are from INFOdocket.com (@infofodocket) where we compile and post new items daily. 1. New iOS App From SEC: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission News 2. Just Released: Library of Congress Offers Congressional Record As iPad App 3. National Library of Medicine Announces Latest Release of Its “History of Medicine Finding Aids Consortium” 4. Asked and Answered Questions: U.S. Department of Education Releases Mobile Version of Answers.Ed.gov 5. Smithsonian Gets Dedicated Funds for Digitization and New Media, Will Spend $8.7 Million In FY 2012 6. The Library of Congress Names Gayle Osterberg Director of Communications 7. EPA Releases Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Online Database and Dataset Available 8. White Paper: “Authentication of Primary Legal Materials and Pricing Options” 9. Federal Elections Commission (FEC) Launches Mobile Web Site 10. Full Text Reference Resource: Trade & Development: UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2011 From the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 11. NARA Launches “Citizen Archivist Dashboard” 12. U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Begin Offering Online Chat Services 13. USDA Launches New Online Nutrition SuperTracker 14. New Database: Time-Series Plots of Phrases in U.S. Supreme Court Opinions (Legal Language Explorer) 15. Statistics: NLM Updates MEDLINE Indicators With FY2011 Numbers Continue reading
EPA wants your Documerica Photos!
This is from last year, in case you missed it. (I did.):
- Documerica Returns!, EPA blog (May 2nd, 2011). Almost 40 years ago, EPA’s Documerica project captured thousands of images of environmental problems and everyday life. Now it’s your turn! On Earth Day 2011, EPA put out a global call for current photos of life and our environment, PLUS a challenge to photograph the ‘now’ of places in Documerica. Your photo could be exhibited around the U.S. in 2012! Join In! Sign up and submit photos through Flickr!
Roundup of New Resources and Other Government Info News (12 Items)
Greetings from DC. Here's a roundup with a bunch of recent postings from our INFOdocket site containing news and new resources of possible interest to the FGI community. This is a small sample of what we post each day. Most of the following items were shared in the past week or so. We are also available on Twitter. 1. New From U.S. Census: 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year Estimates 2. Article: “Patriot Act Turns 10, With No Signs of Retirement” + Patriot Act Infographic (Facts and Stats) 3. State Library of Tennessee Partners With Ancestry.com, Database Includes Millions of Images and Names 4. New Report: The State of World Population 2011 (World Population Tops 7 Billion, via UNPA) 5. New from U.S. Census: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States Wall Map 6. “A 5th Anniversary For the Forest Service National Library Celebrates 100 Years of History” 7. U.S. Census: USA Counties (New Stats) 8 New: Director of U.S. Copyright Office Announces Priorities, Special Projects for Next Two Years 9. Register of Copyrights Names Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs 10. Archivist of the United States on Digital Public Library of America Plenary 11. Legal Information: Cameras in Court Pilot Project Now Has 70 Videos Online 12. Campaign Finance: OpenSecrets.org Unveils New Interactive Features To Monitor 2012 Presidential Money Race 13. EPA: Office of Pesticide Programs Launches Online Searchable Database of Inert Ingredients Approved for Use in Pesticides 14. New From the C-SPAN Video Library: MP3 Audio Files Available for All Programs We hope you find these resources useful. We hope you stop by or follow. Direct to INFOdocket INFOdocket on Twitter cheers, gary price Continue reading
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