[SLA-SF] Good News in Government Info

[Anne Barker]

Here I was just telling someone at the chapter meeting on Tuesday that I wished I had more good news to put out in the Intersect Alert and here come two good stories to highlight!  Enjoy!


Senate Judiciary Committee Approves OPEN Government Act

"Earlier this morning the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the OPEN Government Act (S. 394) [Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government]. This act is the most comprehensive legislation to reform the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in a decade."

http://www.sunshineingovernment.org/Release_OPEN.html



Members Urge Investigation of EPA Library Closures

Prominent House Committee Ranking Members Reps. Bart Gordon (D-TN), John Dingell (D-MI) and Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) today asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate efforts underway at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to close EPA's libraries and reduce access to environmental information.

http://sciencedems.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=1190

Download the Ranking Members' letter

http://sciencedems.house.gov/Media/File/ForReleases/gordon_epa-libraries_09sep06.pdf
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