EPA criticized for scaling back on monitoring fallout from Japan disaster

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is wrong to cut monitoring for radiation with the nuclear disaster in Japan still unfolding, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said this week.

Last week EPA announced that it was returning to its regular program of quarterly sampling for radiation in More…

Former Gonzo Deputy Supports Holder for AG

The antagonism to President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Eric Holder to attorney general seems to be crumbling, despite Sen. Arlen Specter’s (R-Penn.) best efforts. Today, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a former chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, broke ranks with Senate Republicans and announced he will support Holder. Two former More…

States turn down US abstinence education grants

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