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A New Washington for Our Kids

Center for Progressive Reform Member Scholar Rena Steinzor blogs on a proposed Executive Order for the Obama Administration recasting Executive Branch policy on protecting children from toxics in the environment. Full text

Stroke of a Pen: An Executive Order Protecting Public Lands

Center for Progressive Reform Member Scholar Robert Fischman blogs on a proposed Executive Order to protect public lands, from the Center for Progressive Reform's white paper, Protecting Public Health and the Environment by the Stroke of a Presidential Pen: Seven Executive Orders for the President's First 100 Days, issued November 11, 2008. Full text

The Economic Costs of Environmental Degradation

Center for Progressive Reform Policy Analyst James Goodwin blogs on a recent EU study examining the economic costs of environmental degradation and deforestation, and compares these costs to the losses attributable to the global financial crisis. Full text

More Rocket Fuel in Our Water

Center for Progressive Reform Policy Analyst Shana Jones blogs on EPA's refusal to regulate perchlorate, a component of rocket fuel and munitions that pollutes drinking water supplies in various parts of the United States. Full text

Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act Rule Would Further Endanger Species

CPR Policy Analyst Margaret Clune Giblin blogs on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed changes to rules governing intra-agency consultation under the Endangered Species Act. Full text