Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made readily available to the public include the following.
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy, April 23, 2012
Members of Congress Who Die in Office: Historic and Current Practices, April 25, 2012
Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Selected Issues, April 25, 2012
Domestic Content Legislation: The Buy American Act and Complementary Little Buy American Provisions, April 25, 2012
The STOCK Act, Insider Trading, and Public Financial Reporting by Federal Officials, April 19, 2012
Data Security Breach Notification Laws, April 10, 2012
Requiring Individuals to Obtain Health Insurance: A Constitutional Analysis, April 6, 2012
This is not the first time Google has agreed to censor imagery at the behest of governments, but be warned: obfuscation at this broad level poses a direct threat to the public’s ability to monitor and scrutinize government operations.
America’s affordability problem is bigger than home prices and rents. The best housing policies make it easier to build homes, and recognize how housing connects to other domains.
America’s affordability problem, for instance, is bigger than home prices and rents. How we build affects household costs like insurance and utilities.
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.