Congressional Think Tank Reports Leaked Again

Although you, as a taxpayer, pay for reports by the Congressional Research Service, Congress does not allow you to read them. Fortunately, somebody leaked these reports of interest to environmental journalists. They were published by the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project.

• "Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief," Congressional Research Service (R42706), December 28, 2015, by William J. Mallett.
• "NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: A Fact Sheet," Congressional Research Service (R43419), December 29, 2015 by Daniel Morgan.
• "Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress," Congressional Research Service (RL34391), December 14, 2015, by Ronald O'Rourke.
• "FDA Naturally Requests Public Comments on the Use of 'Natural' on Food Labels," Congressional Research Service, December 11, 2015.
• "Genetically Engineered Salmon," Congressional Research Service (R43518), December 8, 2015, by Harold F. Upton and Tadlock Cowan.
• "EPA and the Army Corps’ Rule to Define 'Waters of the United States'," Congressional Research Service (R43455), December 3, 2015, by Claudia Copeland.
• "State Management of Federal Lands: Frequently Asked Questions," Congressional Research Service (R44267), November 12, 2015, by Carol Hardy Vincent and Alexandra M. Wyatt.
• "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): Authorizations of Appropriations Proposed by the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012)," Congressional Research Service (R44284), November 25, 2015, by Kelsi Bracmort .
• "Doubling Research and Development for Clean Energy: 'Mission Innovation'," Congressional Research Service (IN10403), December 1, 2015, by Jane A. Leggett.
• "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Final Rule for 2014,  2015, and 2016," Congressional Research Service (IN10405), December 2, 2016, by Kelsi Bracmort .