EPA Sued Over Refusal to Release PolyMet Comments
From: The TimberJay
“The federal Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it prevented its own environmental specialists from providing written comments to Minnesota…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
Suit Demands Navy Release Records of Treasure Island Cleanup
From: San Francisco Chronicle
“The 400-acre island — a contaminated former naval base — is already home to 1,800 people. Two years ago, the city broke ground on a massive real estate effort…
No GoFundMe Campaigns For Shutdown Employees, Says Federal Ethics Office
From: Boisie State Public Radio
“During the five-week partial shutdown, thousands of federal employees took to GoFundMe or other online platforms to fundraise for groceries, day care costs or…
EPA Clouding Access To Staffers' Views On Mine, Enviros Say
From: Law 360
“U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staffers involved in the Clean Water Act permit process for a $1 billion planned copper and nickel mine in Minnesota told a state agency they…
Lawsuit Filed to Obtain EPA Documents on State PolyMet Permits
From: Duluth News Tribune
“An environmental group claims the Environmental Protection Agency is wrongfully withholding documents that contain staff comments on the state-issued pollution permits…
EPA Sued for PolyMet Documents
From: E&E News
“A government watchdog and an environmental group have sued EPA to force the agency to turn over documents related to PolyMet Mining Corp.'s proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern…
A Scientist Who Resisted Trump Administration Censorship of Climate Report Just Lost Her Job
From: Mother Jones
“Caffrey said she asked her supervisor at the park service, “Is this because of the climate change stuff?” She said he told her, “I don’t want to answer that.” Park…
Scientist Who Resisted Censorship of Climate Report Lost Her Job
From: Reveal
“All federal scientists are vulnerable, but scientists like Caffrey who work under federal contracts face particular risk because they can be fired easily and their funding…
CSB Must Disclose Chemical Emission Information After Incidents, District Court Rules
From: Safety+Health
“Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against CSB in December 2017, about three…
EPA Criminal Enforcement Crumbling Under Trump
From: Inhabitat
“Even more concerning is the fact that only 62 of the referrals in 2018 ended with convictions. That is less than any year after 1992 and illustrates a dire need for…