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Judge Holds Feds to the Fire on Chemical-Spill Reporting

From: Courthouse News Service

“As public interest organizations, the plaintiffs argued that delays in reporting of accidental emissions make their job of raising community awareness…

Federal Judge Orders Chemical Safety Board to Require Disclosure of Chemical Emissions from Accidents

From: Washington Post

“Mehta observed that the agency has had more than 20 years — far in excess of any “unreasonable delay” — to promulgate a final regulation and ordered the board…

Trump to Nominate Bernhardt as Interior Secretary

From: Politico

“Nine of Interior’s 17 political positions are empty, according to a list compiled by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an environmental group made up…

Is Tampa Sewage Polluting the Bay? No, Says City. Yes, Says Environmental Group

From: Tampa Bay Times

“An environmental group is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to step in to correct what it says is the state’s failure to fix repeated violations…

Suit on Obligations for Documenting Decisions Dismissed

From: FedWeek

“A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that could have better defined the responsibilities of agency officials to create and keep records related to their decisions,…


News Releases

STATE PUSH BACK AGAINST FEDERAL SUPERFUND DESIGNATIONS

With Nation’s Longest Superfund List, New Jersey Seeks to Place Barriers to More

TICKET QUOTAS ISSUED TO FOREST SERVICE RANGERS

100 Citations-a-Year Target Rankles Officers Confused by Contradictory Directives

REFUGE SYSTEM GROWTH PLAN MARRED BY BLIND SPOTS

Sea-Level Rise and Per-Acre Price Not Factored into Land Acquisition Formula

WHO TURNED OFF AIR POLLUTION MONITOR DURING BRIDGE CLOSURE?

U.S. EPA to Investigate Why Key Air Monitor Went Offline for Nearly Three Days

GRAY ADMINISTRATION GUTS DC RESIDENT HIRING PREFERENCE

Unwritten Civil Service Selection Process Circumvents Bonus Points for DC Residents