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EPA Quietly Telling States They Can Pollute More

From: CNN

“The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly signaled it may allow states to release more ozone air pollution, commonly known as smog, dirtying the air in those states…

Chemical Safety Board Delays Closed-Door Meeting

From: Bloomberg Environment

“Leaders at a small federal agency that probes major industrial disasters Oct. 31 scrapped an unusual closed-door meeting that had been announced with little…

Overfile Request/Clean Water Act: PEER's October 29th Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4

From: JD Supra

“PEER’s October 29th Overfile Request states that Venice operates a wastewater discharge facility (“Facility”) pursuant to an NPDES permit. The Facility is stated to…

Scott Promised to Be the Greenest Governor, But Wound Up Labeled 'Red Tide Rick'

From: Tampa Bay Times

“But his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Bill Nelson has been haunted by scenes of environmental disaster from around the state: Gulf and Atlantic…

Ryan Zinke's Interior Is a Mess

From: Outside Online

“Nearly two years into the Trump administration, the DOI, for instance, has nearly as many of these vacant positions that must be appointed by the president and…


News Releases

SENIOR OFFICIALS SKEWED SCIENCE TO BENEFIT XL PIPELINE

Reports Find Strong-Arm Tactics to Squelch Dissent and Create Phony Paper Trail

NEW CHRISTIE SANDY SPENDING PLAN HAS GAPING HOLES

HUD Beefs up Audits for Jersey Expenditures; 2-Year Use-It-or-Lose-It Deadline

JERSEY SANDY ENERGY GRANT AWARDS RAISE MORE QUESTIONS

Hazard Mitigation Funding Criteria Ignores Municipal Need and Hazard Severity

RULING VASTLY EXPANDS OFFICIAL SECRECY ON INFRASTRUCTURE

Troves of Public Safety Information Cloaked by FOIA Law Enforcement Exemption

“EXPEDITED APPROVAL” FOR JERSEY DEVELOPERS IS CHRISTIE STAPLE

Lt. Governor Guadagno Tasked as Red Tape Czar to Ram through Projects