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AIR POLLUTION: GREENS SUE CSB OVER ACCIDENTAL RELEASE REPORTING

From: Greenwire

“A coalition of environmental groups today sued the U.S. Chemical Safety Board in a bid to force the agency to increase transparency about accidental chemical releases.…

TRUMP INACTION LEAVES WHISTLE BLOWERS TRAPPED IN A SWAMP

From: Buzzflash

“According to a December 5 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) news release, whistleblowers who are punished or fired from federal agencies are…

EPA: IG SHELVED AUDIT OF TROUBLED RADIATION CENTER - RECORDS

From: Greenwire

“Even if the follow-up inquiry had found diminished grounds for concern, Ruch said, "there would be broad public interest in knowing why and how much comfort should…

GREAT LAKES, GREAT STAKES: A HOSTILE EPA THREATENS TO UNDO PAST PROGRESS

From: The Progressive

““This administration is unlike any we have seen before,” says Kyla Bennett, director of the New England chapter of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.…

GREEN-WASHED BEHIND THE GILLS

From: Folio Weekly

“I can’t be the only one who does a double-take when I hear what sounds like the strains of “It ain’t easy being green” from the guy whose state DEP’s “non-enforcement…


News Releases

MOVE TO MAKE SYNTHETIC PLAYGROUNDS LEAD-FREE

Syn-Turf Marketing for Children Triggers Consumer Product Safety Jurisdiction

PARK RANGERS CALL FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

Plan to Address Growing Risks to Both Rangers and Visitors

FEDERAL SAFETY AGENCY PLAYS PIPELINE RUPTURE ROULETTE

Hundreds of Spills Draw No Inspection; 2 Million Pipeline Miles Remain Uninspected

VISITORS EXACT HEAVY TOLL ON NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE

Individual Parks Take Different Tacks in Response to Mounting Road-Kill

FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICIES MISSING AND MEDIOCRE

Several Agencies Still Yet to Finalize While Others Field Weak or Incomplete Policies