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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

RECLAMATION LIFTS REMOVAL THREAT AGAINST KLAMATH BIOLOGISTS

Rare Apology Coupled with Promise of More Collaborative & Transparent Posture

EPA ABDICATES OVERSIGHT ROLE IN PROTECTING FLORIDA WATERS

State Pollution Permitting Standards Warped to Accommodate Corporate Agenda

STATE OF ALASKA WASTES MILLIONS IN FRIVOLOUS ECO-SUITS

Failed Politicized Anti-Federal Challenges Argue for Independent Attorney General

BOCA RATON DRINKING WATER VIOLATIONS SWEPT UNDER RUG

Scathing Palm Beach Health Department Findings Prompt Slap-on-Wrist Settlement

FEDERAL PIPELINE SAFETY VACUUM MAGNIFIES RISKS

Lack of Surprise Inspections and Independent Review Targeted in Lawsuit