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MORE THAN 700 EMPLOYEES HAVE LEFT THE EPA SINCE SCOTT PRUITT TOOK OVER

From: Think Progress

““There has been a drop of employees of 770 between April and December. While several hundred of those are buyouts, the rest of those are either people that are…

ENVIROS SUE CHEM SAFETY BOARD OVER ACCIDENT REPORT RULES

From: Law 360

“In a complaint filed Thursday in D.C. federal court, Air Alliance Houston, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and other environmental groups say that the…

US CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD SUED FOR NOT CREATING EMISSIONS REPORTING RULE

From: C & E News

“Several nonprofit organizations sued the U.S. Chemical Safety Board earlier this month for failing to establish a national reporting system to collect data on air…

ENVIROS WAITING ON DOJ TO OK BISON RANGE AGREEMENT

From: Law 360

“The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a group of retired federal employees filed a joint status report on Monday with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

FOIA REQUEST FOR PRUITT CLIMATE SCIENCE DENIAL DEEMED ILLEGITIMATE BY EPA, DOJ

From: The District Sentinel

““PEER is requesting only existing documents supporting official Agency statements,” the group said on Monday in filings submitted to a federal judge in…


News Releases

LABOR PONDERS BREAKING UP TROUBLED WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM

Splitting Whistleblower Duties between Agencies Likely Does More Harm than Good

NEW JERSEY GUTS NEW PRIVATIZED TOXIC CLEAN-UP RULES

“Safety Cushion” Extended to Polluters at Expense of Public Health

OSHA JOB SAFETY RECORD INITIATIVE IMPLODES

Agency Quietly Pulls Plug on Touted Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program

INSPECTOR GENERAL RIPS OSHA WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM

80% of Investigations Found Inadequate; Whistleblowers Win Only 2% of Cases

INTERIOR MAKES BIG STRIDE ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

Secretary Salazar’s Order Could Be Transformative