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Group Urges Special Counsel to Probe EPA for Breaking the Law

From: The Washington Examiner

“GROUP URGES SPECIAL COUNSEL TO PROBE EPA FOR BREAKING THE LAW: An environmental group formally petitioned the federal special counsel’s office on Monday…

Grand Canyon to be Reimbursed for Funds Spent in Shutdown

From: Signals AZ

“Ruch said he believes the decision to tap fee dollars came from Washington and not from local park superintendents, despite “all this happy talk we’ve been hearing…

EPA Enforcement Drops Sharply in Trump's 2nd Year in Office

From: AP

“The EPA has been one of the most active agencies overall in carrying out the deregulatory goals of President Donald Trump. Environmental and public-health groups say the business-friendly…

Don’t Just Investigate; Promulgate! Court Orders Chemical Safety Board to Produce Chemical Reporting Requirements

From: JD Supra

“In a succinct, yet forceful, decision, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia lambasted the CSB for what he called “an egregious abdication…

US Chemical Safety Board Ordered to Require Industrial Accident Reporting

From: C&EN

“The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board must develop, within one year, a long-delayed regulation that could lead to a national chemical-accident reporting…


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