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Placing ‘politics about pollution control’ EPA drops surprise inspections for chemical and power plants

From: Nation of Change

"Environmentalists are furious over the change. “Taking the element of surprise away from inspections decreases their effectiveness, for obvious reasons,” said…

Giving “Upper Hand to Corporate Polluters,” EPA Drops Surprise Inspections

From: Truth Out

"Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) publicized the development in a press statement on Thursday. It cites a memo, dated July 11,…

The EPA's New 'No Surprise' Policy Protects Everything Except the Environment

From: Esquire

"If it were up to me, I'd want the people who own power plants and chemical factories to wake up every morning in cold dread that someone from the Environmental Protection…

There May Finally be a Move to Crack Down on Noisy National Park Overflights

From: Adventure Journal

"While it seems national parks would be protected from an overabundance of loud flight tours, few flight plans are made or enforced above the parks; it’s a kind…

Bureau of Land Management HQ headed to Grand Junction

From: Sopris Sun

"Each of the 550 agency positions that report to Washington, D.C., were sorted, using four questions: Is the position necessary to deliver the results for its respective…


News Releases

BUY MMS MEMENTOS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

Auction of MMS Knick-Knacks as Successor Agency Struggles with Its Acronym

EPA NEEDS BROADER APPROACH ON ANTIMICROBIALS

Rise of “Super Bugs,” Health and Environmental Effects Ignored in Agency Reviews

HEAVY TOLL ON WILDLIFE PROMPTS LAWSUIT AGAINST CAPE WIND

Scientific Reviews of Impact on Endangered and Threatened Birds Skewed

NEW JERSEY SLASHES POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT

Plummeting Fines and Fees Will Shortchange Future Enforcement Budgets

FLORIDA GOES SOFT ON POLLUTERS

Sunshine State Braces for Oil Spill but Eco-Enforcement Slump Continues