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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

NORTH CAROLINA POISED TO TAKE A DIVE ON PFOA CONTAMINATION

Proposed Standards Substantially Weaker Than Health Guidance in Other States

FEDS WARN ARIZONA ON PARK CLOSURES

Shuttering Parks Purchased with Federal Dollars Jeopardizes Future Federal Aid

ATTACKS ON FEDERAL FOREST AND PARK STAFF REACH ALL TIME HIGH

Incidents More than Triple in National Parks, Forest Violence Up a Third in 2009

NEW JERSEY TOXIC CLEAN-UP PRIORITIES MISS PUBLIC HEALTH MARK

Belated DEP Toxic Site Priority System Ignores Vapor Intrusion and Migration

DID ANYONE ACTUALLY READ BPS OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN?

Walruses and Seals, Non-Existent Equipment Lists and Other Fanciful References