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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

ENDANGERED BAT CAPTIVE BREEDING PROJECT GOES TERRIBLY WRONG

Negligence Charged in Die-Off of Rare Virginia Big-Eared Bats at Smithsonian

EPA SETS CLEAN WATER BAR FOR FLORIDA TOO LOW

Proposed Federal Standards Ignore EPA Guidelines and Bypass Peer Review

OSHA PLAN TO REMOVE CHEMICAL WARNINGS MISGUIDED

Manufacturers Only Required to Display Uninformative Legal Exposure Limits

WEAK WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS PRECLUDE OSHA REFORM

OSHA Cannot Protect Workers If It Retaliates Against its Own Truth-Tellers

CHRISTIE DEEP-SIXES NEW JERSEY PERCHLORATE STANDARD

“Red Tape” Review Runs Out Clock on Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water Limit