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EPA Sued Over Refusal to Release PolyMet Comments

From: The TimberJay

“The federal Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it prevented its own environmental specialists from providing written comments to Minnesota…

Suit Demands Navy Release Records of Treasure Island Cleanup

From: San Francisco Chronicle

“The 400-acre island — a contaminated former naval base — is already home to 1,800 people. Two years ago, the city broke ground on a massive real estate effort…

No GoFundMe Campaigns For Shutdown Employees, Says Federal Ethics Office

From: Boisie State Public Radio

“During the five-week partial shutdown, thousands of federal employees took to GoFundMe or other online platforms to fundraise for groceries, day care costs or…

EPA Clouding Access To Staffers' Views On Mine, Enviros Say

From: Law 360

“U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staffers involved in the Clean Water Act permit process for a $1 billion planned copper and nickel mine in Minnesota told a state agency they…

Lawsuit Filed to Obtain EPA Documents on State PolyMet Permits

From: Duluth News Tribune

“An environmental group claims the Environmental Protection Agency is wrongfully withholding documents that contain staff comments on the state-issued pollution permits…


News Releases

MASSIVE MINING BLOW-OUT DRAWS ONLY SLAP ON WRIST

200 Sites Still Vulnerable As Long Shrouded IG Report Fuels Cover-up Charges

MASSACHUSETTS SUSPENDS TROUBLED WOODY BIOMASS INITIATIVE

Sustainability, Pollution and Net Energy Usage Uncertainties Prompt New Study

PROBE INTO MISAPPROPRIATION OF DESERT TORTOISE MONEY

Former Red Cliffs Desert Reserve Administrator Charges Utah County Commission

INTERIOR TO HQ EMPLOYEES: LET THEM BREATHE FUMES

Interior Saw No Legal Obligation to Shield Workers from Years of Noxious Vapors

EPA SHOWCASE COMMUNITY FUNDS NEVER REACH COMMUNITIES

Environmental Justice $ Limited to EPA Regional Offices in Bureaucratic Shuffle