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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

INDUSTRY MOVES TO TAKE OVER JERSEY ECO-SCIENCE BOARD

DEP Sued to Force Release of Lobbying Messages for Industry-Backed Scientists

INSPECTOR GENERAL SWOOPS DOWN ON BORDER AGENCY

Commissioner Takes Leave as Agents Arrive to Scour Files and Computers

WORKPLACE EXPOSURES RISE AS OSHA HEALTH INSPECTIONS FALL

OSHA Drifts in Wrong Direction by Further Misallocating Scarce Resources

BORDER AGENCY AXES TOP LAWYER FOR WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

General Counsel Fired for Not Being “Collegial” in Reporting Waste and Abuse

LAKE OKEECHOBEE POLLUTION LEVELS SPIKE OUT OF CONTROL

Everglades Restoration Imperiled by Imploding South Florida Water Quality