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EPA Quietly Telling States They Can Pollute More

From: CNN

“The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly signaled it may allow states to release more ozone air pollution, commonly known as smog, dirtying the air in those states…

Chemical Safety Board Delays Closed-Door Meeting

From: Bloomberg Environment

“Leaders at a small federal agency that probes major industrial disasters Oct. 31 scrapped an unusual closed-door meeting that had been announced with little…

Overfile Request/Clean Water Act: PEER's October 29th Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4

From: JD Supra

“PEER’s October 29th Overfile Request states that Venice operates a wastewater discharge facility (“Facility”) pursuant to an NPDES permit. The Facility is stated to…

Scott Promised to Be the Greenest Governor, But Wound Up Labeled 'Red Tide Rick'

From: Tampa Bay Times

“But his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Bill Nelson has been haunted by scenes of environmental disaster from around the state: Gulf and Atlantic…

Ryan Zinke's Interior Is a Mess

From: Outside Online

“Nearly two years into the Trump administration, the DOI, for instance, has nearly as many of these vacant positions that must be appointed by the president and…


News Releases

MISHANDLED ASBESTOS SPURS CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AT GRAND TETON

Public Health Imperiled by Park’s Illegal Asbestos Removal, Transport and Storage

RESEARCH CONFIRMS ST.LAWRENCE CEMENT PLANT POLLUTES NEARBY CAMDEN WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD

Camden - A coalition of local, regional and statewide environmental advocates came together today to publicly unveil a state report that confirms that the St. Lawrence Cement Plant (Holcim) in Camden,…

GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE GETS ANOTHER CHANCE AT PROTECTION

Most Populations Declined Again in 2009

BORDER AGENCY DENIES SEWAGE, FLOODING AND DAM BREAK DANGERS

Bush Holdovers Perpetuate Pattern of Abuse and Malfeasance without Oversight

EPA TIMIDLY TIPTOES TOWARD TRANSPARENCY

Staff Ordered to Cooperate with Inspector General but Not Other Investigators