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Toxic Chemicals Threaten Water Supply in Seven Municipalities

From: Boston Globe

“These off-the-charts PFAS levels represent a direct and immediate threat to the public health of the Commonwealth,” said Kyla Bennett, a former scientist at the EPA who now…

Toxic algae, polluted waters: Has Florida finally had enough? | Commentary

From: Orlando Sentinel

“This is why several communities in southwest Florida — including Venice, Sarasota and North Port — passed resolutions asking DeSantis to adopt measures specifically like…

How Trump’s EPA is Letting Environmental Criminals Off the Hook, in One Chart

From: Vox

“A January report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group for public sector workers who deal with environmental issues, shows that the number…

Expect New Chemical Safety Reporting Regs By Fall

From: Law360

“Ultimately the court ordered the CSB to promulgate final accidental chemical release regulations within 12 months. Absent a successful appeal or request for extension by the CSB,…

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - February 2019 #4

From: JD Supra

“In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) alleges that the U.S. Navy improperly withheld information regarding…


News Releases

STATES STRENGTHEN WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION LAWS

States Moving Past Federal Government in Safeguarding Civil Servant Disclosures

DEADLY DOMESTIC SHEEP DISEASE THREATENS ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN

Feds Threatened With Legal Action to Close Grazing Allotments, Remedy Endangered Species Act Violations

PLIGHT OF WHISTLEBLOWERS SHOWS NO IMPROVEMENT

Federal Employees Face Blackballing and Career Derailment for Reporting Problems

CONSTITUTIONAL CLASH OVER DEFUNCT LAND EXCHANGE

Major Religious Establishment Case Rooted in Mojave Cross Deal

DEMOCRATS PRESSURE EPA TO GREEN-LIGHT PORK

Rep. Frank Says EPA Will Bar Anyone with a “Record of Hostility” to Pet Project