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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

MASSACHUSETTS POISED TO PAVE OVER WETLAND PROTECTIONS

Governor Wants Wetlands Permits Processed “At the Speed of Business”

WEST POINT DROPS PLAN TO CONTRACT OUT ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF

Similar Plan at White Sands Missile Range Awaits Final Decision

NEW JERSEY POSTS LIST OF 831 DIRTY DUMPS BUT NO CLEANUP PLAN

More than One in Six Abandoned Dumps Polluting Groundwater

SCANT IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTHEAST WATERS UNDER BUSH

EPA Searches for "Mid-Course Corrections" to Solve Poor Water Quality in Region

MASSACHUSETTS CUTTING CITIZENS OUT OF PROTECTING WETLANDS

Environmental Groups Decry Gov. Patrick's Plan as Breaking Campaign Promises