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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

U.S. PARK POLICE AT LOWEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN A DECADE

Retirements Will Send Force Lower as Assaults on Officers Rise

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK PLAN SHORTCHANGES WILDERNESS

Development Promoted While Rivers and Wild Lands Shortchanged

PRIVACY OF PEER MEMBERSHIP LIST UPHELD

Tennessee & Co. Sought Names of Government “Double Agents” in Landfill Fight

EPA ENFORCEMENT THREATENED BY LIBRARY CLOSURES

Prosecutions at Risk from Loss of Timely Access to Key Documents

FLORIDA NOT GETTING THE MESSAGE ON HURRICANE EVACUATIONS

Lessons Learned from Earlier Florida Hurricanes Not Being Applied