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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

PARK SERVICE WHISTLEBLOWER WINS UNANIMOUS APPELLATE RULING

Asbestos Dangers Covered by the Clean Air Act; Bush Labor Secretary Rebuffed

ANOTHER RIGHT WHALE CALF KILLED OFF FLORIDA—TAIL SLICED OFF

Petition to the Coast Guard for Safety Zone to Slow Ships Crossing Whales’ Habitat

ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR GENERAL DESERVES A COURT MARTIAL

Florida’s Northwest Has Become a Pollution Free Fire Zone

STATE AUDITS FIND THREE-FOURTHS OF TOXIC CLEAN-UPS DEFICIENT

Many Privatized Hazardous Waste Removals Must be Done Over

EPA SURVEYS NEWS EDITORS TO ASSESS ITS IMAGE

Tax Dollars Used to Bolster Agency’s Tattered Reputation