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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

EPA ABANDONS LEAD-BASED PAINT PROTECTIONS

1.4 Million Children and Thousands of Construction Workers Remain At Risk

MISSING DOCUMENTS IN CHAMBERS CASE SUDDENLY FOUND

Interior Still Deciding Whether to Release Newly Located Records

SPECIAL COUNSEL TAGS INTERNS TO CLOSE OUT WHISTLEBLOWER CASES

Staff Resignations Leave Agency Short-Handed

COMPUTER RECYCLING EXPOSES PRISON STAFF AND INMATES TO TOXICS

Prison Industry Safety Concerns Censored From OSHA Investigation

FLORIDA’S ENVIRONMENT - MORE VIOLATION NOTICES BUT LESS RESULTS

Cleanups and Civil Fines Down in ’04; “Traffic Ticket” Mentality Decried