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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

ALASKA PARES ITS PREDATOR CONTROL PROGRAM

State Agrees to National Academy Review of Scientific Merits as Opposition Mounts

THE PUBLIC’S REFORM SUGGESTIONS TO OMB REMAIN CLOAKED

OMB Claimed “100,000+” Submissions But Won’t Say What They Recommend

PEER CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Weekly Series of Videos Chronicles Public Servants Surmounting Ethical Challenges

FLORIDA TREATS OIL COMPANIES WITH KID GLOVES IN SPILL CLEANUPS

Taxpayers Often Left Holding the Bag in Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Program

ANOTHER LETHAL YEAR FOR FLORIDA PANTHERS IN 2017

Deaths Again Outstrip Litters with Heavy Toll on Females of Reproductive Age