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Placing ‘politics about pollution control’ EPA drops surprise inspections for chemical and power plants

From: Nation of Change

"Environmentalists are furious over the change. “Taking the element of surprise away from inspections decreases their effectiveness, for obvious reasons,” said…

Giving “Upper Hand to Corporate Polluters,” EPA Drops Surprise Inspections

From: Truth Out

"Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) publicized the development in a press statement on Thursday. It cites a memo, dated July 11,…

The EPA's New 'No Surprise' Policy Protects Everything Except the Environment

From: Esquire

"If it were up to me, I'd want the people who own power plants and chemical factories to wake up every morning in cold dread that someone from the Environmental Protection…

There May Finally be a Move to Crack Down on Noisy National Park Overflights

From: Adventure Journal

"While it seems national parks would be protected from an overabundance of loud flight tours, few flight plans are made or enforced above the parks; it’s a kind…

Bureau of Land Management HQ headed to Grand Junction

From: Sopris Sun

"Each of the 550 agency positions that report to Washington, D.C., were sorted, using four questions: Is the position necessary to deliver the results for its respective…


News Releases

RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK IN FIRST AMENDMENT BATTLEGROUND OVER THE MOJAVE CROSS

Attorney General Ashcroft Maneuvers to Save Religious Symbol

PENTAGON TO SUSPEND WHISTLEBLOWER AND ETHICS PROTECTIONS

No-bid Contracts a Recipe for Corruption and Cronyism

PARK SERVICE MUST CUT OPERATIONS TO PAY OUTSOURCING COSTS

Visitor Service and Summer Season Reductions, Layoffs Possible

ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-POLICING IS LAX IN DEFENSE AGENCIES

Pentagon Retaliates Against its Environmental Staff

EPA STAFF STIFLE OBJECTIONS TO PENTAGON POLLUTION EXEMPTIONS

Top Official's Testimony Contradicts His Own Agency's Specialists