NASA loses bid to list contaminated tract as historic site
by E&E News | November 16, 2020
“The National Park Service has issued a first-round denial to NASA’s request to conserve one of America’s most contaminated sites, a move that critics said would allow the government to sidestep cleanup efforts. NASA applied to add the Santa Susana Field Laboratory near ...
Increasing Charges That RI Is Failing in Environmental Enforcement – RIDEM Collects 26% of Penalties
by Go Local Prov News | November 14, 2020
“The non-profit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility charges that RIDEM has failed to enforce the Clean Water Act. “One of Rhode Island’s picturesque waterfronts appears to have a chronic sewage problem requiring immediate enforcement action, according to a ...
Delray Beach mayor wants Planning Board member ousted over column on city water
by Palm Beach Post | November 12, 2020
“Rob Long may have written one too many columns critical of the city to continue serving as vice chair of the Delray Beach Planning and Zoning Board. Mayor Shelly Petrolia called for Long’s removal for his most recent column saying he was “appalled” by the city’s response to ...
Will Biden admin inherit a ‘weakened’ enforcement program?
by E&E News | November 10, 2020
“Critics said environmental enforcement under President-elect Joe Biden might be limited by the Trump EPA’s defiance — one day after agency enforcement chief Susan Bodine warned that the next administration must not overreach in its pursuit of environmental crimes. But those ...
Emails show Park Police reliance on pepper balls, outside police forces during Lafayette protests
by The Hill | November 6, 2020
“U.S. Park Police email traffic during the June protests at Lafayette Square shows that agency officials were unaware which law enforcement agencies were assisting with the heavily criticized government response as demonstrators were overwhelmed by chemical irritants. The heavily ...