Bills In Congress Would Grant Federal Whistleblowers Access To Courts
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Elizabeth Duan | August 10, 2020
“Legislation introduced in Congress would fill multiple gaps in federal whistleblower protections and finally grant access to courts and jury trials for review of their cases. Representative Carolyn Maloney, the chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the ...
Third Acting NPS Director Under Trump Will Retire Next Month
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Elizabeth Duan |
“The third acting National Park Service director under the Trump administration abruptly announced on Friday he plans to retire next month amid a legal challenge to his appointment. Vela’s retirement comes after the nonprofits Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and ...
Interior backtracks on coal nominee’s title
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Elizabeth Duan |
“The head of the Interior Department’s coal mining bureau has a new title. Lanny Erdos, who has been leading the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) for 10 months, was previously the agency’s acting director. Watchdog groups noted in an E&E ...
With Tactics Honed on Climate Change, Ken Cuccinelli Turned to the Portland Streets
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Elizabeth Duan |
“When Ken Cuccinelli was Virginia Attorney General a decade ago, he pursued an extraordinary legal campaign against one of the nation’s top climate scientists, in essence accusing him of fraud for his research tracking the rise in global temperatures. At the same time, ...
EPA Sued for Records Over Delayed Interactive PFAS Data Map
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Elizabeth Duan |
“The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to release records linked to a delayed interactive map for identifying local sources of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Washington. The EPA said in its per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...