Pendley’s Own Words Disqualify Him from Leading the BLM
by Outside | July 9, 2020
“Almost a year after he was first appointed acting director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), William Perry Pendley is finally set to go before the Senate for a legally mandated confirmation hearing sometime later this year. This seems like a good opportunity to remind you, ...
Confirmation would add little to Pendley’s job description
by E&E News | July 8, 2020
“Senate approval of William Perry Pendley, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, wouldn’t affect the agency’s daily operations in any significant manner, legal experts and former senior bureau officials say. Interior in recent weeks has ...
Environmentalists File Complaint Over Massachusetts’ Aerial Pesticide Spraying
by WBGH News |
“Environmentalists filed a complaint Wednesday with state’s inspector general over aerial spraying of insecticide to control mosquitoes carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). The disease is rare, but can be deadly. There were 12 human cases in Massachusetts last year, six ...
Despite fears of EEE-carrying mosquitoes, aerial spraying poses greater danger, environmentalists say
by Boston Globe | July 7, 2020
“As the state ramps up its response to what officials fear could be another dangerous summer for eastern equine encephalitis, environmental advocates are warning them to avoid relying on aerial spraying to reduce transmission of the deadly, mosquito-borne disease, an approach they ...
Morning Energy: New pipeline front emerges
by Politico |
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Western Watersheds Project filed a supplemental complaint Monday, building off of their previous lawsuit challenging Interior’s reappointments of the heads of the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service. In ...