Bernhardt: We will reopen sites ‘as rapidly as possible’

by Elizabeth Duan | April 27, 2020
“At President Trump’s order, national parks across the country will reopen “as rapidly as possible,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a weekend tweet. The advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said the Park Service must take ...

Tennessee pollution regulators are still issuing permits and holding public hearings on proposed waste dumps despite a suspension of in-person proceedings amid the COVID-19 pandemic

“Tennessee pollution regulators are still issuing permits and holding public hearings on proposed waste dumps despite a suspension of in-person proceedings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Knox News review shows. State attorneys general in 14 states, including Michigan, New York, ...

Text Messages Show Trump’s Top Offshore Safety Regulator Trawling for Industry Praise

by Elizabeth Duan | April 24, 2020
“Scott Angelle, director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, brought a very particular set of relationships to his job running the government agency largely responsible for regulating the offshore oil and gas industry. Angelle’s ...

Coronavirus Roundup: Massive Telework Expansion at EPA and USAID; Trump Seeks to Reopen National Parks

by Elizabeth Duan | April 23, 2020
“The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said on Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency’s new guidelines for those working on toxic cleanups is confusing for employees. “EPA’s translation of this CDC guidance remains somewhat opaque” on what ...

Group blasts COVID-19 guidance as ‘downright unhelpful’

“A government watchdog group is raising questions about EPA protocols for its inspectors after obtaining a copy of the agency’s health guidance for the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), charged that the agency’s ...
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