Rangers at Risk as Parks Remain Open in Pandemic, Advocates Say
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Elizabeth Duan | March 20, 2020
“Former Interior Department employees and advocacy groups say the Trump administration isn’t doing enough to protect federal employees as it allows national parks to remain open—and with free entrance to the public—during the coronavirus pandemic. “The risk to average ...
Grand Canyon lodging, food services shuttered in face of coronavirus
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Elizabeth Duan |
“Grand Canyon National Park is still open, but the same cannot be said for lodging and food services in the park that will be shuttered for the next two months by concerns over coronavirus. The Grand Canyon Lodging announcement comes one day after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ...
Second EPA employee tests positive for coronavirus
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Elizabeth Duan | March 19, 2020
“A second Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employee has tested positive for coronavirus, and another worker has come into contact with someone who tested positive. The EPA sent an email to staff Thursday informing them that the two employees work in the New England region, which ...
Anti-PFAS advocates obtain test results from U.S. military
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Elizabeth Duan | March 18, 2020
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit group that protects government workers who support environmental activism, released the results of tests for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in private wells south of the Air Force Academy. PFAS, a ...
DEC Minimizes Concern Over New Dunn Dump PFAS Report
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Elizabeth Duan | March 17, 2020
“After traces of PFAS chemicals were found in water samples taken near the Dunn Landfill in Rensselaer, activists are stepping up their campaign to convince the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to close the landfill. Kyla Bennett from PEER – Public ...