Public Comment Sought On Air Tour Management Plans For National Parks
by National Parks Traveler | July 29, 2021
“More than two decades after initial steps were taken, and after a federal judge ordered action, the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration finally are seeking public input on air tour management plans proposed for some of the country’s national parks. Public ...
EPA Whistleblowers Allege ‘Atmosphere Of Fear’
by Science Friday | July 23, 2021
“Two of our whistleblower clients appeared on the Science Friday show/podcast to discuss the below: Earlier this month, four whistleblowers from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) chemical safety office went public with allegations of intimidation and downplayed chemical ...
Government examining plastic containers’ connection to ‘forever chemicals’
by Houston Chronicle | July 22, 2021
“Known as ‘forever chemicals,’ PFAS chemicals used in products such as non-stick pans and stain repellents have long confounded scientists for their ubiquity in the environment – so commonplace that they show up in the blood of humans and animals in the furthest reaches of ...
NPS faces growing pressure to ban single-use plastics
by E&E News |
“More than 300 green groups, businesses and nonprofits today called on the National Park Service to prohibit single-use plastics at its 423 park sites. Earlier this month, House appropriators criticized NPS for doing nothing to reduce plastic waste since the Trump administration in ...
Q&A: Retiring EPA career official talks Trump controversies
by E&E News | July 21, 2021
“You recently spoke out against the allegation that PFBS [perfluorobutane sulfonic acid] risk assessments had been tampered with. You were quoted saying, “They are the product of biased political interference” that stands to erode the trust that the American public has in EPA and ...