The seminar seemed straightforward enough. Four experts planned to talk about whether artificial grass, which is used on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide, has health risks for children. But January’s seminar never happened, after the four speakers were sued for defamation by ...

Millions in Fees Waived but Millions More Needed to Connect Park Facilities ...

Critics of the plan argue it could discourage international travel and unfairly affect visitors from lower-income countries. They also raise concerns about how such a policy would be implemented. Jeff Ruch, Pacific director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), ...

But Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an employee association made up of federal, state and local government workers, on Wednesday called on acting U.S. Special Counsel Jamieson Greer to take action against the questionnaire. The group argued that the executive order ...

Nine former NOAA probationary employees, illegally fired by the Trump administration, share their concerns about the agency’s future without their roles ...