EPA Enforcement Drops Sharply in Trump’s 2nd Year in Office
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PEER | February 11, 2019
From: AP “The EPA has been one of the most active agencies overall in carrying out the deregulatory goals of President Donald Trump. Environmental and public-health groups say the business-friendly rollbacks place public health and the environment at greater risk. Jeff Ruch of Public ...
Don’t Just Investigate; Promulgate! Court Orders Chemical Safety Board to Produce Chemical Reporting Requirements
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From: JD Supra “In a succinct, yet forceful, decision, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia lambasted the CSB for what he called “an egregious abdication of a statutory obligation” to promulgate reporting regulations under the Clean Air Act ...
EPA Press Office Distributes Trump Campaign Promo
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U.S. Special Counsel Asked to Look at EPA Press Office Hatch Act Violations ...
US Chemical Safety Board Ordered to Require Industrial Accident Reporting
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PEER | February 8, 2019
From: C&EN “The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board must develop, within one year, a long-delayed regulation that could lead to a national chemical-accident reporting system, a federal court ordered on Feb. 4. The requirement for public reporting of industrial accidents ...
Interior Secretary Nominee Says He Will Balance Energy, Environment
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From: Wall Street Journal “The former oil industry lobbyist now in charge of the Interior Department says he’s prepared to balance the interests of environmentalists against an administration that has put a priority on opening public lands to energy development. David Bernhardt has ...
