Criminal Enforcement Collapse at EPA
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PEER | January 14, 2019
Lowest Number of New Anti-Pollution Cases in 30 Years ...
Oil Tax for Federal Spill Fund Lapsed with New Year
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PEER |
Oil and Oil Sands Pay No Federal Taxes Despite Potentially Huge Cleanup Costs ...
Bernhardt Must Renew ‘Acting’ Heads by Month’s End
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PEER | January 11, 2019
From: E&E News “Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt must soon decide whether to maintain eight temporary agency directors, as the Trump administration presses into its third year without appointees for a slew of top posts at the department. Environmental advocacy groups have ...
Idled Federal Workers Called Back To Wildlife Refuges So People Can Hunt
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From: Huffington Post “Jeff Ruch, president of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, told The Hill that the FWS decision appears to violate the terms of its own shutdown contingency plan, which allows emergency fund use only for safety and the protection of property. “ ...
US Congress Allows Oil Spill Tax to Expire
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From: Argus Media “A US government trust fund used to clean up oil spills is losing out on millions of dollars in revenue after lawmakers allowed a 9¢/bl excise tax on refiners, importers and producers to expire at the end of last year. The tax is the main source of revenue for the Oil ...
