Judge Holds Feds to the Fire on Chemical-Spill Reporting

by PEER | February 6, 2019
From: Courthouse News Service “As public interest organizations, the plaintiffs argued that delays in reporting of accidental emissions make their job of raising community awareness harder — causing harm when communities aren’t warned in time of dangerous, unseen chemical emissions ...

Federal Judge Orders Chemical Safety Board to Require Disclosure of Chemical Emissions from Accidents

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From: Washington Post “Mehta observed that the agency has had more than 20 years — far in excess of any “unreasonable delay” — to promulgate a final regulation and ordered the board to come up with a regulation within 12 months. “The court will not grant it two full years to do ...

Court Orders Disclosure of Chemical Accident Emissions

by PEER | February 5, 2019
Chemical Safety Board Shirked Its Clean Air Act Mandate to Protect Communities ...

Trump to Nominate Bernhardt as Interior Secretary

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From: Politico “Nine of Interior’s 17 political positions are empty, according to a list compiled by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an environmental group made up of government employees. “There’s no secretary, no assistant secretary, no director of the parks ...

Is Tampa Sewage Polluting the Bay? No, Says City. Yes, Says Environmental Group

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From: Tampa Bay Times “An environmental group is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to step in to correct what it says is the state’s failure to fix repeated violations at Tampa’s wastewater system. Tampa officials are vigorously contesting the group’s findings, saying ...