Many BLM grazing permits renewed without NEPA review, group says
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Susan Sargent | March 23, 2022
The WWP review follows a report earlier this month from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility that found roughly half of the 108 million acres of land that has been leased by BLM for livestock grazing does not meet baseline rangeland health standards (E&E News PM, March 14 ...
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Takes On the Manatee Crisis in Florida
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Susan Sargent | March 22, 2022
On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Timothy Whitehouse and Jerry Phillips about the manatee die-off currently unfolding in Florida. This crisis, the latest result of the state’s poor water quality, has drawn the attention of Public Employees for ...
Park Service Eliminates Public Notice of New Cell Towers
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Susan Sargent |
Public Shut Out of Review of Telecom Expansion as 5G Era Dawns ...
Florida tops list for most polluted lakes in the U.S., study finds
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Susan Sargent | March 21, 2022
A 2020 review of DEP enforcement by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that despite promises of reform, enforcement under Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to drop. While the number of inspections increased, finding more cases of noncompliance, the rate of enforcement fell. ...
EPA Asks DC Circ. To Toss Hazardous Waste Challenge
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Susan Sargent |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pushed back on an effort to force it to expand the scope of regulations for managing corrosive waste, arguing its decision to reject an environmental group’s petition to reconsider its regulation deserves deference. The EPA on Friday told ...
