Marin Groups Challenge Rule Allowing E-Bikes on National Park Trails
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Susan Sargent | December 6, 2019
“Marin County environmental groups have challenged a recent federal directive to allow electric bikes on national park bike trails. The lawsuit filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the Marin Conservation League, the Environmental Action Committee ...
Trump Sent Park Rangers to the Border, National Parks Official Says He Wasn’t Informed
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Susan Sargent | December 5, 2019
“The nation’s top national parks official said Wednesday he was in the dark about President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to use national parks rangers to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela, who has served as acting director ...
Lawsuit to Restore E-Bikes Ban in National Parks
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Susan Sargent |
New E-Bikes Order Springs from Industry Lobbying and Violates Laws ...
Groups Sue to Restore E-Bikes Ban
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Susan Sargent |
“A coalition of advocacy groups sued the National Park Service today in an attempt to restore a ban on e-bikes in national parks. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is a response to an order signed in August by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. ...
West Montgomery County Citizens Association: Synthetic Turf Nightmare
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Susan Sargent |
“Another push is underway at the state level to end subsidies for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and other county school systems or agencies that install synthetic turf playing fields instead of maintaining natural grass fields, fields which do not off-gas carcinogenic ...