NHTSA Snuffs Carbon Monoxide Safeguards
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Susan Sargent | September 5, 2019
Washington, DC, Sept. 5, 2019 — More than 1,500 people die annually from motor vehicle-related carbon monoxide poisoning, yet the nation’s transportation safety watchdog has taken no preventative actions, according to documents obtained through a lawsuit brought by Public Employees ...
The nature of Yosemite hangs in the balance as national parks juggle growth, preservation
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Susan Sargent |
Each summer, cars fill the roads that snake through Yosemite, clogging some of the nation’s most iconic scenery with a churning gridlock. There were days this season when more than 8,000 vehicles passed through the gates, and the park’s website warns that visitors may spend hours ...
PEERMail | Fighting for the Planet in Court
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Susan Sargent | August 29, 2019
Evidence compiled by the government’s own experts is our most valuable asset in demonstrating the irrationality of the Trump Administration’s ill-intentioned and ill-informed plans ...
CSB ends appeal of ruling on chemical emissions disclosure
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Susan Sargent | August 26, 2019
“The Chemical Safety Board has dropped its appeal of a federal court decision that requires the agency to regulate the reporting of chemical emissions resulting from industrial incidents, according to a motion filed Aug. 8. On Feb. 4, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court ...
Earthtalk: Cell towers in national parks
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Susan Sargent |
“Cell phone towers have sprouted up in national parks across the country because the National Park Service lacks any coherent policy and instead lets telecommunications companies decide where and how many towers will be constructed,” says Jeff Ruch of the non-profit Public ...