PEER Fights D.C.’s Attempt to Neuter FOIA

by Susan Sargent | May 13, 2019
Letter Protests the District’s Bad Process for Bad Legislation ...

Toothless Law Lets White House Keep Jobs Vacant

by Susan Sargent | May 10, 2019
From: E&E News “More than halfway through President Trump’s first term, the Interior Department remains rife with key vacancies despite a federal law that suggests the agency should be hobbled by the lack of leadership. Instead, Interior hasn’t so much as slowed down ...

PEER Challenges Legality of NPS Operations Deputy Appointment

by Susan Sargent | May 3, 2019
From: Federal News Network “PEER said David Vela can’t legally serve as the National Park Service’s acting deputy director for operations because he was appointed by another deputy director, not the NPS director, since that position is vacant. PEER is asking the Interior ...

EPA Head Asked to Back up Claim That Climate Change is ’50 to 75 Years Out’

by Susan Sargent | May 2, 2019
From: The Hill “Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is being asked to back up recent claims that climate change consequences are still “50 to 75 years out.” In a freedom of information request filed by the Sierra Club late Monday, the conservation ...

Singapore Plans to Regulate 11 Chemicals as Hazardous Substances

From: Chemical Watch “Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) is planning to place controls on 11 chemicals, in accordance with proposed updates by international conventions. The parties to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions are considering placing controls on 11 new ...
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