EPA Sued for PolyMet Documents

by Susan Sargent | February 19, 2019
From: E&E News “A government watchdog and an environmental group have sued EPA to force the agency to turn over documents related to PolyMet Mining Corp.’s proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Attorneys from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ( ...

A Scientist Who Resisted Trump Administration Censorship of Climate Report Just Lost Her Job

From: Mother Jones “Caffrey said she asked her supervisor at the park service, “Is this because of the climate change stuff?” She said he told her, “I don’t want to answer that.” Park service officials did not respond to questions from Reveal about why Caffrey wasn’t rehired ...

EPA Oversight of State Permits Evaporating

Staff Ordered Not to Transmit Comments Even on Controversial Projects ...

Scientist Who Resisted Censorship of Climate Report Lost Her Job

by Susan Sargent | February 15, 2019
From: Reveal “All federal scientists are vulnerable, but scientists like Caffrey who work under federal contracts face particular risk because they can be fired easily and their funding can be pulled, said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...

CSB Must Disclose Chemical Emission Information After Incidents, District Court Rules

by Susan Sargent | February 14, 2019
From: Safety+Health “Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against CSB in December 2017, about three months after an incident at an Arkema Inc. facility in Crosby, TX. Extensive flooding from Hurricane ...
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