EPA Watchdog to Probe Superfund Task Force

by Susan Sargent | September 10, 2018
From: The Hill “The group released a 34-page list of recommendations for Pruitt in July 2017, including to create a special list of Superfund sites to get the highest attention from EPA leadership. But the task force was very secretive, releasing little about its internal operations. In ...

Zoe Kelman: Sounding Chromium Alarm

by Susan Sargent | September 6, 2018
Zoe Kelman was a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection chemical engineer who blew the whistle on the state's inaction on chromium--the Erin Brockovich chemical ...

Environmental Watchdog Calls Great Lakes Report Card ‘Horrific’

From: WKAR – Michigan State University “Over 4,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency have been deemed impaired. A new EPA report found miles of Great Lakes shoreline and open water are contaminated by PCBs, dioxin, mercury, and ...

Idle Oil, Gas Wells Threaten Indian Tribes While Energy Companies, Regulators Do Little

by Susan Sargent | September 5, 2018
From: Investigate West “On Utah’s Northern Ute reservation, as of 2014 there were at least 162[6] wells that hadn’t produced oil and gas for at least 10 years,[7] according to an InvestigateWest analysis of data obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility under the ...

PEER Questions David Vela’s Qualifications To Lead National Park Service

From: National Parks Traveler “PEER’s release opposing Grand Teton Superintendent Vela’s nomination to be the next Park Service director comes as the organization is concluding a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit it filed against Grand Teton for withholding information on ...
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