EPA REFUSES TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS BACKING SCOTT PRUITT’S CLIMATE DENIAL
From: Truthout “”If Mr. Pruitt does indeed possess facts on climate change that are different from those previously displayed on EPA webpages, he should share them with the public before spending our money to stage a debate,” said PEER Senior Counsel Paula Dinerstein.” ...
MORE THAN 700 EMPLOYEES HAVE LEFT THE EPA SINCE SCOTT PRUITT TOOK OVER
From: Think Progress ““There has been a drop of employees of 770 between April and December. While several hundred of those are buyouts, the rest of those are either people that are retiring or quitting in disgust,” Kyla Bennett, director of New England Public Employees for ...
ENVIROS SUE CHEM SAFETY BOARD OVER ACCIDENT REPORT RULES
From: Law 360 “In a complaint filed Thursday in D.C. federal court, Air Alliance Houston, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and other environmental groups say that the CAA requires the Chemical Safety Board to establish requirements for reporting accidents. While having ...
US CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD SUED FOR NOT CREATING EMISSIONS REPORTING RULE
From: C & E News “Several nonprofit organizations sued the U.S. Chemical Safety Board earlier this month for failing to establish a national reporting system to collect data on air pollution emissions from accidents by U.S. companies. “ Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to Lapse at Month’s End
No Reauthorization Bill Introduced to Extend Oil Excise Tax for Cleanup Funds ...