Hunters Point Festering Radiation Waste Woes
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Susan Sargent | April 6, 2023
Navy Statements Mask Seriousness of Remaining Parcel G Contamination ...
NASA’s New Supersonic Jet Will Have One Thing Missing: a Sonic Boom
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Susan Sargent | April 5, 2023
Environmentalists are opposed to the mission. Quiet supersonic technology would reduce noise pollution, but supersonic travel still burns more jet fuel than a typical commercial flight. A 2022 report from The International Council on Clean Transportation found that supersonic aircraft use ...
PEERMail | Burning Waste is Not Clean or Green
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Susan Sargent | April 4, 2023
More than 300 groups are petitioning EPA to require incinerators that burn waste to report their toxic releases to the public ...
National Park Service Opposes Legislation To Allow Fixed Climbing Anchors In Wilderness
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Susan Sargent |
Opposition to that change came from The Access Fund, a national advocacy organization for the climbing community. Drawing the organization’s ire was a requirement that a permit be obtained before a fixed anchor was placed along a climbing route in official or potential wilderness. ...
Bipartisan Fraud Fighting Bill Unanimously Passes Senate
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Susan Sargent | April 3, 2023
The Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), S.659, updates the law governing smaller, and potentially more frequent, instances of fraud committed against the government. The legislation raises the statutory ceiling on these types of claims from $150,000 to $1 million, expands the number ...