Point Reyes agreement shows politics of privilege in action
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Elizabeth Duan | September 26, 2021
“Despite an alarming recent report by the United Nations that humanity has only a decade to avert a climate disaster, the National Park Service has succeeded in its long-contested plan to perpetuate commercial beef and dairy at Point Reyes in the only national seashore on the Pacific ...
Colorado air quality division issued permits despite potential violations of EPA standards, report finds
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PEER |
The employees also alleged CDPHE was “suppressing information” and “approving air quality permits” that models showed would violate national air quality standards — the latter of which was substantiated. With the help of Maryland-based organization Public Employees for ...
Colorado air quality division issued permits to polluters in violation of EPA standards, report finds
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Elizabeth Duan | September 25, 2021
“State health officials say they don’t have enough guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency to know when to estimate whether smaller polluters in Colorado exceed air quality limits on particulates, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. That lack of guidance led to the state ...
Report: Alleged fraud by air agency not substantiated
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PEER |
The whistleblowers said that in March, Garry Kaufman, the division’s director, banned its modeling staff from conducting any review of EPA standard compliance in the case of hourly emissions standards for nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide, three-hour standards for sulfur dioxide, and ...
Report: BLM turns a blind eye to cattle grazing impacts, blames wild horses
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Elizabeth Duan | September 24, 2021
“The Bureau of Land Management chronically underreports the extent of damage to public rangelands caused by livestock grazing in Utah in apparent defiance of policies that mandate regular rangeland health assessments, according to an analysis of federal data. Public Employees for ...
Colorado air quality division issued permits despite potential violations of EPA standards, report finds
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Elizabeth Duan |
“State health officials say they don’t have enough guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency to know when to estimate whether smaller polluters in Colorado exceed air quality limits on particulates, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. That lack of guidance led to the state ...