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California took more than 3,500 actions against alleged polluters since 2020, report finds

by Elizabeth Duan | March 23, 2021
“California is near the top in the country in state enforcement actions and fines levied against polluting industries since 2000, according to a new report that highlights the fragmented U.S. environmental compliance system. Tim Whitehouse, a former senior attorney with the EPA, is ...

Boebert bill would keep BLM HQ in Grand Junction

“U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced legislation that would carry out via law what she previously has endorsed as a matter of policy — keeping the Bureau of Land Management’s national headquarters in Grand Junction. Chandra Rosenthal, Rocky Mountain director of Public ...

Letter to the Editor: Build up BLM to protect our finest lands

by Chandra Rosenthal | March 20, 2021
“March temperatures are perfect for mountain biking, rock climbing, and river rafting trips, so increasingly the state is a spring break destination for college kids and families. The record-breaking number of visitors to Utah in 2020 indicates that despite COVID-19, there will also ...

State politics hamstring EPA’s pursuit of polluters

by Elizabeth Duan | March 19, 2021
“There are countless ways EPA can execute President Biden’s campaign promise to “hold polluters accountable” and pursue environmental offenders “to the fullest extent permitted by law.” But one decision EPA enforcement agents will have to make will be ...

Trump rule imperils more than 40,000 waterways

“More than 70% of U.S. waterways reviewed under a controversial Trump-era rule could be permanently damaged after they were not afforded federal protection, according to Army Corps of Engineers data obtained and reviewed by E&E News. The agency reviewed 55,519 waters and water ...

Tsunami warning system is restored

by Elizabeth Duan | March 18, 2021
“The system of ocean buoys that helps warn Hawaii and the rest of the nation about tsunamis is back working after being knocked out of commission for nearly a week. “The total loss of the DART network seriously compromises the effectiveness of our tsunami public safety net, ...