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EPA Sued for Records Over Delayed Interactive PFAS Data Map

by Elizabeth Duan | August 10, 2020
“The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to release records linked to a delayed interactive map for identifying local sources of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Washington. The EPA said in its per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Washington GOP Nominates Extremist Sheriff For Governor

by Elizabeth Duan | August 9, 2020
“It’s not the first time that Republicans in Washington state have chosen a far-right gadfly as their nominee for the governorship, but Tuesday’s primary in which Loren Culp—a small-town cop who has never previously run for elective office—outpaced a large field to ...

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Introduces Bill to Protect Congressional Whistleblowers from Retaliation

“Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act, a bill to strengthen protections for federal whistleblowers who share valuable information with Congress. The bill is endorsed by the ...

New leadership at Arches, Canyonlands

by Elizabeth Duan | August 7, 2020
“Patricia Trap assumed her new role as superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group Area National Parks on August 2. Kate Cannon, who held the position since 2006, retired in January. The group includes both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, as well as Hovenweep and Natural ...

Park Service head retires; successor quickly named

“The acting head of the National Park Service abruptly announced his retirement on Friday, vacating a role that a Senate-confirmed nominee has not held during the entire Trump administration. David Vela, a 30-year career NPS official who assumed the role of acting director of the ...

Safety Agency Trump Wants Shut Moves Ahead with ‘Quorum of One’

“The new chairwoman of a federal agency that investigates major industrial accidents has an unusual problem: she’s the only person on its five-member board, and President Donald Trump wants it shut down. Katherine Lemos said she plans to continue the U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s ...
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