E-Bikes in National Parks Challenged
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Susan Sargent | December 12, 2019
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Acadia National Park visitors Phyllis Koenig and David Perel have joined a lawsuit against the National Park Service and Department of the Interior for allowing “e-bike use throughout the National Park System.” The legal complaint was filed last week by ...
Acadia Visitors Join Lawsuit Against E-Bikes in National Parks
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Susan Sargent |
“Two regular Acadia National Park visitors have joined a lawsuit challenging the National Park Service and Department of the Interior decision to allow ‘e-bike use throughout the National Park System.’ The legal complaint was filed last week by Public Employees for ...
Florida Environmental Fines Dip by Half in a Decade
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Susan Sargent |
“Florida’s environmental cops fine fewer than half as many polluters today less than half as much than they did a decade ago, before former Gov. Rick Scott took office and shifted state regulators to a more pro-business posture, state data shows. Through the first week of ...
Groups Sue to Keep E-Bikes off National Park Trails
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Susan Sargent | December 10, 2019
“This summer, the National Park Service came out with a policy allowing electric bicycles in the same places as traditional bikes. A new federal lawsuit is challenging that rule. Last week, the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, led a coalition of ...
Debate Continues over BLM Move as Workers Face Decision Deadline
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Susan Sargent |
“WASHINGTON – Bureau of Land Management employees in Washington have until this week to decide whether to accept a transfer out West – a move that some advocates and former bureau managers see as an attempt at “dismantling” the agency. Notices went out Nov. 12 to 159 workers ...
Group Files Lawsuit Against Park Service for Allowing E-Bikes on Non-Motorized Trails
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Susan Sargent | December 9, 2019
“WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a coalition of conservation groups are the primary plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the National Park Service for allowing e-bikes on non-motorized trails. Peer charges that Interior Secretary ...