Interior Department Moving To Open More Public Lands To Hunting, Fishing
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Susan Sargent | August 17, 2019
From: National Parks Traveler “U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials, at the direction of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, are moving to open seven of their refuges to hunting and fishing, a move spurring concern that National Park System units could be ordered to move in the ...
EPA’s Partnership Policy Formally Delegates Primary Enforcement Implementation to State Agencies While Retaining Concurrent Jurisdiction
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Susan Sargent |
From: JD Supra “In response to the Policy, concerns have been raised that delegating primary and greater enforcement responsibility upon state agencies (with limited funding and staffing) will reduce environmental law enforcement. Others have criticized the “no surprises” ...
Critics Call BLM and USDA Relocations a Gambit to Sell Off Public Lands
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Susan Sargent |
From: Sierra “The relocations also come saddled with environmental implications. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be headquartered in Colorado, a move critics say will help private interests wield influence over public lands. Meanwhile, parts of the ...
Morning Energy
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Susan Sargent |
From: Politico “The changes follow another reconfiguration announced last week over which watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility rang alarm bells on Wednesday. Bernhardt announced that 49 offices across eight bureaus would be consolidated into 12 so-called ...
IN BRIEF: Groups ask EPA to correct study on artificial turf
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Susan Sargent |
From: Reuters “Two environmental groups have filed an administrative complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asking it to correct a study concluding that exposure risks from toxic chemicals in shredded rubber artificial turf were likely low. Filed with the agency ...
NGOs seek retraction of US agencies’ crumb rubber study
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Susan Sargent | August 13, 2019
From: Chemical Watch “Two NGOs have filed a request for the US EPA to retract its recent study on recycled tyre crumb rubber materials, claiming that the report violates information quality guidelines. The 6 August complaint from the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...
