House Rep. trying again to help federal retirees who saw cuts to Social Security
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PEER | August 2, 2019
From: Federal News Network “Seen any good management skills lately? The EPA wants to hear about it. Acting Deputy Administrator Henry Darwin asks employees to record video of their department’s team huddles, and submit them to EPA’s Office of Continuous Improvement before Aug. 16 ...
EPA Inspector General wants to know how something like this was OK’d
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From: Raw Story “Under the current administration, EPA is a pollution watchdog not only on a leash but under a muzzle, as well,” said Kyla Bennett of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the nonprofit that sued for the records on behalf of WaterLegacy. Kevin Pierard, ...
Salmon study may foil Trump’s plan to boost water deliveries to Central Valley farms
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PEER | July 25, 2019
From: L.A. Times “Federal biologists worked frantically this year to meet a deadline to assess the environmental impacts of Trump administration plans to send more water to Central Valley farmers. But the biologists’ conclusion — that increased deliveries would harm endangered ...
There May Finally be a Move to Crack Down on Noisy National Park Overflights
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From: Adventure Journal “While it seems national parks would be protected from an overabundance of loud flight tours, few flight plans are made or enforced above the parks; it’s a kind of Wild West in the skies. Last year alone saw nearly 50,000 overflights at national parks. A ...
The EPA’s New ‘No Surprise’ Policy Protects Everything Except the Environment
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From: Esquire “If it were up to me, I’d want the people who own power plants and chemical factories to wake up every morning in cold dread that someone from the Environmental Protection Agency might drop buy to see what corners we’ve been cutting recently. That way, I ...
EPA halts surprise inspections of power, chemical plants
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From: The Hill “Environmentalists are criticizing the policy change for limiting the tools EPA enforcement officials can use to make sure power plants, chemical facilities and other emitters are not illegally polluting across states. “Taking the element of surprise away from ...