No Verdict in Sight on Safety of Crumb Rubber Fields, Prompting Angst All Around
From: Fair Warning “In December, a branch of the CDC called the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry asked for more time to collect additional data and samples. The agencies already have missed at least two target deadlines – one in 2016 and another in 2017 – to ...
Senators Under Pressure to Stop NOAA Nominee After Sexual Harassment Revelations
From: Think Progress “A government employee group is urging Senate leadership to halt the nomination of former AccuWeather CEO Barry Lee Myers to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The call was prompted by the release of a federal investigation document ...
Group Says Vela’s Reassignment Illegal
From: Jackson Hole News & Guide “A federal government watchdog group is challenging the legality of David Vela’s reassignment to the National Park Service’s acting deputy director of operations role in Washington, D.C. Superintendent of Grand Teton National Park since 2014, ...
Wire the Tetons? Critics Say Pump the Brakes
From: Jackson Hole News & Guide “The park’s plan, which has been kicked around internally for six years, is not a done deal. An environmental assessment outlining the project, and its expected impacts, was published last month. Comments are still being accepted, though they’ ...
Civil Penalties for Polluters Dropped Dramatically in Trump’s First Two Years, Analysis Shows
From: Milbank Monitor “Government figures show the EPA has hit a 30-year low in the number of pollution cases referred for criminal prosecution. Justice Department data released Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility show the EPA referred 166 ...
Torpy at Large: Very Hot Indeed for CDC’s Former Climate Change Chief
From: Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Welcome to Dr. Luber’s Limbo, a forced exile from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where the epidemiologist who once ran the CDC’s Climate and Health Program is now persona non grata at the agency headquartered in Atlanta.He is, ...
