EPA Criminal Enforcement Crumbling Under Trump
From: Inhabitat “Even more concerning is the fact that only 62 of the referrals in 2018 ended with convictions. That is less than any year after 1992 and illustrates a dire need for greater efficiency within the EPA. PEER argues that the Trump administration is one of the biggest reasons ...
The Key Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump’s Nominee to Head the Department of Interior
From: Pacific Standard “Will Bernhardt continue these practices? Will he continue the Trump administration’s effort to bend public lands management to the will of the fossil fuel powers? Or will he commit to keeping public lands in public hands, and recognize the fact that the ...
Court Orders Chemical Safety Board to Get Cracking on Reporting Rules
From: Reuters “A federal judge in Washington, DC has ordered a federal agency to issue rules in the next 12 months for reporting accidental chemical releases, handing environmental groups a victory. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday granted summary judgement to a coalition of ...
Watchdog Group: EPA Sharing Pro-Trump Resignation Letter Violated Laws Against Campaigning on Public Dime
From: EcoWatch “PEER claims the press office’s actions violated the Hatch Act, or An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, which mandates that civil servants not campaign on official time or with official resources. The organization sent a letter Monday to the Hatch Act ...
EPA Press Office Under Fire for Releasing Politically Charged Resignation Letter
From: Government Executive “The letter, according to news reports and confirmed by EPA to Government Executive, was provided to reporters by the press office. That prompted the nonprofit advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility on Monday to file a complaint with ...
Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule
From: Bloomberg News “The court rejected the CSB’s argument that the delay was reasonable given its “limited resources and competing priorities.” If their inaction is caused by a lack of resources, the board should not ignore the congressional directive, the court said. Instead it ...
