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How Trump’s EPA is Letting Environmental Criminals Off the Hook, in One Chart

by PEER | March 5, 2019
From: Vox “A January report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group for public sector workers who deal with environmental issues, shows that the number of criminal cases the EPA referred to the Justice Department under President Trump is at the ...

Expect New Chemical Safety Reporting Regs By Fall

by PEER | March 1, 2019
From: Law360 “Ultimately the court ordered the CSB to promulgate final accidental chemical release regulations within 12 months. Absent a successful appeal or request for extension by the CSB, owners and operators of industrial facilities can expect to see a new rule-making — with an ...

EPA Official Agreed to Help Former Colleague’s Husband Find ‘Senior’ Position at the Agency

by PEER | February 26, 2019
From: Think Progress “[It’s] something I’ve been concerned about with this administration overall,” Rosenberg said. He also referenced the role Beck has played since joining the administration, including pushing back on controversial efforts to restrict the use of scientific data ...

Public-Land Grazing Fees at Lowest Legal Level

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From: The Daily Sentinel “The Western Watersheds Project, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians on Thursday criticized the fee reduction in a joint news release. They say many BLM grazing allotments are in poor ...

Interior Looking to Rely on Staffers With Less Training for Park Law Enforcement: Report

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From: The Hill “A report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) to be released Monday, finds that the NPS is seeking to implement a new proposal that would shift the reliance from full-time law enforcement officers to seasonal staffers, who require less robust ...

Federal Employees Warned Not to Engage in Trump ‘Resistance‘ Activities at Work

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From: The Herndon Gazette “Advocating for a candidate to be impeached, and thus potentially disqualified from holding federal office, is clearly directed at the failure of that candidate’s campaign for federal office,” the rule states. “Similarly, advocating against a candidate’s ...