EPA Smears Former Employees Who Criticized the Agency
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Susan Sargent | August 1, 2018
From: True Blue Media “As the Trump administration’s assault on science drove career civil servants to sound the alarm about what was going on during the early months of the Trump presidency, the EPA joined forces with the White House, the Republican National Committee, and right-wing ...
EPA Press Shop Under Pruitt Hit as ‘Fake News’ Factory
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Susan Sargent | July 31, 2018
From: O’Dwyers “The Environmental Protection Agency’s press office was nothing more than a “fake news factory” under former administrator Scott Pruitt, according to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit alliance of federal, state and ...
Commentary: Florida’s Great Green Algae Disaster – We Asked For It … Us and Rick Scott
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Susan Sargent | July 30, 2018
From: Orlando Sentinel “When asked about the PEER report tracking his administration’s slack enforcement, Scott’s environmental department responded by touting a “near-record high compliance rate of 96 percent” among Florida businesses. In other words: Florida cracks down less on ...
Federal Court Rules That CREW and PEER Records Lawsuit Against Pruitt and EPA May Proceed
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Susan Sargent | July 27, 2018
From: CREW “These open government laws exist for a reason – to allow the American people to keep an eye on their government,” stated PEER staff counsel Adam Carlesco. “When our public servants intentionally avoid creating written records as a means of implementing harmful and ...
EPA Press Staff Under Pruitt Sought to Discredit Departing Career Staff
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Susan Sargent |
From: Government Executive “nternal emails obtained under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit were released on Thursday by the nonprofit advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which had provided legal representation for one of the departed employees. “Hot ...
Plaintiffs in Hunters Point Suit Demand Mayor Breed, Supervisor Cohen Take Action
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Susan Sargent |
From: KTVU “According to activist and former Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown, who’s involved in helping the group organize, the residents had unsuccessfully been trying for weeks to arrange a meeting with the two city leaders. The group is demanding that Breed and Cohen ...