House Democrats Call Upon Zinke To Explain Forced Transfer of Dan Wenk
From: Mountain Journal “In a letter sent to Zinke Friday, June 22, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, who serves as the Democrat’s vice-ranking member of the committee, wrote, “we are concerned that this particular reassignment, in the context of a pattern of questionable ...
EPA’s Criminal Enforcement Numbers Are Dropping Under Pruitt
From: Government Executive “At a time when the Environmental Protection Agency has tripled the number of bodyguards for the administrator, the agency’s cases brought against polluters is in “free fall,” according to a study released on Thursday by the advocacy group Public ...
For Pollinator Week, Help Ban Pesticide Misters in Your State
From: Beyond Pesticides “In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, detailing false and deceptive claims by manufacturers of pesticide misters. Specifically, PEER noted that manufacturers claim that these ...
EPA Loses 10 percent of Enforcement Staff Under Trump
From: Green Car Reports “If the EPA wants to reduce federal involvement in environmental protection, it may not need to roll back emissions requirements or cancel California’s environmental waiver. It could just quit enforcing the law. That is already happening to a degree, ...
The Energy 202: EPA Loses a Tenth of Its Criminal Investigators Since Trump’s Election
From: The Washington Post “According to data released Thursday by the environmental advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the number of special agents at the EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) fell from 157 in September 2016, shortly before ...
No Whistleblower Relief in Broken Civil Service Court
From: YubaNet “Through its inattention, the Trump White House has caused a merit system train-wreck in which whistleblower protections and other safeguards are functionally nullified,” stated PEER Senior Counsel Paula Dinerstein, noting even if a whistleblower wins an initial ...
