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From: E&E News “Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit watchdog Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said Vela’s record suggests he won’t be a “change agent” for the Park Service. Despite all of the talk about the need to change the ...

From: FedWeek “A group that advocates for federal employees involved in environmental matters has reported that the appeals backlog at MSPB now exceeds 1,100, with some of the cases dating to 2014. Data compiled by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility show that more ...

From: The Washington Post “To not run afoul of that vacancies law, Zinke gave 10 acting directors the power to carry out duties “not required by statute or regulation to be performed only by the Senate-confirmed official,” according to a Jan. 12 order obtained by the nonprofit ...

From: Chemistry World “The managing director of the embattled US Chemical Safety Board (CSB), who had been on paid administrative leave since June 2015 over accusations of mismanagement and leadership deficiencies, has just been officially terminated by the outgoing chairwoman of the ...

From: Politico “EPA has until August to hand over scientific information to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility under a previous court order related to its FOIA request on comments Pruitt made during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” where he said human ...

From: SF Gate “Attorneys representing 38,000 residents of San Francisco’s Hunters Point and Bayview neighborhoods in a lawsuit against Tetra Tech, the firm hired by the U.S. Navy to rid the area’s former shipyard of toxic waste, said today they’ve added more than 2, ...