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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, ...

From: Greenwire “In her decision Friday rejecting EPA’s full request for additional time, Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia admonished the agency for rehashing “already-rejected arguments” and dragging its feet on ...

From: HufF Post “The Interior Department’s internal watchdog released a report Thursday describing an inappropriate gesture made by the National Park Service director in department headquarters. While Paul Daniel Smith is unlikely to be punished over the incident, the case ...

From: Moultrie News / OpEd “One of the reasons for the increase in the attacks against Pruitt is his April 30 introduction of “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,” a new EPA rule saying that no scientific research study may be used for environment and energy policy ...