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Group Files Ethics Complaint Over Pruitt’s Legal Defense Fund

by Susan Sargent | May 31, 2018
From: The Hill “The group alleges that Pruitt’s fund, developed to help him pay for legal representation through numerous ethics and spending scandals, violates rules against accepting gifts from parties a federal employee regulates, engaging in action that could result in “ ...

EXCLUSIVE: Obama Holdovers ‘Working Toward A Union Takeover’ Of US Chemical Agency

by Susan Sargent | May 29, 2018
From: The Daily Caller “CSB board members are expected to vote an Obama administration appointee as “interim executive” to take over for outgoing CSB chairwoman Vanessa Sutherland, said sources, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity. Sutherland announced her ...

Wastewater Plants Need EPA Oversight, Group Argues

From: The Florida Times-Union “State officials repeatedly downplayed violations of pollution permits at Northeast Florida wastewater treatment plants that affect the St. Johns River, a whistle-blower group is telling the federal government. Public Employees for Environmental ...

Sorry to See Wolf Guy Go … Not

by Susan Sargent | May 25, 2018
From: Sunnyside Daily Sun “The settlement came about after the professor enlisted the help of the Silver Spring, Md.-based political action group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in bringing both the lawsuit and the complaint against Joel. Don’t know about you, but ...

Connecticut State Legislature Bans Residential Mosquito Misters

From: Beyond Pesticides “In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsbility (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 ...

Navy Finds More Radiation Data Falsification at Hunters Point

by Susan Sargent | May 24, 2018
From: NBC Bay Area “The U.S. Navy has uncovered further data falsification at the Hunters Point Shipyard, this time regarding radiation surveys conducted on 28 buildings at the site, according to a federal report uncovered by the Washington, D.C.-based environmental watchdog group, ...
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