EPA PROPOSAL TO RESCIND CLEAN WATER RULE DRAWS PRAISE, FIRE
From: Law 360 “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to rescind the Obama-era Clean Water Rule drew nearly 200,000 responses, with many business and agricultural groups strongly supporting the elimination of a rule they criticized as an ...
ENVIROS HIT FAA WITH SUIT OVER AIR TOURS IN NATIONAL PARKS
From: Law 360 “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono are calling on the FAA to develop an air tour management plan or voluntary agreements to protect seven parks allegedly impaired by overflights, naming in their suit Bryce Canyon ...
GROUPS SUE FAA TO SEEK AIR TOUR PLANS FOR NATIONAL PARKS
From: Miami Herald “The lawsuit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono asks the court to order the FAA to draft either air tour plans or voluntary agreements governing air tours for seven parks within two years.” Read ...
GROUP PETITIONS GOVERNMENT FOR CO DETECTORS IN ALL NEW CARS
From: NBC News 4 “Ruch said PEER filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in March 2016 requesting the agency require all new vehicles be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors and a device that would shut off the car before fumes reach a deadly ...
ACTIVISTS HOPE COMPLAINT WILL STYMIE DUNES DEVELOPMENT
From: San Francisco Chronicle “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Dunes Action made the joint request in a complaint filed Thursday. It was sent to state and federal historic preservation officials and is just the latest in a long series of attempts to stymie the ...
DUNES ACTION, PEER: PAVILION PROJECT MAY VIOLATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT
From: Chesterton Tribune “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and Dunes Action are asking for a formal review of Pavilion Partners LLC’s plans to add terraces, balconies, and a rooftop bar to the Pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park beach, on the ground that ...
