EPA reexamining importation of harmful chemical wastewater to North Carolina
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Susan Sargent | November 7, 2023
Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, expressed similar concerns: “We welcome EPA’s decision to pause the import of PFAS waste for reclamation and disposal from the Netherlands.However, a long-term solution to the problem of PFAS ...
Agency that sued feds to get withheld investigative report on alleged crimes at Haskell says documents it received aren’t what it asked for
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Susan Sargent | November 6, 2023
As the Journal-World has reported, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility — a government watchdog nonprofit that, in part, assists public employees in fighting for accountability and transparency in government actions — sued the BIE in late July after the bureau withheld ...
Ranger Tim Caverly presents “The Challenge of Wilderness Living: Ranger Tales from Maine”
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Susan Sargent |
Tim Caverly is a Maine author who has written and published twelve books about Maine. He is a member of the New England Outdoor Writers Association, a brother of the Nollesemic Lodge #205 of the Free Masons, and ‘Son of the American Legion’ Post 80 in Millinocket. Tim is a graduate of ...
Louisiana sets first hunting season for iconic ‘Teddy’ bear in 2024 as population swells
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Susan Sargent | November 2, 2023
But a 2018 lawsuit led by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) with co-counsel Atchafalaya Basinkeeper said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service used “false assumptions and shoddy science” to make its decision for removal. It contends the bears still need ...
Board imposes stricter requirements for stormwater discharge
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Susan Sargent | October 28, 2023
Norma Camacho, a Camarillo resident, chairs the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. She said the new permit incorporates revisions based on feedback from Boeing, as well as Parents Against SSFL, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Community to Bridge the Gap, Rocketdyne ...
EPA explains why it authorized imports of GenX from Netherlands to NC
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Susan Sargent | October 27, 2023
This summer, Chemours provided confidential business information that addressed the previous information gaps. “Absent other disqualifying circumstances, it left EPA with no course of action other than to provide the conditional consent,” the agency spokesman said. Tim Whitehouse is ...