Group slams big spending by leftover Trump appointee
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Elizabeth Duan | May 11, 2021
“A lingering Trump appointee overseeing the struggling federal agency charged with investigating chemical disasters is spending excessive amounts of taxpayer money, according to documents obtained by a watchdog group. Katherine Lemos, chair of the Chemical Safety and Hazard ...
Whistleblower complaint filed over Trump-era demotion
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Elizabeth Duan | May 7, 2021
“The former head of EPA’s Office of Children’s Health Protection has filed a whistleblower complaint with the agency asking to be restored to her former post. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which is representing Etzel, said she is working as a ...
Internal EPA memo urges agents to up inspections
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Elizabeth Duan | May 4, 2021
“EPA’s top enforcement official has directed agents to ramp up inspections in communities that have long been afflicted by pollution and called on agents “to step in and take necessary action” in cases where state regulators are falling short on the job. Kyla ...
Cheers, jeers as Biden skips the fine print
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Elizabeth Duan | April 29, 2021
“On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Biden used his first address to Congress to illustrate his quick start out of the gate, referencing climate change far more than his predecessors and aiming to balance his bold vision with his moderate sensibilities. Kyla Bennett, a ...
Judge sides with group seeking e-bike ban
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Elizabeth Duan | March 31, 2021
“A federal judge ruled yesterday that e-bike opponents can move forward with their legal challenge of a National Park Service policy that allows use of electric bicycles. Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said that NPS made a “ ...