Emails shed light on Park Police scramble during crackdown
by E&E News | November 6, 2020
“A collection of emails released today shows how the U.S. Park Police struggled to maintain its pace during its June crackdown on protesters at Lafayette Square. Altogether, the Park Police released 101 pages of emails in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information ...
EPA chief of staff hit campaign trail for Trump
by E&E News | November 5, 2020
“EPA chief of staff Mandy Gunasekara has been tweeting allegations about Democrats stealing votes this week from Pennsylvania, a pivotal battleground state that’s still counting ballots. Gunasekara was a senior EPA air official who resigned in 2019 before returning this year as ...
Ex-official blows whistle on Army Corps’ dam program
by E&E News | October 30, 2020
“It wasn’t long after the Army Corps of Engineers hired Judith Marshall to lead its environmental compliance that she realized she had a problem. The Army Corps had no intention of complying with environmental laws, she said.” Read the PEER Story… ...
EPA sounds alarm on lead poisoning but still no rule update
by E&E News | October 27, 2020
“EPA promoted “National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week” on Twitter yesterday even though the agency hasn’t yet rolled out updated regulations to control lead and copper in drinking water. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has said the updated rule would be released ...
Trump order looks to dismantle the ‘deep state’
by E&E News | October 22, 2020
“President Trump last night signed an executive order making it easier for the federal government to fire and hire career staff. “The whole process is dubious and questionable,” said Tim Whitehouse, a former EPA attorney and current president of the group Public Employees ...