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E-Bikes in National Parks Challenged

by Mount Desert Islander | December 12, 2019
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Acadia National Park visitors Phyllis Koenig and David Perel have joined a lawsuit against the National Park Service and Department of the Interior for allowing “e-bike use throughout the National Park System.” The legal complaint was filed last week by ...

Acadia Visitors Join Lawsuit Against E-Bikes in National Parks

by Portland Press Herald | December 12, 2019
“Two regular Acadia National Park visitors have joined a lawsuit challenging the National Park Service and Department of the Interior decision to allow ‘e-bike use throughout the National Park System.’ The legal complaint was filed last week by Public Employees for ...

Florida Environmental Fines Dip by Half in a Decade

by Florida Today | December 12, 2019
“Florida’s environmental cops fine fewer than half as many polluters today less than half as much than they did a decade ago, before former Gov. Rick Scott took office and shifted state regulators to a more pro-business posture, state data shows. Through the first week of ...

Groups Sue to Keep E-Bikes off National Park Trails

by KUNR | December 10, 2019
“This summer, the National Park Service came out with a policy allowing electric bicycles in the same places as traditional bikes. A new federal lawsuit is challenging that rule. Last week, the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, led a coalition of ...

Debate Continues over BLM Move as Workers Face Decision Deadline

by Cronkite News | December 10, 2019
“WASHINGTON – Bureau of Land Management employees in Washington have until this week to decide whether to accept a transfer out West – a move that some advocates and former bureau managers see as an attempt at “dismantling” the agency. Notices went out Nov. 12 to 159 workers ...

Group Files Lawsuit Against Park Service for Allowing E-Bikes on Non-Motorized Trails

by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News | December 9, 2019
“WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a coalition of conservation groups are the primary plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the National Park Service for allowing e-bikes on non-motorized trails. Peer charges that Interior Secretary ...

BLM Workers Face Deadline: Move West or Move On

by KJZZ | December 9, 2019
“Thursday is the deadline for Washington, D.C., employees of the Bureau of Land Management to decide if they will take a reassignment out West. Some employees may get extensions. The agency is moving about 300 positions out of the nation’s capital, including 39 to Arizona and 27 to ...

Peer Sues to Overturn Expanded E-Bike Access in National Parks

by National Parks Traveler | December 6, 2019
“A lawsuit filed to overturn the Interior Department’s move to expand e-Bike access in the National Park System also takes aim at the Trump administration’s preference for appointing “acting” officials rather than submitting nominees for Senate confirmation. ...

Marin Groups Challenge Rule Allowing E-Bikes on National Park Trails

by Marin Independent Journal | December 6, 2019
“Marin County environmental groups have challenged a recent federal directive to allow electric bikes on national park bike trails. The lawsuit filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the Marin Conservation League, the Environmental Action Committee ...

Trump Sent Park Rangers to the Border, National Parks Official Says He Wasn’t Informed

by USA Today | December 5, 2019
“The nation’s top national parks official said Wednesday he was in the dark about President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to use national parks rangers to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela, who has served as acting director ...

Groups Sue to Restore E-Bikes Ban

by E&E News | December 5, 2019
“A coalition of advocacy groups sued the National Park Service today in an attempt to restore a ban on e-bikes in national parks. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is a response to an order signed in August by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. ...

West Montgomery County Citizens Association: Synthetic Turf Nightmare

by The Connection Newspapers | December 5, 2019
“Another push is underway at the state level to end subsidies for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and other county school systems or agencies that install synthetic turf playing fields instead of maintaining natural grass fields, fields which do not off-gas carcinogenic ...

Trump Sent Park Rangers to the Border, NPS Chief Said He Had Not Been Briefed on Details

by USA Today | December 5, 2019
“The nation’s top national parks official said Wednesday he was in the dark about President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to use national parks rangers to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela, who has served as acting director ...

Plan to Put Wi-Fi in Historic Park Buildings Criticized

by Northern Wyoming News | December 5, 2019
“JACKSON — When Yellowstone wrapped up its telecommunications plan a decade ago, the park specifically designated historic buildings like the Old Faithful Lodge and Lake Hotel cabins as places that wouldn’t be modernized with Wi-Fi technology. Knowing those commitments, National ...

Missoula Group Among Those Filing Lawsuit Over E-Bikes in National Parks

by Missoulian | December 5, 2019
“Five groups filed a federal court lawsuit Wednesday seeking to restore the ban on electric bikes in national parks. Led by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the lawsuit alleges the National Park Service order violated its own regulations when it failed to first ...

Understanding Your Environmental Responsibilities

by EHS Today | December 4, 2019
“Management of environmental program elements has increasingly become a major focus for safety professionals over the past few decades. Many companies once had separate environmental departments; however, as companies streamline and re-engineer their professional support staff, there ...

Park, PEER Tussle over Wi-Fi in Historic Buildings

by Jackson Hole News & Guide | December 4, 2019
“When Yellowstone wrapped up its telecommunications plan a decade ago, the park specifically designated historic buildings like the Old Faithful Lodge and Lake Hotel cabins as places that wouldn’t be modernized with Wi-Fi technology. Knowing those commitments, National Park Service ...

Interior Department Official Fast-Tracked an Oil Permit

by Earth Maven | December 4, 2019
“Just when you think the Interior Department can’t possibly become more corrupt and kowtow more to the oil and gas industry, you are proven wrong. Take the current nominee for Deputy Secretary, Kate MacGregor who currently serves as the department’s Chief of Staff. She previously ...

To the Editor: Protect Firefighters from PFAS Exposure

by The Barnstable Patriot | December 3, 2019
“We, the undersigned citizens and organizations, are highly concerned about firefighter exposures to PFAS chemicals. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of man-made toxic chemicals used to make consumer products resistant to heat, water, or stains. These ...

‘Forever Chemicals’ Were Found in MWRA Fertilizer. Here’s What to Know.

by Boston.com | December 3, 2019
“For decades, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has been turning waste into a commodity. At the agency’s Quincy plant, the MWRA collects sludgy waste water from across the region and transforms it into fertilizer pellets, that are in turn sold or provided back to ...
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