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February 9, 2010OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HIRED NATION’S TOP ANTI-LABOR LAW FIRM — Lawsuit to Find Out How Much Union-Busting Firm Is Paid and From What Funds
February 8, 2010NEW JERSEY DOWNPLAYS DISTURBING AIR TOXICS STUDY — DEP Mounts Messaging Campaign to Minimize Risk Findings in Paterson
February 4, 2010NEW JERSEY CLOSING ITS NOSE TO VAPOR INTRUSION CRISIS — Vapor Intrusion Rules Cast into Regulatory Limbo as Horror Stories Multiply
February 3, 2010INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS CONDEMN PURGE OF PROFESSOR — Scientific Commission Decries Oil Industry Influence at University of Alaska
February 2, 2010EPA-INDUSTRY COALITION BLUNTS TOUGHER STATE COAL ASH RULES — Coal Ash Industry Enlists EPA to Quash Tighter State Regulatory Proposals
January 28, 2010OBAMA GAG ORDER ON FEDERAL WORKERS LIKE THOSE UNDER BUSH — Forest Service Staff Forbidden from Talking to National Media or on National Issues
January 27, 2010COAL ASH INDUSTRY ALLOWED TO EDIT EPA REPORTS — Reports to Congress, Brochures, “Fact Sheets” Tailored to Allay Industry Concerns
January 26, 2010EPA INTERVENTION NEEDED FOR WEAK FLORIDA POLLUTION RESPONSE — Petition Filed for Federal Enforcement Takeover in Palm Beach Contamination Case
January 21, 2010WILL NEW JERSEY OPEN UP ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING? — Corzine Denial of DEP Transparency Rules Creates Opportunity for Christie
January 21, 2010NATIONAL PARK OIL DRILLING RULES SLATED FOR IMPROVEMENT — New Protections Should Be Extended Beyond Oil & Gas to All Mineral Extraction
January 20, 2010NEW FISHING MONITOR SYSTEM SHIRKS MARINE PROTECTIONS — NOAA Plan May Doom Independent Observer Program for Commercial Alternative
January 19, 2010PRISON COMPUTER RECYCLING PUT STAFF AND INMATES AT RISK — High Toxic Levels at Three Federal Prisons but Lack of Records Masks Health Effect
January 19, 2010NEW SCIENCE RULES FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING SEND MIXED MESSAGE — MMS “Transparency” Mandate Riddled with Welter of Non-Release Categories
