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EPA Suspends Coal Ash Promotion Program
Abrupt Removal of Own Website While Ash Re-Use Effort Is “Re-Evaluated”
New Jersey Forfeits Millions on Park Leases and Concessions
Lapsed Leases, Below Market Rates and Sweetheart Deals Give Corporations Breaks
EPA False Claims of Greenhouse Gas Savings From Coal Ash
Complaint Filed to Delete Inaccurate Statements from EPA Website and Publications
Buy MMS Mementos Before It Is Too Late
Auction of MMS Knick-Knacks as Successor Agency Struggles with Its Acronym
EPA Needs Broader Approach on Antimicrobials
Rise of “Super Bugs,” Health and Environmental Effects Ignored in Agency Reviews
Heavy Toll on Wildlife Prompts Lawsuit Against Cape Wind
Scientific Reviews of Impact on Endangered and Threatened Birds Skewed
New Jersey Slashes Pollution Enforcement
Plummeting Fines and Fees Will Shortchange Future Enforcement Budgets
Florida Goes Soft on Polluters
Sunshine State Braces for Oil Spill but Eco-Enforcement Slump Continues
Beetles Bungled – Biological Control out of Control
Federal Campaign Aimed at Tamarisk Threatens Endangered Willow Flycatcher
Compromised Coal Ash Rule Belatedly Unveiled
Late Changes Tip Scales against Tough Regulation as Gray Areas Abound
Widespread Asbestos Violations in Massachusetts Schools
EPA Intervention Demanded to Eliminate Asbestos Problems before Schools Reopen
BP Bucked Canada’s Same Season Relief Well Policy
Citing Its Gulf Expertise, BP Argued Rapid Relief Well Capacity Is Needless Expense
Dune Scraping by Delaware State Agency on Refuge Is Illegal
State Resource Agency Violates its Own Laws and Federal Wetland Protections
State Resource Agency Violates Its Own Laws and Federal Wetland Protections
Proposed Standards Substantially Weaker Than Health Guidance in Other States
Feds Warn Arizona on Park Closures
Shuttering Parks Purchased with Federal Dollars Jeopardizes Future Federal Aid
Attacks on Federal Forest and Park Staff Reach All Time High
Incidents More than Triple in National Parks, Forest Violence Up a Third in 2009
New Jersey Toxic Clean-Up Priorities Miss Public Health Mark
Belated DEP Toxic Site Priority System Ignores Vapor Intrusion and Migration
Did Anyone Actually Read BP’s Oil Spill Response Plan?
Walruses and Seals, Non-Existent Equipment Lists and Other Fanciful References
One in Five States Strengthened Whistleblower Laws This Year
Cash-Strapped States See Whistleblowers as Assets in Fighting Waste and Fraud
Why the Breakup of MMS Won’t Work
Interior Itself Part of Problem; Broader Solutions Required
