Day: April 30, 2013

Environmental Injustice: Complying with EPA standards no longer a defense in environmental justice complaints

Complying with EPA standards has been a rebuttable presumption in actions brought under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — no longer under a draft EPA policy. Continue reading Environmental Injustice: Complying with EPA standards no longer a defense in environmental justice complaints

WaPo Columnist: Government’s bad bet on Fisker

“Government can efficiently affect energy usage through fuel taxes and basic research. When it intervenes on behalf of specific technologies and specific companies, however, bad things happen — resource misallocation, windfall-seeking, even, sometimes, corruption. The Fisker debacle proves once again that, in the immortal words of former White House economist Larry Summers, ‘government is a crappy VC’.” Continue reading WaPo Columnist: Government’s bad bet on Fisker

Anti-nuke activists accuse EPA of weakening radiation disaster protection guidelines

“IMAGINE THAT the Boston bombers didn’t pack nails into pressure cookers but instead packed highly radioactive material. How would the government be responding?” Continue reading Anti-nuke activists accuse EPA of weakening radiation disaster protection guidelines

Do text messages from EPA officials belong in FOIA records?

“The researcher who exposed former EPA chief Lisa P. Jackson’s private email account is now taking aim at her potential successor — and is expanding the inquiry into the world of mobile phone text messages, which are shaping up as the next frontier in open-records legal battles.” Continue reading Do text messages from EPA officials belong in FOIA records?

20 Years Ago: 4-30-93 — Democrat-controlled Senate narrowly votes down bill to compel EPA cost-benefit analysis for major rules

In opposition to the bill, Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell said: Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 4-30-93 — Democrat-controlled Senate narrowly votes down bill to compel EPA cost-benefit analysis for major rules