Since Fiscal Year 2011, over five dozen senior officials have retired from the agency. That fact, coupled with the presence of many “acting” senior officials (whose nominations Senate Republicans have held up), has led many EPA observers to conclude that … Continue reading
Last week, the Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment of the National Academy of Sciences released a report urging reform in the registration of pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The report focuses on Endangered Species Act consultation … Continue reading
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Ecological Rights Foundation v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that telephone companies are not liable for chemicals used to treat utility poles that end up in the nation’s waters. Telephone poles … Continue reading
Earlier this month, Senator David Vitter published an op-ed arguing that the federal government’s implementation of the Endangered Species Act fails to account for negative effects on economic growth and private property rights. Last week, Taylor Jones from WildEarth Guardians … Continue reading
Last week it came to light that EPA Regional Administrator Al Armendariz had made a video several years ago detailing how he enforced various environmental statutes in his district. Mr. Armendariz stated that EPA’s practice was to select individuals for … Continue reading
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has mentioned the Sacketts’ case against EPA several times in various speeches. Mr. Romney uses the Sacketts as an example of a big government agency run amok. His commentary was recently the target of a Factcheck.org … Continue reading
At the American Legislator, Senator Rand Paul (KY) highlights the absurd regulatory realities faced by people like the Sacketts, Charlie Johnson (a former PLF client), and other landowners throughout the United States. Sen. Paul provides a sober reminder that, despite … Continue reading