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Testing tool

We have sewer problems where we’re at because Lake Saint Louis force main dumps into our O’Fallon gravity main directly in front of our neighbors. The line is overwhelmed, and gasses build up. I don’t feel a high degree of confidence when I see that the ‘tool’ they’re using to collect gases for testing is […]

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Groups Challenge Trump’s Terminator two-fer order

NRDC, The Communication Workers of America, and Public Citizen just filed a lawsuit against Trump’s infamous “two-fer” rule. This is the rule I’ve designated the Terminator Rule. From the lawsuit: To repeal two regulations for the purpose of adopting one new one, based solely on a directive to impose zero net costs and without any […]

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Environment Government

The Army Corps Decision on Dakota has serious ramifications

The Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it would approve development of the last section of the Dakota pipeline. In a cryptic letter, the Corps announced it was terminating the Environmental Impact Statement process in the Federal Register. The reason? Trump told them to do so. As former State Department lawyer Keith Benes said to […]

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USDA APHIS Inspection Reports posted online

The Memory Hole just posted links to thousands of inspection reports. They’re research facility inspections for 2000 through 2007. Trump and his minions just don’t understand the way the internet works. If they build a wall, we’ll put a hole into it. Guaranteed. When I get any new info from the FOIA request or HSUS’s […]

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HSUS comes through on the USDA APHIS records

Today, HSUS filed a Notice of Violation of Court Order with the Department of Justice because of the USDA pulling the APHIS records. I did not know that the HSUS had filed a lawsuit years ago forcing the USDA to provide access to its inspection records for universities and research labs. By pulling these records, the […]