Brian Pia
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EPA enforcement actions will no longer “shut down any stage of energy production,” the March 12 memo says, unless there’s an imminent health threat. “No consideration may be given to whether those affected by potential violations constitute minority or low-income populations.” #EPA
E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk
The agency will no longer shut down “any stage of energy production,” absent an imminent threat, a new memo says, and will curtail efforts to cut pollution in poorer areas.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
EPA enforcement actions will no longer “shut down any stage of energy production,” the March 12 memo says, unless there’s an imminent health threat. “No consideration may be given to whether those affected by potential violations constitute minority or low-income populations.” #EPA
Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek is backing down on a threat to cease operations at the agency after a federal judge blocked staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data housed at the agency. #SocialSecurity
Social Security chief backs down on threat to shut down agency after DOGE ruling
DOGE has been at the center of several lawsuits over its attempts to access the sensitive information of American citizens.
www.nbcnews.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek is backing down on a threat to cease operations at the agency after a federal judge blocked staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data housed at the agency. #SocialSecurity
FBI Director Kash Patel, also acting ATF director, plans to transfer up to 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI, cutting the agency’s workforce by more than a third, sources told CNN. The ATF, long targeted by gun rights groups, has about 2,600 agents and 5,000 employees. #FBI
Patel plans major cutback to ATF by moving many as 1,000 agents to FBI | CNN Politics
FBI Director Kash Patel, who also serves as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, has outlined plans to move as many as 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI cutting ATF’s ag...
www.cnn.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel, also acting ATF director, plans to transfer up to 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI, cutting the agency’s workforce by more than a third, sources told CNN. The ATF, long targeted by gun rights groups, has about 2,600 agents and 5,000 employees. #FBI