Advocacy

Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit to Halt Trail Construction in Plutonium-Contaminated Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

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Denver, Colorado – Physicians for Social Responsibility and five Colorado advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and four federal agencies to halt work on a trail through Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge. The lawsuit alleges violations of the National Environmental Policy Act by the U.S. departments of Transportation and the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Federal Highway Administration. The groups claim that these agencies did not consider alternatives to constructing an 8-mile greenway through the most heavily plutonium-contaminated area of the refuge. … Read more

Library Advocacy Group Drops Lawsuit Against County Officials, Praises Recent Transparency Efforts

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Towanda, Pennsylvania – The Friends of the Bradford County Library, a library advocacy nonprofit, has decided to drop their lawsuit against the Bradford County Commissioners and the Library Advisory Committee. The lawsuit accused county officials of violating the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act by holding meetings that were not open to the public. The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act requires public officials to conduct most meetings in an open and public environment. According to court documents, the lawsuit alleged that the Library Advisory Committee had formally announced that their meetings would not be open to the public and would … Read more