Florida Editorial Roundup
From: Washington Times
“What got slashed? The state’s network for water monitoring shrank from 350 monitoring sites to 115, according to Florida International University’s Southeast…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
Labor Dept.’s OFCCP to Visit Hundreds of Contractors in the Coming Months
From: Federal News Radio
“The Government Accountability Office may weigh in on how the Interior Department has been filling vacant political positions. In emails obtained by Public…
Editorial: Scott Must Answer for Environmental Malpractice
From: My Palm Beach Post
“With a horrific red tide killing marine life and tourism on Florida’s southwest coast, and with toxic green algae bringing misery to the Treasure Coast and…
While You Weren't Looking: 5 Stories from Trump's America That Aren't About Hurricanes
From: Mic
“The memo was released by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit environmental protection group that has repeatedly butted heads with the Trump administration…
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Spared From Hunters as Court Decides Their Fate
From: Truth Out
“Conservation groups and nine Native tribes intervened with lawsuits challenging the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to remove endangered species protections…
Dunes Action Calls on DNR to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Pavilion Project Changes
From: Chesterton Tribune
“Both Dunes Action and the National Park Service (NPS) have recently sent letters to the DNR. NPS asked that the DNR direct Pavilion Partners LLC to either…
GAO May Weigh in on Zinke’s Temporary Filling of Political Positions
From: Federal News Radio
“In February, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility urged Interior’s Office of the Inspector General to look into what it considered “blatant violations”…
Navy’s Hunters Point Retesting Plan Draws on Questionable Cost-Cutting Study
From: San Francisco Chronicle
“The U.S. Navy’s latest promise to clean up radioactive soil and buildings at its former San Francisco shipyard relies on an earlier Navy effort to remove…
The EPA Can’t Stop Polluters When the Trump Administration Cuts Enforcement Staff
From: Union of Concerned Scientists
“n addition to reductions in staff focused on pollution prevention, it also means reductions in staff for those who work on environmental cleanup,…
Zinke Yields to States on Fish and Wildlife
From: Greenwire
“Individual states will wield more clout over fish and wildlife on about 780,000 square miles of Interior Department land nationwide under a new policy outlined by Interior…