THE BIG FREEZE: WHAT TRUMP'S HIRING SUSPENSION MEANS FOR PUBLIC LANDS
From: Men's Journal
"According to a PEER survey, the BLM, part of the Department of Interior, cannot even keep pace with its current permit responsibilities."
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SNARKY TWITTER ACTIVISTS, FEARFUL FEDS WAGE WAR ON TRUMP
From: Greenwire
"Feeling under fire from the new administration, federal workers, greens and former Obama officials are mounting their opposition movement using social media, leaks…
SCIENTISTS ARE TAKING THEIR FIGHT AGAINST TRUMP'S CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL TO THE STREETS OF DC
From: Fusion
"“From what we can tell, the cloud of Mordor is descending across the federal service,” Jeff Ruch, executive director for the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility"
TRUMP'S SILENCING OF SCIENCE AGENCIES RESEMBLES 'HOSTILE TAKEOVER'
From: Vocativ
"“This is a much more intense disruption of federal services that has all the earmarks of a hostile takeover,” said Jeff Ruch, the longtime director of Public Employees…
PRESIDENT TRUMP SILENCES FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
From: Environment News Service
"“Many voted for Trump in hopes he would bring business acumen to this very big job,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director with the nonprofit Public Employees…
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EPA STACKS DECK ON POLLUTION PERMIT APPEALS
Washington, DC — Challenging a pollution discharge permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be much more challenging under a proposal the agency just unveiled, according…
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NEW EPA APPOINTEE AWASH IN TOXIC RECUSALS
Regional Administrator for New England Carries Heavy Baggage from Dow
FOREVER CHEMICAL REQUIRES CRADLE-TO-GRAVE APPROACH
To Stem Exponential Spread All PFAS Chains Must Be Classified Hazardous
EPA FUMBLES ARTIFICIAL TURF SCIENCE
Agency Had No Scientific Basis for Downplaying Toxic Exposure Risks