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'WHERE IS EVERYBODY?' SENATORS ASK OF MISSING TRUMP PICKS

From: Greenwire

“Last month, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility asked Interior's inspector general to probe the agency's use of temporary or acting directors and whether…

EPA CHIEF'S CLEAN-WATER ROLLBACK SHAPED BY SECRECY, LUXURY TRAVEL AND HANDPICKED AUDIENCES

From: LA Times

“The effort is aimed at removing federal Clean Water Act protection from millions of miles of streams and wetlands, including more than 80% of the waters in California…

FEDS’ DISCOUNTED GRAZING FEES HURT TAXPAYERS, ENVIRONMENT, REPORT SAYS

From: The Daily Yonder

““While heavily subsidized grazing is not new to this administration, reducing low fees even further is a step in the wrong direction,” said Kirsten Stade, advocacy…

INTERIOR SECRETARY RYAN ZINKE'S NRA VISIT AMONG SEVERAL TRIPS BEING QUESTIONED

From: CNN

“Internal emails obtained by the nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and shared with CNN, show the logistical hoops Park Service staff jumped…

THE EPA WANTS TO COMBINE THREE OFFICES INTO ONE. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

From: Buzzfeed News

“"By merging these offices, to me, it seems like another nail in the coffin of science," Kyla Bennett, who ran wetland enforcement and permitting in EPA's New England…


News Releases

STATE PUSH BACK AGAINST FEDERAL SUPERFUND DESIGNATIONS

With Nation’s Longest Superfund List, New Jersey Seeks to Place Barriers to More

TICKET QUOTAS ISSUED TO FOREST SERVICE RANGERS

100 Citations-a-Year Target Rankles Officers Confused by Contradictory Directives

REFUGE SYSTEM GROWTH PLAN MARRED BY BLIND SPOTS

Sea-Level Rise and Per-Acre Price Not Factored into Land Acquisition Formula

WHO TURNED OFF AIR POLLUTION MONITOR DURING BRIDGE CLOSURE?

U.S. EPA to Investigate Why Key Air Monitor Went Offline for Nearly Three Days

GRAY ADMINISTRATION GUTS DC RESIDENT HIRING PREFERENCE

Unwritten Civil Service Selection Process Circumvents Bonus Points for DC Residents