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EPA Head Asked to Back up Claim That Climate Change is '50 to 75 Years Out'

From: The Hill

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is being asked to back up recent claims that climate change consequences are still “50 to 75 years…

Singapore Plans to Regulate 11 Chemicals as Hazardous Substances

From: Chemical Watch

"Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) is planning to place controls on 11 chemicals, in accordance with proposed updates by international conventions.…

NGO Seeks ‘Moratorium’ on New PFASs in US

From: Chemical Watch

"In a 27 March letter to leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), PEER said this jump has come after industry voluntarily pledged to…

Misleading the Public: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Debate Flared Up Again

From: High North News

"After the timeframe for submitting comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has closed, the…

Helicopters Gone Wild

From: Honolulu Civil Beat

"Commercial helicopter tours in Hawaii are a bane to grounded residents, but a popular tourist activity that has proven a successful business for a handful…


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