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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS

From: High Country News

“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…

CELLULAR SACRAMENTO: VERIZON DEAL WILL BRING 5G NETWORK TO THE CAPITAL CITY- BUT AT WHAT COST?

From: Sacramento News & Review

“Based on information PEER says it discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests, its members are asking the inspector general to investigate…

ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS PLOT AGAINST PESKY CORMORANTS

From: The Buffalo News

““These are the least politically popular animals I’ve ever encountered,” Ruch said. “All we’re saying is learn about them before you shoot them.” Ruch added:…

CATFISH FARMERS FREE TO RESUME WAR AGAINST CORMORANTS

From: Greenwire

“"It's the sort of sloppy science that gets the Fish and Wildlife Service sued regularly," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said today of the agency's latest work,…

EMPLOYEE GROUP RAISES CONCERNS THAT NEW PARK SERVICE UNIFORMS COULD INCREASE DISEASE RISK

From: Government Executive

““No one has apparently even asked whether environmentally sensitive federal lands and waters will be subjected to doses of antimicrobial chemicals, insecticides…


News Releases

MALIBU SCHOOL CONTAMINATION MAY STEM FROM WWII USES

Artillery Depot, Training Base and Motor Pool Occupied Present Day Campuses

FOREST SERVICE KNIFES ITS OWN LAW ENFORCEMENT BUDGET

DOUBLE-DIGIT CUT PROMPTS REDUCED PATROLS AMONG SCRAMBLE FOR “ECONOMIES”

CHRISTIE SLIPS DEVELOPERS A PASS ON GROUNDWATER CLEANUP

Developers May Sidestep Toxic Contamination If “Impractical” to Remediate

CALIFORNIA WORKER SAFETY NET BADLY FRAYED

State Failing Federal Enforcement Standards; Fewer Inspectors than 25 Years Ago

FROM WOLVES TO BEETLES – FISH & WILDLIFE SCIENCE TARNISHED

Service Manufactures Scientific Studies to Support Politically Negotiated Deals