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D.C. District Court Orders EPA to Respond to Climate Change FOIA Request

From: Lexology

“The case offers several key takeaways that could shape future FOIA requests directed to EPA and the agency's responses thereto. First, the D.C. District Court made it…

Florida Dealing With Dead Fish, Toxic Air, as Officials Grasp for Red Tide Solutions

From: UPI

“Dead marine life, including fish and sea turtles, washing ashore represents one of many problems facing Floridians as a red tide worsens along the state's southwest coast.…

EPA: Pruitt Didn't Rely on Science When Making Comment About Climate Change

From: The Hill

“Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt failed to back his reasoning with science when he made a claim last year that humans are not…

EPA Has No Records to Support Pruitt's Warming Claims

From: E&E News

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has fought EPA in court for more than a year to produce scientific evidence for Pruitt's claims, which he made on CNBC's…

Interior Department OKs Use of GMOs on Wildlife Refuges; No Immediate Impact on Montana

From: Missoula Current

“On Friday, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Principal Deputy Director Gregory Sheehan sent an internal memo saying he was reversing a 2014 Obama administration…


News Releases

TSUNAMI WARNING RELIABILITY AT RISK IN STEALTH REORGANIZATION

Downgrade of Pacific Center Bypasses Experts and Endangers Those It Protects

PROBE OF CHRISTIE SANDY SPENDING SHOULD EXTEND BEYOND TV ADS

Jersey Rebuilding Effort Studded with Sketchy and Costly Federal Rule Deviations

EPA FAULTS BAY STATE SOUTH COAST RAIL PLAN

Several “Outstanding issues” Continue to Pose Legal Hurdles for Stalled Rail Line

MALIBU TEACHERS REFUSE RETURN TO TOXIC CLASSROOMS

No Confidence in Scope or Effectiveness of District’s Clean-Up Plans

RECORD MANATEE DEATHS IN 2013 ON SURGING RED TIDES

Fatalities More than Double; Red Tide Deaths Equal Combined 8 Year-Total