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DeSantis Announces Sweeping Fixes Meant to Clean Up Florida Water Woes

From: Miami Herald

“DeSantis also ordered environmental enforcement moved from the state’s wildlife agency to the DEP. Under Scott, enforcement plummeted to its lowest in three decades…

Trump Administration to Restaff Key Wildlife Refuges to Continue Hunts

From: The Hill

“Jeff Ruch, president of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the FWS announcement appears to violate the terms of its own shutdown contingency…

Alaska Calls for Less Federal Control of Wildlife Management

From: KTUU

“Acting Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang in a 41-page memo says federal officials should stop ignoring state comments on managing wildlife on federal…

The Shutdown Shows Just How Vital Government Scientists Are

From: Wired

“"None of the federal environmental laws are written in such a way that if the government is shut down, you can’t do anything," says Kyla Bennett, senior attorney for the…

Interior Department Won't Accept FOIA Requests During Shutdown

From: The Hill

“Jeff Ruch, the president of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, called the timing dubious, especially as Interior has recently pointed to its extreme…


News Releases

TRANSPARENCY LACKING IN FEDERAL PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM

Basic Preparedness and Performance Information Should be on PHMSA Website

VOTERS REJECT ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THREE STATES

Consumer Product Safety Commission Reviews Turf Marketing for Children

GAS PIPELINE POISED TO CARVE THROUGH NEW JERSEY’S PINELANDS

Pinelands Commission Scrambling to Contain Fallout from Behind-the-Scenes Moves

BAY STATE SOUTH COAST RAIL PLAN POWERED BY MAGICAL THINKING

Key Ridership, Cost, Impact and Alternative Analyses Divorced from Real World

MISSOURI PARK WATER SYSTEMS COURT CONTAMINATION

State Ignores Its Own Water Tower Standards as Whistleblower Hearing Nears