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Bill Nelson, Rick Scott point fingers at each other about Florida's environmental woes

From: Florida Today

“According to Florida Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the state's Department of Environmental Protection opened some 1,600 investigations into…

Young: Is This the Moment of Truth For Trump’s EPA? No Way

From: My Stateman

“A group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has sued under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the evidence that Pruitt used to support…

Trump Keeps Trying to Kill Agency That Investigates Chemical Plant Disasters

From: Reveal News

“The Trump administration argues that the Chemical Safety Board duplicates the work of other federal agencies. Administration budget documents also cite unspecified…

Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges

From: The Nation

“In a terse memorandum, seemingly unprompted, the FWS quietly rescinded a hard-won Obama-era legal agreement, which imposed a blanket ban on the pesticides and genetically…

Survey: Many Federal Researchers Say Politics Trump Science and Are Afraid to Speak Up

From: USA Today

“Scores of scientists working for the federal government say that under the Trump administration, political concerns outweigh scientific rigor and budget cuts hamper…


News Releases

ELECTRONIC MONITORING FOR FISHING FLEETS STUCK IN DRY-DOCK

Performance Standards, Configuration & Funding Source among Unresolved Issues

MISGUIDED MASSACHUSETTS COAL ASH GREENHOUSE GAS CREDIT PLAN

Ignoring Massive GHG from Coal Combustion Vitiates State Climate Control Goals

PIPELINE SAFETY AGENCY CONSUMED WITH INDUSTRY CONFERENCES

Far More Staff Time and $ Goes to Industry Events than Pipeline Accident Responses

EPA WEARS TWO HATS REGULATING BUSINESS “PARTNERS”

Call for IG Review of Regulatory Conflicts and Value of EPA Tech Developments

NATIONAL PARK RANGERS ASK PUBLIC NOT TO SHOOT MESSENGER

Open Letter Calls for Reforms to Prevent Future Closures Urges Public to Direct Anger at Congress to Force Parks Reopening