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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

EPA MOVES TO FIRE 9/11 WHISTLEBLOWER – AGAIN

Scientist Who Disclosed First Responder Risks Faces Removal after Restoration

CHANCES OF WHISTLEBLOWER SUCCESS REMAIN SLIM

New Administration Plan Ignores Factors Eviscerating Whistleblower Protections

FLORIDA POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT IN PARALYSIS

Cases and Fines Nosedive to Record Low Levels; Penalties Collected Fall 70%

LAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT MIDWEST WILDLIFE REFUGES

Pesticides and Genetically Engineered Crops on Refuge Lands Are Illegal and Damaging to the Environment

OBAMA – CHRISTIE EMBRACE ENDS OVER SANDY REBUILDING

Feds Resilient Strategy Runs Counter to New Jersey Armor Plating Vulnerable Coast