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South Florida Awash in Cow Manure

From: The Blue Paper

“The PEER analysis looks at 31 CAFO permits that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued in the seven-county area south of Orlando,…

Corporations Increase Green Energy Purchases, Overshadowing Trump's Environmental Policies

From: Forbes

“Interestingly, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility successfully forced the EPA to show that Pruitt had no data before him when he publicly questioned…

Trump Allows GMO Crops and Harmful Pesticides in Wildlife Refuges

From: TruthOut

“Late last week, the Trump administration rescinded an Obama-era policy banning the use of GMO crops and a controversial class of pesticides thought to harm bees and…

United States: D.C. District Court Orders EPA To Respond To Climate Change FOIA Request

From: Mondaq

“On June 1, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a memorandum opinion ordering the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA")…

EPA Docs Don’t Show Any Scientific Evidence for Scott Pruitt’s Climate Claims

From: Ars Technica

“During a live interview last year on Squawk Box, the administrator stated: “I would not agree that [carbon dioxide is] a primary contributor to the global warming…


News Releases

MOVE TO MAKE SYNTHETIC PLAYGROUNDS LEAD-FREE

Syn-Turf Marketing for Children Triggers Consumer Product Safety Jurisdiction

PARK RANGERS CALL FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

Plan to Address Growing Risks to Both Rangers and Visitors

FEDERAL SAFETY AGENCY PLAYS PIPELINE RUPTURE ROULETTE

Hundreds of Spills Draw No Inspection; 2 Million Pipeline Miles Remain Uninspected

VISITORS EXACT HEAVY TOLL ON NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE

Individual Parks Take Different Tacks in Response to Mounting Road-Kill

FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICIES MISSING AND MEDIOCRE

Several Agencies Still Yet to Finalize While Others Field Weak or Incomplete Policies