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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

ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD HEAT DANGERS REQUIRE SAFEGUARDS

Synthetic Turf Temps as High as 200 Degrees Pose Particular Peril to Children

SCANT TESTING FOR ARCTIC BLOWOUT CAPPING SYSTEM

Safety Agency Can Produce Only One Page of Notes to Demonstrate Cap Reliability

POLITICAL MUDWRESTLING ON MEXICAN WOLF SCIENCE

Documents Show Bargaining to Shape Scientific Findings to Meet Political Ends

LAWSUIT FOR RELEASE OF KEY ARCTIC OFFSHORE SAFETY DATA

Testing Results for New Blowout Capping System Sought

FLORIDA KEYS PARK HIDES HEAD IN POISONED SAND

State Violates Own Rules on Tracking Toxic Migration and Water Contamination