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Turning the Toxic Tide: Florida Needs New Approach to Environmental Regulation

From: TC Palm

“IScott’s appointees brought with them a new approach to regulation, articulated in a 2011 memo by then-DEP Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs Jeff Littlejohn. When…

The ‘Power Behind The Throne’ At The Interior Department Could Become Head If Zinke Resigns

From: KUER

“If Zinke does resign — or he’s forced out — Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt would replace him. As second-in-command, Bernhardt runs daily operations while Zinke…

EPA Denies Petition to Stop Cyanide Use that is Killing Wildlife

From: Beyond Pesticides

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition seeking to ban M-44s — cyanide-spraying apparatuses used to kill coyotes, foxes, and wild dogs…

Quick Hits: Drunk Raccoons, New Park Service Director, and Shiver in the River

From: Blue Ridge Outdoors

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) worry about Vela’s commitment to preserving the wilderness, pointing to Vela’s decision as Southeast…

Hunters Point Shipyard Residents Face No Radiation Risk, State Says

From: SF Weekly

“State public health officials are once again seeking to assure residents of on a segment of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard embroiled in a fraudulent cleanup…


News Releases

NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION SPENDS MORE ON ITSELF THAN ON PARKS

One in Three Dollars Reaches Parks; Rest Goes to Overhead and Corporate Support

DEVELOPER TURNS LIVING STREAM INTO A POLLUTED WATERWAY

Tennessee Project Prompts Suit Notice for Clean Water Act Violations

EPA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE EXODUS

Special Agent Level Falls below Statutory Minimum but CID Offers No Explanation

NOAA CUTS TSUNAMI AND SEISMIC SAFETY FUNDING

Sudden Shift Rips Tsunami Warning Buoys and Alaska Emergency Preparedness

FEDERAL WILDLIFE AGENCY FLAYS JERSEY POMPTON LAKES PLAN

Fish & Wildlife Service Conditions Restructure Cleanup and Spur Damage Payments