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FWS Draft Plan: No Transfer to Tribes for Bison Range

From: The Missoulian

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s latest plans for the National Bison Range don’t involve transferring it to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. But…

Borough: No Response from Forest Service on Timber Sale Questions

From: KFSK

“More than five months after it sent a letter seeking information on Tongass National Forest timber oversight the Petersburg borough has yet to receive a response. The borough…

Report: Despite Growing Contamination Crisis, PFAS Chemical Use in U.S. Swells

From: Environmental Working Group

“Between 2012 and 2016, at least 30 new fluorinated chemicals, commonly called PFAS, were produced in significant volumes, according to Environmental…

Halfway Through Trump’s Term, Key Public Lands Agencies Still Lack Leaders

From: Audubon

“More than two years after his inauguration, President Donald Trump has yet to fill the top posts at a trio of federal agencies that together oversee more than 400 million…

Cleanup of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water Underway in Wells Near Fort Devens

From: Boston 25 News

“The U.S. Army has committed to cleaning up PFAS chemicals in drinking water in wells near Fort Devens. An environmental group says it all started when a whistleblower…


News Releases

CREEPING CORPORATIZATION OF NATIONAL PARKS

Summit Promoting a Billion Dollar Private Endowment for Parks

CHRISTIE GUTS VAPOR INTRUSION SAFEGUARDS

New Jersey Puts Private Consultants in Public Health Driver’s Seat

HIGH-LEVEL LOWBALL IN GULF DEEPWATER CRISIS

Scientific Integrity Complaint Details Official Underestimation of BP Spill Rate

PRICE NO OBJECT FOR FEDERAL REFUGE LAND PURCHASES

Consideration of Land Costs “Optimizes” Both Economic and Ecological Benefits

EPA CORRECTS CLEANUP STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL SOLVENT

Agency Mistakenly Relaxed 1,4 Dioxane Standard by More Than 50-Fold