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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS

From: High Country News

“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…

CELLULAR SACRAMENTO: VERIZON DEAL WILL BRING 5G NETWORK TO THE CAPITAL CITY- BUT AT WHAT COST?

From: Sacramento News & Review

“Based on information PEER says it discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests, its members are asking the inspector general to investigate…

ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS PLOT AGAINST PESKY CORMORANTS

From: The Buffalo News

““These are the least politically popular animals I’ve ever encountered,” Ruch said. “All we’re saying is learn about them before you shoot them.” Ruch added:…

CATFISH FARMERS FREE TO RESUME WAR AGAINST CORMORANTS

From: Greenwire

“"It's the sort of sloppy science that gets the Fish and Wildlife Service sued regularly," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said today of the agency's latest work,…

EMPLOYEE GROUP RAISES CONCERNS THAT NEW PARK SERVICE UNIFORMS COULD INCREASE DISEASE RISK

From: Government Executive

““No one has apparently even asked whether environmentally sensitive federal lands and waters will be subjected to doses of antimicrobial chemicals, insecticides…


News Releases

WHITE HOUSE PACT WITH INDUSTRY TO PUSH GE PLANTS

High-Level Working Group Shielding Plan to Force GE Crops onto Wildlife Refuges

PARK SERVICE TO LET INDIANS REMOVE PLANTS AND MINERALS

Abrupt Reversal of Conservation Mandate Raises Legal and Management Questions

EPA REFUSES TO STUDY RISKS OF COAL ASH USES IT ENDORSES

Scientists Told Agency Does Not Want Safety Concerns Raised about Coal Ash

FRACKING FLUIDS POISON A NATIONAL FOREST

New Study Details Changes in Soil Chemistry and Devastation of Trees and Plants

BARRIER BETWEEN PUBLIC SERVICE AND NONPROFITS FALLING

Ethics Rule Restricting Federal Employees from Nonprofit Boards Set for Repeal