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TRUMP'S BUDGET KILLS THE CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD. HERE'S WHAT IT DOES.

From: Forbes

“Even the CSB’s critics don’t want to see it gone. “It’s the only entity we know of that’s charged with investigating major industrial accidents,” says Jeff Ruch, executive…

DONALD TRUMP'S EPA, OTHER BUDGET CUTS THREATEN OIL REFINERY SAFETY CRITICS SAY

From: Daily Breeze

“If the budget proposals come to pass — and that’s by no means certain as both congressional Democrats and Republicans line up to attack various elements of the plan…

YELLOWSTONE LOOKS AT IMPROVING CELL SERVICE; SOME CONCERNED WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO PARK EXPERIENCE

From: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has also raised concerns about the project. In a press release sent out earlier this month,…

IF THE EPA GOES AWAY, IS THE STATE UP TO THE JOB OF PROTECTING FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENT?

From: Tampa Bay Times

“As a result, last year the agency opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than it did in 2010 and collected the smallest amount of fines in 28 years, according…

A NEW EPA LEADER RAISES INDUSTRY HOPES

From: Casper Star Tribune

“If the EPA is set for another Gorsuch era, it doesn’t mean the agency will lose its teeth forever, according to Jeff Ruch, director of Public Employees for…


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