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The Key Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump's Nominee to Head the Department of Interior

From: Pacific Standard

“Will Bernhardt continue these practices? Will he continue the Trump administration's effort to bend public lands management to the will of the fossil fuel powers?…

Court Orders Chemical Safety Board to Get Cracking on Reporting Rules

From: Reuters

“A federal judge in Washington, DC has ordered a federal agency to issue rules in the next 12 months for reporting accidental chemical releases, handing environmental…

Watchdog Group: EPA Sharing Pro-Trump Resignation Letter Violated Laws Against Campaigning on Public Dime

From: EcoWatch

“PEER claims the press office's actions violated the Hatch Act, or An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, which mandates that civil servants not campaign…

EPA Press Office Under Fire for Releasing Politically Charged Resignation Letter

From: Government Executive

“The letter, according to news reports and confirmed by EPA to Government Executive, was provided to reporters by the press office. That prompted the nonprofit…

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule

From: Bloomberg News

“The court rejected the CSB’s argument that the delay was reasonable given its “limited resources and competing priorities.” If their inaction is caused by a lack…


News Releases

THE BIG CYPRESS WILDERNESS ROBBERY

Park Service Scheme to Strip 40,000 Preserve Acres of Wilderness Eligibility Bared

NOAA KEEPS GAG RULE ON UNIVERSITY MARINE SCIENTISTS

Rejects Petition to Lift Ban against “Advocacy” by Sea Grant Recipients

EPA THROWS ROADBLOCK AT BAY STATE SOUTH COAST RAIL PROJECT

“Unacceptable Impact” and Inaccurate Assessment Dim Prospects for New Rail Line

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS SIDELINED

Science Integrity Initiative Allows Agencies to Certify Current Practices as Sufficient

CUTBACKS CRIPPLE ARIZONA AIR POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT

Despite Looming EPA Sanctions, County Signals Corporate Kid Glove Treatment