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'WHERE IS EVERYBODY?' SENATORS ASK OF MISSING TRUMP PICKS

From: Greenwire

“Last month, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility asked Interior's inspector general to probe the agency's use of temporary or acting directors and whether…

EPA CHIEF'S CLEAN-WATER ROLLBACK SHAPED BY SECRECY, LUXURY TRAVEL AND HANDPICKED AUDIENCES

From: LA Times

“The effort is aimed at removing federal Clean Water Act protection from millions of miles of streams and wetlands, including more than 80% of the waters in California…

FEDS’ DISCOUNTED GRAZING FEES HURT TAXPAYERS, ENVIRONMENT, REPORT SAYS

From: The Daily Yonder

““While heavily subsidized grazing is not new to this administration, reducing low fees even further is a step in the wrong direction,” said Kirsten Stade, advocacy…

INTERIOR SECRETARY RYAN ZINKE'S NRA VISIT AMONG SEVERAL TRIPS BEING QUESTIONED

From: CNN

“Internal emails obtained by the nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and shared with CNN, show the logistical hoops Park Service staff jumped…

THE EPA WANTS TO COMBINE THREE OFFICES INTO ONE. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

From: Buzzfeed News

“"By merging these offices, to me, it seems like another nail in the coffin of science," Kyla Bennett, who ran wetland enforcement and permitting in EPA's New England…


News Releases

CALIFORNIA PARKS ON CLOSURE LIST TRIGGER FEDERAL PAYBACK

Nearly 1 in 5 Parks Set for Shutdown Used Fed Dollars with Promise to Keep Open

FLORIDA TOP ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIAL FIGHTS FEDERAL DEBARMENT

Secretary Vinyard May Lose Authority over Water Quality Regulation at Key Time

OVERSTRESSED AZ BORDER REFUGE INVITES IN OFF-ROAD VEHICLES

No Field Damage Monitoring as Refuge Fired Volunteers for Expressing Concerns

FLORIDA TRUNCATES ECO-SAFEGUARDS ON BEACH PROJECTS

No Review of Contaminants or Wildlife Damage as BP-Funded Beach Work Starts

EPA HALTS HEIGHTENED MONITORING OF FUKUSHIMA FALLOUT

No New Milk, Rain or Drinking Water Sampling for another Three Months