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UNITED STATES: PS complaints tribunal suspended

From: PSNews

"Senior Counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Paula Dinerstein said that through its inattention, the White House had caused a merit system…

House Democrats Call Upon Zinke To Explain Forced Transfer of Dan Wenk

From: Mountain Journal

"In a letter sent to Zinke Friday, June 22, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, who serves as the Democrat’s vice-ranking member of the committee, wrote, “we…

EPA’s Criminal Enforcement Numbers Are Dropping Under Pruitt

From: Government Executive

"At a time when the Environmental Protection Agency has tripled the number of bodyguards for the administrator, the agency’s cases brought against polluters…

For Pollinator Week, Help Ban Pesticide Misters in Your State

From: Beyond Pesticides

"In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, detailing false and deceptive claims…

EPA Loses 10 percent of Enforcement Staff Under Trump

From: Green Car Reports

"If the EPA wants to reduce federal involvement in environmental protection, it may not need to roll back emissions requirements or cancel California's environmental…


News Releases

WIDELY USED ANTIBACTERIAL TRICLOSAN SHOULD BE BANNED

Rising Threat to Human Health and Environment Yet No More Effective than Soap

CALL TO REGULATE DRILLING ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

To Avert Damage from Shale Gas Boom, Refuges Urged to Adopt Park Service Rules

GULAG EPA - REPORT FINDS DISCRIMINATION MELTDOWN

Ineffective EPA Civil Rights Office “Lost Sight of Its Mission and Priorities”

STUPOR OVER STUPA AFFLICTS PARK SERVICE

Leadership Paralysis on Handling Religious Displays in National Parks

NOAA SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY PLAN HAS BIG GAPS TO FILL IN

Unresolved Tension between Transparency and Management Content Control