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HUNDREDS OF EPA WORKERS LEAVE THE AGENCY

From: The Scientist

“Pruitt has yet to put forth any details on how the EPA’s functions may change given its diminished staff, Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit Public…

GOVERNMENT ILL-EQUIPPED TO MONITOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS DAMAGED BY HURRICANE HARVEY

From: Houston Chronicle

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group representing government environmental workers, published data obtained under the Freedom of Information…

HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE EPA'S SCOTT PRUITT ARE MAKING AMERICA'S ENVIRONMENT DEADLY AGAIN

From: LA Times

“Pruitt also has targeted more than 30 rules and regulations for rescission or rollback, and, according to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility advocacy…

EPA PUTS TRUMP POLITICAL AIDE IN CHARGE OF GRANT FUNDING DECISIONS

From: The Hill

“A former Trump campaign aide has been charged with decisions on grant funding at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Washington Post reported."

HUNDREDS OF EPA WORKERS LEAVE IN RECENT DAYS

From: The Wall Street Journal

“Mr. Pruitt hasn’t laid out any plan for how to reshape the agency or its priorities, making it more difficult to improve its performance with fewer resources,…


News Releases

INTERIOR FIRST OUT OF THE GATE WITH SCIENCE INTEGRITY RULES

Rules Ban Alteration of Technical Findings and Foster “Free Flow” of Scientific Data

SAFETY OF RIO GRANDE DAMS IN QUESTION

U.S. Agency Sued to Disclose Flooding Maps, Emergency Plans and Dam Conditions

COURT ORDERS REDO OF FEDERAL ORV PLAN FOR MILLIONS OF ACRES IN CALIFORNIA'S WEST MOJAVE DESERT

SAN FRANCISCO— A federal judge Saturday issued an order forcing the Bureau of Land Management to redo its plans for off-road vehicle use on millions of acres of public land in the California desert…

FEDS DROP EFFORT TO SALVAGE BISON RANGE TRIBAL PACT

Refuge Has Not Rehired Staff After Tribal Funding Agreement Rescinded

WILL EPA SIT OUT SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY RULE-MAKING?

Memo Implies EPA Will Not Clarify Scientists’ Right to Publish or Speak with Media