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FEDERAL EMPLOYEES STEP UP DEFIANCE OF TRUMP

From: The Hill

““From our point of view, it’s kind of obvious,” said Jeff Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), when asked about…

AFTER ZERO-TOLERANCE VOW, A PARK CHIEF CITED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT GETS A BONUS AND A NEW JOB

From: Washington Post

“Jeff Ruch, PEER’s executive director, blasted the agency’s handling of the case, saying it “perpetuates a culture of impunity.” He said by issuing the talking…

WHAT PUSHED A SENIOR EPA OFFICIAL TO RESIGN IN PROTEST?

From: Mint Press News

“Pruitt’s agenda means children and grandchildren will have to live with the greater threat of environmental disasters, such as “Hurricane Katrina, where small…

EPA OFFICE OF WATER DIRECTOR RESIGNS TO PROTEST TRUMP'S CHOKE-HOLD OVER THE AGENCY

From: ZME Science

“While she admits that family concerns also played a hand in the decision, her blistering exit letter makes no qualms in criticizing the Trump administration’s fondness…

TOP EPA SCIENTIST QUITS BECAUSE TRUMP IS "SERIOUSLY WEAKENING AGENCY'S MISSION"

From: IFL Science

“Dr Elizabeth Southerland had been working at the EPA for three decades, saying her work and the organization “has been the guiding light to make the ‘right thing’…


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Refuge Has Not Rehired Staff After Tribal Funding Agreement Rescinded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