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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

EPA CRIMINAL PROGRAM REFORMS COMING UNDONE

Restoration of Removed Managers Risks Renewed Exodus of Special Agents

TERESA CHAMBERS RESTORED AS CHIEF OF THE U.S. PARK POLICE

Resounding Legal Victory Appears to Finally Resolve 7-Year Whistleblower Case

FEDS YANK GE CROPS FROM ALL NORTHEAST REFUGES

Settlement of Bombay Hook Suit Makes Southeast Refuges Next Legal Target

PAY-TO-PLAYERS TAKE OVER JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

Corporate Political Donors Control DEP Toxic Clean-Up Oversight and Rulemaking

WILDERNESS VANISHING ACT IN BIG CYPRESS

Converting 40,000 Wilderness-Suitable Acres to ORV Trails Violates Law and Policy