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HERE'S HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THE EPA SINCE SCOTT PRUITT TOOK OVER

From: Townhall

““There has been a drop of employees of 770 between April and December. While several hundred of those are buyouts, the rest of those are either people that are retiring…

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, FEDERAL LANDS EXPLAINED

From: Teen Vogue

““It’s not just BLM,” says Jeff Ruch, executive director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). “Public land planning in general has become more…

INTERIOR DEPT. SAYS 1 IN 3 EMPLOYEES REPORT BEING HARASSED

From: Miami Herald

“Those findings "suggest there was a meltdown of the accountability mechanisms" at the department, said Jeff Ruch with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility,…

ZINKE REACTS TO HARASSMENT SURVEY WITH 4 DISMISSALS

From: VOA News

“The findings "suggest there was a meltdown of the accountability mechanisms'' at the department, said Jeff Ruch with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility,…

EPA REFUSES TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS BACKING SCOTT PRUITT'S CLIMATE DENIAL

From: Truthout

“"If Mr. Pruitt does indeed possess facts on climate change that are different from those previously displayed on EPA webpages, he should share them with the public before…


News Releases

FILTER THE CHEMICAL SOUP IN NEW JERSEY’S DRINKING WATER

Available Treatments Could Screen Hundreds of Unregulated Compounds from Taps

INTERIOR POSTS ONLY HALF OF A SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY

Draft Would Punish Scientists But Not Protect Against Political Manipulation

EXXON VALDEZ DAMAGES REMAIN UNSETTLED AFTER 21 YEARS

Inability to Document Natural Resource Damages May Bedevil BP Spill Payments

ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS IN LIVESTOCK THREATEN HUMAN HEALTH

FDA Voluntary “Judicious Use” Plan Too Weak and Narrow to Abate Risks

SPIKING MERCURY LEVELS IN COAL ASH POSE NEW RISKS

Tougher Pollution Controls Multiply Toxic Potency of Coal Combustion Wastes