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SCIENTISTS BRACING FOR BATTLES WITH TRUMP OVER CLIMATE CHANGE

From: Yahoo News

""We asked some environmental employees and one said, 'We're in the clown car to crazy town,'" said Jeff Ruch, the executive director of the group Public Employees…

THE BIG FREEZE: WHAT TRUMP'S HIRING SUSPENSION MEANS FOR PUBLIC LANDS

From: Men's Journal

"According to a PEER survey, the BLM, part of the Department of Interior, cannot even keep pace with its current permit responsibilities."

Read More … | Jan 27, 2017 | Tags: BLM, DOI, EPA, NWR, Trump

SNARKY TWITTER ACTIVISTS, FEARFUL FEDS WAGE WAR ON TRUMP

From: Greenwire

"Feeling under fire from the new administration, federal workers, greens and former Obama officials are mounting their opposition movement using social media, leaks…

TRUMP'S HIRING FREEZE WILL DEVASTATE OUR NATIONAL PARKS

From: Motherboard

"“The Parks Service workforce is lower than it’s been in 20 years, but every measure of workload is significantly higher than it’s been in years,” Jeff Ruch, executive…

CAN TRUMP EVEN BUILD THE DAPL DURING A HIRING FREEZE?

From: Motherboard

"“A central plank of Trump’s energy plan is expanding energy from federal lands. But agencies that manage these lands are shrinking even as workloads expand. There…


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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