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ENDANGERED FLORIDA PANTHER FACES NEW PRESSURES, CRITICAL CROSSROAD

From: News-Press

"The Conservancy is against the permit, so are Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER. PEER says the Immokalee incidental take permit and developments…

WITH FEWER AGENTS, EPA CUTS BACK ON CASES

From: Sentinel Echo

"Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which advocates for local, state and federal environmental workers, blamed the…

WHISTLE-BLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR FEDS MAY GET MAKEOVER UNDER TRUMP

From: Bloomberg

"Ruch said he’s concerned that federal employees may not be adequately protected when they’re told to take actions they believe are contrary to their agencies’ missions."

EPA REPORT: FRACKING CAN AFFECT DRINKING WATER

From: The NM Political Report

"In its final report on how hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is affecting water supplies, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency said the common oil…

TRUMP'S CHOICE FOR INTERIOR GETS MIXED REVIEWS

From: Science Magazine

"Zinke’s mix of positions makes him a less ideologically rigid Cabinet pick than several others expected to play a significant role in environmental issues, says…


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