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EPA Official Agreed to Help Former Colleague’s Husband Find ‘Senior’ Position at the Agency

From: Think Progress

“[It’s] something I’ve been concerned about with this administration overall,” Rosenberg said. He also referenced the role Beck has played since joining the administration,…

Public-Land Grazing Fees at Lowest Legal Level

From: The Daily Sentinel

“The Western Watersheds Project, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians on Thursday criticized…

Interior Looking to Rely on Staffers With Less Training for Park Law Enforcement: Report

From: The Hill

“A report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) to be released Monday, finds that the NPS is seeking to implement a new proposal that would shift the reliance…

Federal Employees Warned Not to Engage in Trump ‘Resistance‘ Activities at Work

From: The Herndon Gazette

“Advocating for a candidate to be impeached, and thus potentially disqualified from holding federal office, is clearly directed at the failure of that candidate’s campaign…

Agencies Reduce Grazing Fees for Federal Land

From: The Hill

“Conservation groups criticized the change, saying the fees were already far too low to pay for managing the lands. “BLM’s own records reveal that much of the sagebrush West is…


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