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DeSantis Plan: Move Wildlife Cops to Agency Not Known for Enforcing Rules

From: Tampa Bay Times

“Other environmental advocates speculated about what DeSantis had in mind. Manley Fuller, president of the Florida Wildlife Federation for more than 30 years,…

Wheeler Faces the Senate

From: Politico

“The Government Accountability Office already has an investigation underway into EPA's enforcement numbers. A spokesman for GAO confirmed to ME the agency launched an…

The Energy 202: Trump Opened This Corner of Utah to Coal Miners. But Will Any Come?

From: Washington Post

“There were 166 cases the agency referred for prosecution in the last fiscal year, the Associated Press reports based on administration data obtained and released…

EPA Referrals of Polluters for Prosecution Hit 30-Year Low in 2018

From: Democracy Now

“In environmental news, the Associated Press is reporting the Environmental Protection Agency referred just 166 pollution cases for prosecution in 2018, the lowest…

State Of Alaska Wants Greater Control Over Wildlife, Including That In National Parks

From: National Parks Traveler

“At Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility, which released the correspondence, Executive Director Jeff Ruch said that while federal lands are…


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