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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS

From: High Country News

“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…

CELLULAR SACRAMENTO: VERIZON DEAL WILL BRING 5G NETWORK TO THE CAPITAL CITY- BUT AT WHAT COST?

From: Sacramento News & Review

“Based on information PEER says it discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests, its members are asking the inspector general to investigate…

ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS PLOT AGAINST PESKY CORMORANTS

From: The Buffalo News

““These are the least politically popular animals I’ve ever encountered,” Ruch said. “All we’re saying is learn about them before you shoot them.” Ruch added:…

CATFISH FARMERS FREE TO RESUME WAR AGAINST CORMORANTS

From: Greenwire

“"It's the sort of sloppy science that gets the Fish and Wildlife Service sued regularly," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said today of the agency's latest work,…

EMPLOYEE GROUP RAISES CONCERNS THAT NEW PARK SERVICE UNIFORMS COULD INCREASE DISEASE RISK

From: Government Executive

““No one has apparently even asked whether environmentally sensitive federal lands and waters will be subjected to doses of antimicrobial chemicals, insecticides…


News Releases

DOES THE NAVY KNOW WHERE ITS MUNITIONS GO

Navy Cannot Find Records to Quell Claims of Continued Open Sea Dumping

FDA THREATENS TO BAN NEW JERSEY SHELLFISH SALES

Human Waste Discharges and Disease Outbreaks Cited; State Must Increase Patrols

MARCELLUS GAS PIPELINE’S CHEAP PATH THROUGH JERSEY PARKLANDS

Paltry $45,000 for 24-Year Lease on $2 Billion Pipeline Up for Quick Approval

CHRISTIE CUTS JEOPARDIZE JERSEY SHELLFISH SAFETY

New FDA Report Details Risks to State’s Billion Dollar Shellfish Industry

WHISTLEBLOWERS STILL RUN DAUNTING GAUNTLET UNDER OBAMA

Minuscule Chances of Success, No New Policies and Key Slot Remains Unfilled