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Turning the Toxic Tide: Florida Needs New Approach to Environmental Regulation

From: TC Palm

“IScott’s appointees brought with them a new approach to regulation, articulated in a 2011 memo by then-DEP Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs Jeff Littlejohn. When…

The ‘Power Behind The Throne’ At The Interior Department Could Become Head If Zinke Resigns

From: KUER

“If Zinke does resign — or he’s forced out — Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt would replace him. As second-in-command, Bernhardt runs daily operations while Zinke…

EPA Denies Petition to Stop Cyanide Use that is Killing Wildlife

From: Beyond Pesticides

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition seeking to ban M-44s — cyanide-spraying apparatuses used to kill coyotes, foxes, and wild dogs…

Quick Hits: Drunk Raccoons, New Park Service Director, and Shiver in the River

From: Blue Ridge Outdoors

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) worry about Vela’s commitment to preserving the wilderness, pointing to Vela’s decision as Southeast…

Hunters Point Shipyard Residents Face No Radiation Risk, State Says

From: SF Weekly

“State public health officials are once again seeking to assure residents of on a segment of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard embroiled in a fraudulent cleanup…


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