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STATES MAY HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING UP FOR A SMALLER EPA

From: Buzzfeed

“According to data collected by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Florida only opened 297 environmental enforcement cases in 2015, an almost…

WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES 'SHOCKED' BY REPORTED BUDGET CUTS

From: Government Executive

““The rise in extreme weather events across the country argues for increasing rather than stripping local forecasting capacity,” said PEER Executive Director…

GOP'ERS SAY THEY WANT TO PUNISH ALLEGED SEXUAL PREDATORS IN GOVERNMENT. RYAN ZINKE HAS A TEST CASE.

From: Washington Post

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group that has called on the Park Service to dismiss several employees…

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

From: Telluride News

“Both sides believe they have strong scientific evidence, and moral imperatives, that prove why the studies are necessary or why they are not. In the pro-predator-control…

GUTTING EPA'S BUDGET AND STAFF WOULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

From: Huffington Post

“Scott did much more than just “weaken” enforcement. He virtually eliminated it. In 2015, the Florida DEP opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than in 2010,…


News Releases

NORTH CAROLINA POISED TO TAKE A DIVE ON PFOA CONTAMINATION

Proposed Standards Substantially Weaker Than Health Guidance in Other States

FEDS WARN ARIZONA ON PARK CLOSURES

Shuttering Parks Purchased with Federal Dollars Jeopardizes Future Federal Aid

ATTACKS ON FEDERAL FOREST AND PARK STAFF REACH ALL TIME HIGH

Incidents More than Triple in National Parks, Forest Violence Up a Third in 2009

NEW JERSEY TOXIC CLEAN-UP PRIORITIES MISS PUBLIC HEALTH MARK

Belated DEP Toxic Site Priority System Ignores Vapor Intrusion and Migration

DID ANYONE ACTUALLY READ BPS OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN?

Walruses and Seals, Non-Existent Equipment Lists and Other Fanciful References