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UNITED STATES: PS complaints tribunal suspended

From: PSNews

"Senior Counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Paula Dinerstein said that through its inattention, the White House had caused a merit system…

House Democrats Call Upon Zinke To Explain Forced Transfer of Dan Wenk

From: Mountain Journal

"In a letter sent to Zinke Friday, June 22, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, who serves as the Democrat’s vice-ranking member of the committee, wrote, “we…

EPA’s Criminal Enforcement Numbers Are Dropping Under Pruitt

From: Government Executive

"At a time when the Environmental Protection Agency has tripled the number of bodyguards for the administrator, the agency’s cases brought against polluters…

For Pollinator Week, Help Ban Pesticide Misters in Your State

From: Beyond Pesticides

"In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, detailing false and deceptive claims…

EPA Loses 10 percent of Enforcement Staff Under Trump

From: Green Car Reports

"If the EPA wants to reduce federal involvement in environmental protection, it may not need to roll back emissions requirements or cancel California's environmental…


News Releases

ENDANGERED BAT CAPTIVE BREEDING PROJECT GOES TERRIBLY WRONG

Negligence Charged in Die-Off of Rare Virginia Big-Eared Bats at Smithsonian

EPA SETS CLEAN WATER BAR FOR FLORIDA TOO LOW

Proposed Federal Standards Ignore EPA Guidelines and Bypass Peer Review

OSHA PLAN TO REMOVE CHEMICAL WARNINGS MISGUIDED

Manufacturers Only Required to Display Uninformative Legal Exposure Limits

WEAK WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS PRECLUDE OSHA REFORM

OSHA Cannot Protect Workers If It Retaliates Against its Own Truth-Tellers

CHRISTIE DEEP-SIXES NEW JERSEY PERCHLORATE STANDARD

“Red Tape” Review Runs Out Clock on Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water Limit